Burla- a picturesque town on the foothills of the Hirakud dam voiced by the Mahanadi gurgling contently in the background and birds cackling in the still, dustgreen trees. Set among slopes full of whisper and the scurry of small lives, is an institution boasting of acmes transcending all confines of the small town in western Odisha- Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, a fascinating temple of contemporary education with an equally enthralling past. It has time and again proved its mettle through the tremendous work displayed at various eminent designations by its alumni for the society in whole. Established in 1956 to provide engineers to facilitate the operation of the Hirakud dam, its now a second home to 5200 undergraduate and 800 post graduate students enrolled in different courses offered by the fourteen departments of the university. Furnished with more than 30 state-of-the-art laboratories, it is one of the first institutes, second only to IIT Kanpur, to have a fully functional High Voltage lab.
And at VSSUT, learning goes far beyond the four walls of the classrooms. The students exhibit finesse on every possible platform, from the sports fields to robotics arenas, from theatres to stages and from racing tracks to studios. The university motto, ‘Siddhirbhawati Karmajaa’ (Efforts yield success) is more than justified by its students. The students are involved in various activities which tests them in various real life challenges like event management , fund allocation, time management, leadership and many more. The VSSUT Student Satellite Team is working in collaboration with ISRO. VSSUT App Developers Console have developed an Android App named ‘VSSUT-BURLA , Guide’ which is available in Android Playstore. Brainchild of the students of VSSUT, the Sanskar Kendra has adopted a school in the nearby village Kirba with 100% success rate in the matriculation exam. The BAJA SAE Club, SUPRA SAE Club, Robotics Club, the Dramatic Association, the Audio Visual Club, the Music Club, the Dance Club, the Art and Photography Club, and the Literary Society provide ample opportunity to the students to explore their creative horizons and to win accolades and hearts, both on national and international platforms.
The university has produced more than 50 batches of brilliant engineers, each of who has left a part of him/her-self here. This video is a beautiful tribute to the oldest engineering college of Odisha by the students and the West Alumnus Society of Burla Engineers (WASBE) in collaboration with the Alteregocrew Pvt. Ltd. (Mumbai). A heartwarming paean, this is a gesture that was long overdue.