IIT Bhubaneswar (IITBBS) will start functioning from its permanent campus at Argul village, on the outskirts of the city, from July 20.
The Centre approved construction of 2, 21,000 square metre of covered area (63,000 square metre for academic complex and 1, 58,000 square metre for residential complex) in the first phase for which it had released Rs 450 crore. Currently, the institute has over 900 students and more than 90 faculty members.