DRIEMS University is a state private university located in Cuttack district, Odisha, India. It was established as a private university under a state legislative act of the Government of Odisha, evolving from the earlier DRIEMS (Dynamic Research Institute of Engineering and Management Studies) group of institutions, which had operated for several years as autonomous higher education colleges affiliated with state universities.
Key facts
| Name | DRIEMS University |
|---|---|
| Type | State private university |
| Location | Cuttack, Odisha, India |
| Country | India |
| Predecessor | DRIEMS group of institutions |
Background
The DRIEMS group of institutions was founded in Tangi, in the Cuttack district of Odisha, and developed over time into a multi-disciplinary cluster offering programmes in engineering, management, and allied disciplines. The group's constituent colleges previously operated under affiliations with technical and general universities in Odisha, including the Biju Patnaik University of Technology for engineering programmes.
Following the enactment of state legislation enabling private universities in Odisha, the institutions were reconstituted as a unitary private university, allowing them to offer their own degree programmes and design curricula independently of an external affiliating university.
Academics
As a multi-disciplinary university, DRIEMS University offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across faculties that typically include engineering and technology, management, computer applications, basic sciences, and humanities. Programmes are organised through schools or departments under the unitary university structure, with academic regulations framed by its statutory bodies such as the Academic Council and Board of Management.
Campus
The university campus is situated in the Cuttack district of Odisha, in eastern India, within reach of the urban centres of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. Coastal Odisha hosts a concentration of higher education institutions, and the university's location places it within this regional academic ecosystem.
Significance
DRIEMS University is part of the wider expansion of private higher education in Odisha, where successive state governments have permitted the establishment of private universities to broaden access to professional and technical education. It contributes to the supply of graduates in engineering, management, and computing disciplines from the eastern Indian region.
Related topics
- Cuttack
- Education in Odisha
- List of universities in Odisha
- Private universities in India
- Biju Patnaik University of Technology
- Higher education in India
References
- Wikidata entity: Q5268945
- University Grants Commission, list of state private universities.
- Government of Odisha, Department of Higher Education.