Orissa Engineering College as the first private engineering college is the brain child and the dream come true of Late Kamini Kanta Patnaik. It was also the vision of Late Sudhanshu Mohan Patnaik, a senior IAS officer of Karnataka cadre. He brought to pass, of what we see today as one of the foremost technical institutions not only in the state but also across the entire eastern India.OEC today is recognized as a unique campus in our country with extraordinary potential for development of indigenous technology and its engineering industries. Bringing the spark of knowledge to young minds and rapidly inculcating confidence, its main aim is to ascertain students’ perception of a quality experience in higher education.

OEC offers Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and Technology in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Information Technology, Master Degree in Computer Science Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.Orissa Engineering College is committed to provide quality knowledge development, practical exposure and research ambience to the students enabling them to excel in the fields of Science, Engineering, Technology and Management to cater to the changing and challenging needs of society and industry through the following initiatives:Maintaining state-of-the-art infrastructure and congenial learning environment.Enhancing the competence of the faculty members and make them adopt all modern and innovative methods for effective teaching-learning process.Inculcating moral and ethical values among the students and staff.Collaborating with industry, other institutions and organizations for mutual benefit.Promoting Research and Development programmes aimed particularly at rural and societal sectors.Disseminating technical knowledge in the region through continuing education programmes.Ensuring continual improvement of Quality Management System.