VSSUT, formerly known as UCE, Burla is one of the oldest institutions in Odisha. It has churned out many successful engineers who hold leadership positions in top MNCs. It provides endless opportunities to learn, have fun, and participate in extracurricular activities. However, it suffers from a location disadvantage being located in the western side of the state. It has a huge lush green 300-acre campus. 

Here is a detailed review of the college

• Campus Life: There are almost no restrictions and students are given freedom to make decisions. There are no fixed entry and exit timings.
• Safety: VASUT is a very safe college, especially for girls. There are CCTV cameras across the entire campus for surveillance and safety.
• Hostels: Considering the fact that it’s a government institute, VSSUT has quiet decent, and spacious hotel rooms. The mess food is somewhat edible
• Sports: The college has excellent sports facilities like cricket, basketball, volleyball, badminton, TT, Football, etc.
• Clubs: VSSUT has an active club life and you can find almost any club here from robotics club, dramatics club, photography club, literary club to automotive club.
• Academics: The faculties are highly qualified and experienced and are always eager to provide any kind of help to the students.
• Placement: During the 2022 placement drive, 773 students received 750 job offers. The company that offered the maximum job offers was GenC followed by Wipro (75) and Infosys (60). The highest package was recorded at INR 17.34 LPA while the VSSUT Burla average package stood at INR 6.05 LPA.
• Brand name: VSSUT is known for producing some of the great minds and is among the top 2 engineering colleges in the state.

In a nutshell, VSSUT is one of the best places to pursue a career in engineering as it provides a plethora of opportunities

Here are a few helpful tips for first-year students of VSSUT that would make their lives better and easier 

• Don’t depend entirely on your professors. 
• Don’t get demotivated if you fail to get the branch of your choice. You can score above 9 CGPA and then change your branch to a better one.
• Join at least one club and socialize with like-minded people.
• Maintain a good relationship with your seniors.
• Actively participate in fests, and clubs as these add value to your CV.
• Secure more than 9 CGPA if you are joining a core branch and be thorough with the basics of the subjects.
• Have clarity of goals regarding the career you are willing to pursue.
• Start preparing for competitive exams if you are planning to pursue higher studies.
• Keep practicing Aptitude questions from 1st 

Lastly, enjoy your college life because this is going to be the best part of your life.

Here are some tips to score an 8+ CGPA during your B.Tech at VSSUT-

1. Do not rely on teachers. Self study is the only thing that’ll save you.
2. For last minute studies or to understand a topic, follow books by local publishers (like B.K. or Alok publication). This is especially helpful for the subjects that you find difficult. 
3. Follow NPTEL videos for learning important concepts. These videos aren’t made for last minute studies, so watch them during regular days. 
4. Solve all assignment questions yourself. During exams, especially midsems, most questions are based on these very assignments.
5. Try to score very high in midsems as they are much easier than the endsems. Midsems can increase your final marks by a lot.
6. To get 9+ CGPA, make sure to score at least 15+ in all subjects, in your mid sems. Also, start studying at least two weeks before the end sems. 
7. In your final results, if you get an O grade in two subjects, and a C in none, you’ll surely get a 9 CGPA.

Maintain a good CGPA because it is very important for placements and higher studies (MBA, M.Tech, etc). Only the top 20 students from each branch are deemed eligible for the written test of L&T. To be one of those students, you’ll have to get 8.8+ CGPA in your B.Tech.

Currently, VSSUT has 11 Hostels out of which 6 are boys hostels while 5 are girls hostels. 

Boys

There are 4 old boys' hostels and 2 new ones. The old ones are West(Kratu), East(Atri), North (Vasistha) and South (Marichi), the condition of which isn’t very good. The rooms are in poor condition and the food served is the same every day. However, it has a well-maintained Central Garden and huge cricket fields. Additionally, you will find a TT room, TV room and Common room in all these four hostels. The North Hostel and South Hostels also have a library. The new hostels are Pulaha and Pulasthya which are designed excellently and have modern facilities. 

 Girls

VSSUT has 5 girls' hostels namely Anuradha, Arundhati, Visakha, Rohini, and Angira. From what I have heard from my fire dad, the food served is pathetic, even worse than boys' hostels.

Summing up, I would like to say that hostel life, be it anywhere, is about adjusting and creating memories with limited resources.