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Students Induction Programme · MO-2026

Welcome Home,
Class of 2026

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra opens its gates to you. For sixteen days — from the 19th of August to the 3rd of September 2026 — you will not merely be introduced to a campus. You will be handed the foundation upon which the next forty years of your life will stand.

19 Aug – 03 Sep 2026G. P. Birla Auditorium, BIT Mesra

Values Before Skills

Marks fade, character does not. The Value Education Cell begins your engineering with the human foundation everything else rests upon.

Friendships for Life

The people beside you in the auditorium this month will stand beside you at weddings, first jobs and hard days. Show up for them now.

A Forty-Year Foundation

These sixteen days are not an orientation — they are the first stones of a life. Build them carefully, joyfully, together.

The Sixteen Days

Day by day, session by session — everything that awaits you. Attend all of it; the days you skip are the memories you will never get back.

Day One19 Aug 2026 · Wednesday

The Inaugural Lamp

The first flame you light here will keep burning for forty years. Come, be present at the moment your journey begins.

Morning Session — Inaugural Function

Venue · G. P. Birla Auditorium

  • 10:30 Hrs.Students and parents assemble in G. P. Birla Auditorium
  • 10:50 Hrs.Deans, Registrar, CoE, IQAC Director, HoDs, HoS, faculty, officials, club advisors and hostel wardens take their seats
  • 10:50 – 11:00 Hrs.Documentary on BIT Mesra
  • 11:00 Hrs.Arrival of the Honourable Vice Chancellor
  • 11:00 – 11:05 Hrs.National Song
  • 11:05 – 11:10 Hrs.Institute Prayer and Lighting of the Lamp
  • 11:10 – 11:20 Hrs.Welcome AddressProf. Sanjay Kumar, Chairperson, Value Education Cell
  • 11:20 – 11:40 Hrs.Address by the Vice ChancellorProf. Indranil Manna, VC, BIT Mesra
  • 11:40 – 12:30 Hrs.Interactive session — students & parents with the VC, Deans and HoDs
  • 12:30 – 12:35 Hrs.Vote of ThanksDr. K. Sridhar Patnaik, Coordinator, SIP
  • 12:35 – 12:40 Hrs.National Anthem
  • 12:40 onwards Hrs.Refreshment
  • 12:45 – 13:30 Hrs.Interactive session for parentsDr. Riya Mishra, Humanities & Social Sciences

Afternoon Session — Knowing Different Elective Courses

  • 15:15 – 15:30 Hrs.Introduction of various elective coursesDr. Sukalyan Chakraborty, ADUGS & ADPGS
  • 15:30 – 16:00 Hrs.Presentation on NCCDr. K. K. Senapati
  • 16:00 – 16:30 Hrs.Presentation on EntrepreneurshipDr. Vishal H. Shah, Faculty Advisor, EDC
  • 16:30 – 17:00 Hrs.Presentation on Creative Arts & Fine ArtsDr. Mrinal Pathak
  • 17:00 – 17:30 Hrs.Presentation on NSSDr. O. P. Pandey, Programme Coordinator, NSS
  • 17:30 – 18:00 Hrs.Presentation on Sports ActivitiesDr. Mahendra Kumar, Prof. I/C, Physical Education & Sports
Day Two20 Aug 2026 · Thursday

Choosing Your Path

Every elective you finalise today is a doorway. Choose with courage — the choices of this week shape the decades ahead.

Early Morning Session

Venue · Sports Complex

  • 06:30 – 08:00 Hrs.Sports Activities, Yoga Practices, Campus Tour & Walking Expedition (in groups)SIP Cell

Finalization of Elective Courses & Start of Registration

Venue · G. P. Birla Auditorium

  • 09:45 Hrs.Students to assembleSIP Cell
  • 10:00 – 12:00 Hrs.Finalization of elective coursesSIP Cell
  • 12:00 – 13:15 Hrs.Turning to Creative Expressions (group formation)SIP Cell
  • 13:15 – 14:45 Hrs.Lunch in respective hostels
  • 14:45 – 15:15 Hrs.Awareness of Road SafetyMr. Rishabh, Founder, 'Rise Up' NGO
  • 15:15 – 15:45 Hrs.Awareness about Blood DonationMr. Atul Gera, Thalassemia Foundation, Jharkhand
  • 15:45 – 16:15 Hrs.Awareness of Drug AddictionTeam DALSA
  • 16:15 – 17:30 Hrs.Turning to Creative Expressions (group formation)SIP Cell
Day Three21 Aug 2026 · Friday

BIT at First Sight

Look at this campus the way you will remember it forever — through your own lens. Today, you tell its story.

