About SiliconTech

Founded in 2001 in the eastern state of Odisha, India, SiliconTech, the engineering institute of Silicon University, is known for its community of reputed and dedicated faculty, bright and talented students, and effective administration and support staff.

Silicon provides the best engineering education through rigorous academic programs, promoting fundamental and applied research, and fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.

Silicon is placed under Band 201-300 in the Engineering category in NIRF Rankings 2024. It is one of the thirteen government/private universities & colleges in Odisha to have received this recognition. Silicon was under Band 151-300 in the NIRF Rankings 2023 for ‘Innovation’, (previously known as ARIIA) by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) granted autonomous status to Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar for ten years from the 2018-2019 academic year. Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar got upgraded to Silicon University on 31 January 2024. The institute is approved by AICTE, Government of India.

Spread across 18.5 acres in the heart of Infocity, Bhubaneswar, SiliconTech, the engineering institute campus of Silicon University, offers excellent facilities and a supportive environment for students to thrive.

Our Vision: To become a centre of excellence in the fields of technical education & research and create responsible citizens.

Our Mission: To provide the best of technical skills, professional ethics, and human values in enriching the disciplines of Science, Engineering and Technology for Social development and Nation building.

Silicon’s undergraduate and postgraduate programs span fields of study in engineering, data sciences, embedded electronics & IIoT, VLSI, molecular medicine, and computer applications.

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Students

166

Faculty members

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Departments

63

Laboratories

A History of Dreamers & Doers

In 1987, the idea of Silicon Institute of Technology germinated in the minds of two young BITS Pilani graduates, Sanjeev Nayak and Laxman Mohanty. Laxman, from rural Odisha, studied hard, getting the national scholarship and going to Ramakrishna Mission and Birla Public Schools. Sanjeev, the son of a medical professor, had Indian middle-class aspirations for a better life. Although from different life contexts, the love for art, photography, and fun brought them together at BITS Pilani.

While at college, they often discussed their dreams of contributing to entrepreneurship in the IT sector of Odisha. Two years after graduating from college in 1985, Laxman, an electrical engineer, and Sanjeev, a civil engineer, quit their promising careers in the USA and government of Odisha to start Oricom Systems Pvt. Ltd. In 1987, Oricom began with a focus on IT services, marketing, and solutions in Odisha.

Over the next decade, the market need and opportunity led to Oricom becoming a leader in non-formal computer education in the state. It offered a wide range of courses in the information technology domain, set up computer labs in schools, and trained teachers.

In 1997, a strategic decision to enter formal technology education led them to establish the Gyana Bharati Charitable & Education Trust (GBCET). In 1998, GBCET formed the Silicon School of Information Technology (SSIT) to offer a Masters in Computer Applications (MCA) program. Ramananda Mishra from the publishing industry, and Nitai Gaur Dhall working in the aviation sector, from Singapore, joined Sanjeev and Laxman to set up a Trust in the non-profit education sector.

In three years, by 2001, the team’s passion to bring rigorous, outstanding, and industry-facing engineering education to young people in eastern India led to the founding of the Silicon Institute of Technology, which started its campus SiliconTech, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, with four AICTE approved B.Tech. programs.

In 2024, Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar (SiliconTech) got upgraded to Silicon University.

Office of the   Vice-Chancellor

Dr. Jaideep Talukdar

Vice-Chancellor

Silicon University

Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra

Registrar

Silicon University

Amar Kumar Behera

Finance Officer

Silicon University

Board of  Governors (BoG)

