Building A Strong Nation With A Quality Education

The city of Bhubaneswar is located in the eastern region of the country and has a significant and age old history. The name of the city Bhubaneswar literally means the lord of the Universe. The city is the largest city of the Indian state of Orissa and is also the capital of the state. The city has many known and ancient temples which are significant as well as have value from the religious point of view, that’s why the city is also referred as the ‘city of temples’. The city was founded by the Mahamegha –bahana Chedi Dynasty. Initially the city had been given different names such as, Toshali, Kalinga Nagari, Nagar Kalinga, Ekamra Kanan, Ekamra Kshetra, and the Mandira Malini Nagari. This beautiful city is blessed with the natural beauty and a lot of architectural heritage.

The city has developed in the past few decades and has rapidly growing in every field of work. And the city takes pride in being one of the first planned cities of the country. The city is also considered as one of the emerging cities of the country which are efficient in increasing and progressing the IT sector of the country. The city also hub to the metals and metal processing industries. The city is a planned city and has good residential locations and not just this, the city also has good number of small, medium and large scale industries.

The state government has established different IT parks for the development of the IT sector. So the city has two basic and well known IT sectors namely, Infocity-1, the Infocity-2, STPI Bhubaneswar, and JSS STP.Reputed software companies are working here since ages, namely Infosys, Satyam Computer Service Ltd., TCS, Mindfire Solutions, Wipro, IBM, Genpact, Firstsource, and Mind tree. The city is well connected and has well managed rail, road and air transport services.

Till date the city has established and founded a number of educational institutions which are not only world class but are also reputed and known all round the country. Some of the well known institutes include, IT Bhubaneswar, Xavier Institute of Management, Institute of Physics, Institute of Mathematics and Applications, Utkal University, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, NISER, IIIT Bhubaneswar, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, College of Engineering and Technology, KIIT University and International Management Institute, Centurion University.

The schools in the city are affiliated with CBSE and ICSE boards and are run by the government or by some educational trust or private organization, or the schools are funded by the government but administered by the private organization. The schools here have natural lush green environment and this gives a fresh and inspiring atmosphere to the students. The schools here have impressive infrastructure and the class rooms are smartly designed for the students. The curriculum of the school gives proper stress on better performance in the academic as well as the extracurricular activities.