Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar

The Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar is a state run higher education institute located in Keonjhar, Odisha, India, focusing on education and research in the field of Mining Engineering. It was established in 1956 as a diploma institute. Degree streams were added in 1995. It was called the Orissa School of Mining Engineering (OSME) and in 2012 it was renamed to its present name. It is a constituent college of the Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), ODISHA.HistoryGovernment College of Engineering, Keonjhar formerly known as Orissa School of Mining Engineering is the only Government engineering college in North Odisha. The institute started under the Department of Industries, Government of Odisha in 1956 offering Diploma education in Mining Engineering and later in 1995 introduced degree curriculum.In 1997, Electrical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering branches were added as an expansion program. In 2006, the government of Odisha declared Orissa School of Mining Engineering as a constitute college of Biju Pattnaik University of Technology, Rourkela under self finance mode to develop it as a centre of excellence in the field of Engineering & Technology.In 2008, Mineral Engineering and in 2009, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering were added.