Joe Madiath

Chairman

Silicon University

Sanjeev Nayak

Vice-Chairman

Silicon University

Dr. Jaideep Talukdar

Vice-Chancellor

Silicon University

NITAI GAUR DHALL

Co-Founder

Silicon Institute of Technology

J.P.Singh

Trustee

Silicon University

Dr. Tanmay Panda

Member, BoG

Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan

General Partner, Ventureast Advisors Pvt Ltd

Industrialist

Devesh Sinha

Founder and CEO, Cozentus

Industrialist

Dr.Manoj Fogla

Fellow Member ICAI

Trust Nominee

N.B.S. Rajput

Principal Secretary

Skill Development & Technical Education Department

Dr. Saroj Kanta Misra

Advisor

Silicon University

Dr. Debabrata Kar

Dean (Instruction)

Silicon University

Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra

Registrar

Silicon University

Board of Management

Dr. Jaideep Talukdar

Vice-Chancellor

Silicon University

Sanjeev Nayak

Vice-Chairman

Silicon University

Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra

Registrar

Silicon University

Amar Kumar Behera

Finance Officer

Silicon University

Nitai Gaur Dhall

Co-Founder

Silicon Institute of Technology

Dr. Saroj Kanta Misra

Advisor

Silicon University

Dr. Debabrata Kar

Dean (Instruction)

Silicon University

Dr. Ramaprasad Panda

Dean (Student Affairs)

Silicon University

Dr. Manoranjan Behera

Dean (Research & Consultancy)

Silicon University

Dr. Prayag Prasad Mishra

Controller of Examinations

Silicon University

Ombudsman

Dr. Sunil Kumar Sarangi

Ex-Director, NIT Rourkela

Academic Council Finance Committee Internal Complaint Committee (ICC)

SiliconTech Milestones

2001

  • Silicon Institute of Technology (SIT) builds the first academic block in its Bhubaneswar campus.
  • SIT gets the first Director of Academics, Dr. P.K Dash, and the team of faculty and staff.
  • SIT welcomes its first batch of students to four B.Tech. programs
  • AICTE gives approval to SIT programs.

2004

  • Professor Damodar Acharya, former Director of IIT-Kharagpur and Chairman of AICTE inaugurates new infrastructure, the Silicon Guest House and Facility Center. SIT gets the Young Achiever’s Award 2004 for Excellence in Technical Education from Ever Green Forum.
  • Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) recruits the first batch of students from SIT.

2005

  • The first batch of B.Tech. students graduate from SIT.
  • 40% of the students get placed in top technology and engineering companies.
  • SIT establishes the Silicon Alumni Association.

2006

  • SIT establishes the 17,000 sq.ft. state-of-the-art Central Library.
  • SIT admits students through AIEEE.
  • SIT becomes an institutional member of ISTE.

2007

  • SIT students, Rashmi Ranjan Bedanta from EEE and Sudhansu Kumar Guru from MCA, won gold medals from BPUT Odisha for academic excellence.
  • SIT begins industry collaborations by signing the first MoU with the USA-based Perfectus Technologies for setting up the
  • Advanced VLSI Lab leading to cutting-edge research and student capacity building in the domain.

2008

  • SIT becomes an institutional member of the CSI and IEEE.
  • SIT introduces its first postgraduate programme, M.Tech. Electronics and Telecommunications (ETC).
  • SIT introduces GATE preparatory classes.

2009

  • SIT’s Sambalpur campus, Silicon West, starts functioning with four B.Tech. programs in CSE, EE, ETC and ME.
  • SIT forms the IEEE Student Chapter.
  • The NBA accredits three SIT programs, B.Tech. in ETC, CSE, and EEE.
  • SIT establishes its Incubation Center, the Silicon Tech Lab.

2010

  • SIT student, Arindam Bhattacharya, gets AIR 1 in GATE 2010.

2011

  • SIT starts construction of the new administrative block taking the total institutional infrastructure to 4,00,000 sq. ft. in its 10th year.
  • Silicon provides residential facilities to 1100 students on the campus.
  • SIT establishes the CSI Silicon Student Chapter.

2014

  • NAAC awards Grade A to SIT for 2014 to 2019.

