Parala Maharaja Engineering College

Parala Maharaja Engineering College , Berhampur is the first government engineering college in southern Odisha, India. Established in 2009, the college was instituted by Naveen Patnaik, the then chief minister of Odisha. The college has one academic building, two workshop with three hall of residence, a guest house and a utility block with banking and dispensary facility. It is a constituent college of Biju Patnaik University of Technology . This college was named after the King Krushna Chandra Gajapati.the creator of modern Odisha. PMEC is NAAC accredited with B+ gradeAcademic structureThe college provides 4-year Bachelor of Technology degrees in nine disciplines of engineering: civil engineering, computer science engineering, automobile engineering, production engineering, chemical engineering, metallurgy and material engineering, electronics and telecommunication engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. A three-year B.Tech degree for diploma holders as lateral entries is also offered. All courses are full-time.Each academic year consists of two semesters and a summer term. The education system is organized around a credit system, which ensures continuous evaluation of a student's performance and provides flexibility to choose courses to suit the student's ability or convenience. Each course is assigned credits depending upon the class hours.Facilities Two workshop buildings. 2 Hostels for boys (Kalam hall of residence) and 1 girls (Mahanadi hall of residence). Library & Reference section for study purpose. Multimedia Digital Language Laboratory with Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) facilities has been set up in the department to develop the English language proficiency of the students in association with IIT Kharagpur.The college has a utility building and bank(syndicate bank) and a building for guests.