2016

  • Silicon Research Center established with dedicated infrastructure to facilitate and grow research in science and engineering.
  • Sky Lab, an outdoor WiFi zone with high speed internet access around a picturesque fountain, music and a sculpted reflective roof inaugurated.

2017

  • SIT establishes a 350 seater modern auditorium with a state-of-the-art audio-visual system for movie shows, theater performances, conferences, and other events.

2018

  • SIT’s Bhubaneswar campus, SiliconTech, conferred the UGC Autonomous status for a period of 10 years from the academic Session of 2018-19.
  • NBA accreditation again for three undergraduate programs of SiliconTech, B.Tech. in ECE, EEE and CSE, from 2018 to 2021
  • Silicon became an institutional member of the Institute of Engineers India.

2019

  • NAAC extends its Grade A approval for SiliconTech from 2019 to 2023.
  • SiliconTech’s Institution Innovation Council (IIC) awarded the Best Performing Institution Innovation Council (IIC) of the Eastern Zone with Four Golden Stars by the Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.

2020

  • SiliconTech ranked 179 (Engineering) in the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
  • SiliconTech is categorized as a ‘Band B’ institution (rank between 26-50) in the category of ‘Private or Self-Financed College/Institutes’ in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievement (ARIIA) 2020.
  • SiliconTech’s Institution Innovation Council (IIC) becomes the only institute from Odisha to be awarded a 5-star rating for the year 2019-20, by the Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India for its endeavor to promote innovation and a start-up culture on campus.

2021

  • SiliconTech ranked 163 (Engineering) in the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
  • SiliconTech’s Institution Innovation Council (IIC) becomes the only institute from Odisha to be selected as a mentor institution by Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC), Government of India, under the Mentor–Mentee Program 2021–2022 for IIC institutions, to provide mentoring support and guidance to mentee institutions.
  • SiliconTech receives Start-up Cell award from Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Odisha.
  • SiliconTech’s Institution Innovation Council (IIC) recognized as the one the best performing IICs for its performance in the year 2020-21, by the Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, on the basis of the institute’s performance in undertaking various innovation, entrepreneurship and startup activities in the campus.
  • SiliconTech has been placed under ‘Band-Performer’ in the category of ‘Private or Self-Financed College/Institutes (Technical)’ in ARIIA Rankings 2021, an initiative of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.

2022

  • Startup Odisha recognizes Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar (SiliconTech) as an “Incubator”.
  • SiliconTech receives C V Raman Award for Academic Excellence 2021 by C V Raman Foundation.
  • SiliconTech ranked 161 (Engineering) in the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.
  • SiliconTech’s Institution Innovation Council (IIC) recognized as one of the best performing IICs for its performance in the year 2021-22, by the Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, on the basis of the institute’s performance in undertaking various innovation, entrepreneurship and startup activities in the campus.
  • SiliconTech receives the Odisha State Energy Conservation Award 2022 for meritorious performance in Energy Conservation in the category of ‘Educational Institutes’ from the Department of Energy, Government of Odisha.

2023

  • SiliconTech’s Institution Innovation Council (IIC) recognized as one of the best performing IICs for its performance in the year 2022-23, by the Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India, on the basis of the institute’s performance in undertaking various innovation, entrepreneurship, and startup activities in the campus.
  • SiliconTech’s Institution Innovation Council (IIC) is the only funded institute from Odisha to be selected as a mentor institution by Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC), Government of India, under the Mentor–Mentee Program 2023 for IIC institutions, to provide mentoring support and guidance to mentee institutions.
  • SiliconTech is placed under Band 151-300 in the category of ‘Private Colleges’ in the NIRF Rankings 2023 for ‘Innovation’ by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. The NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Rankings for ‘Innovation’ was previously known as the ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievement).

2024

  • Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar is placed under Band 201-300 (Engineering) in the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Rankings 2024 by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.
  • Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar got upgraded to Silicon University.

Silicon is recognized for its outstanding contributions to technical education in Odisha.

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