Early Morning Session

Venue · Sports Complex

  • 06:30 – 08:00 Hrs.Sports Activities, Yoga Practices, Campus Tour & Walking Expedition (in groups)SIP Cell

Registration

  • 09:30 – 13:00 Hrs.Course registration on ERP Portal (electives: NCC, ENTP & Creative Arts) · CAT, Main BuildingAcademic Programme Office
  • 09:30 – 17:30 Hrs.Creation of small videos on the theme “BIT at First Sight”SIP Cell
  • 13:00 – 14:30 Hrs.Lunch in respective hostels
  • 14:30 – 17:30 Hrs.Course registration on ERP Portal (CSE, AIML) · CAT, Main BuildingAcademic Programme Office
Day Four22 Aug 2026 · Saturday

Registering Your Dreams

Paperwork today, purpose tomorrow. Each course you register for is a brick in the house you will live in for life.

Registration

  • 09:30 – 13:00 Hrs.Course registration on ERP Portal (ECE, EEE) · CAT, Main BuildingAcademic Programme Office
  • 09:30 – 16:00 Hrs.Creation of small videos on the theme “BIT at First Sight”SIP Cell
  • 13:00 – 14:30 Hrs.Lunch in respective hostels
  • 14:30 – 16:00 Hrs.Course registration on ERP Portal (Mechanical, QEDS, B. Pharm and others) · CAT, Main BuildingAcademic Programme Office
Day Five24 Aug 2026 · Monday

Together on the Upper Lawn

Formations, shramdaan, slogans and colour — today you discover that India's diversity is your greatest classroom.

Registration & Group Activities

  • 09:30 – 13:00 Hrs.Course registration on ERP Portal (Chemical, Civil, Biotech, Production) · CAT, Main BuildingAcademic Prog. Office
  • 09:30 – 16:00 Hrs.Uploading videos on Instagram and submitting the link via Google FormSIP Cell
  • 13:00 – 14:30 Hrs.Lunch in respective hostels
  • 14:30 – 16:00 Hrs.Course registration on ERP Portal (all remaining branches)Academic Prog. Office
  • 16:00 – 17:30 Hrs.Creating formations, group activities, shramdaan and distribution of topics for posters & slogans representing the diversity of India · Upper LawnSIP Cell
Day Six25 Aug 2026 · Tuesday

Exploring the Potential Within

The most important subject you will ever study is yourself. This is the day that quietly changes everything.

Early Morning Session

Venue · Sports Complex

  • 06:30 – 08:00 Hrs.Sports Activities, Yoga Practices, Campus Tour & Walking Expedition (in groups)SIP Cell

Exploring the Potential Within

Venue · G. P. Birla Auditorium

  • 10:00 – 10:45 Hrs.Creating the Future You Desire (with activities)Prof. Sanjay Kumar, Chairperson, VEC
  • 10:45 – 11:30 Hrs.Self-Management & Assignment (with activities)Dr. Vishal H. Shah, Coordinating Member, SIP
  • 11:30 – 12:15 Hrs.Happiness, Relationships and Activity (movie & interaction)Dr. Richa Pandey, Coordinating Member, SIP
  • 12:15 – 13:00 Hrs.Self-Discipline and Industrial Visit (with activities)Dr. Praveen Mishra, Coordinating Member, SIP
  • 13:00 – 15:00 Hrs.Lunch in respective hostels
  • 15:00 – 15:45 Hrs.Dealing with Uncertainties in Life, Communication & Goal SettingDr. Mrinal Pathak, Co-coordinator, VEC
  • 15:45 – 16:30 Hrs.Environmental Awareness (movie and interaction)Dr. Kirti Avishek, Coordinator, VEC
  • 16:30 – 17:15 Hrs.Cultural programme by the groupDr. Mrinal Pathak, Dr. Vishal H. Shah, Mrs. Alka Srivastava
Day Seven27 Aug 2026 · Thursday

Enhancing Awareness — I

Meet the people who will guide your academics. Ask boldly; the answers you gather now save you years later.

Venue · G. P. Birla Auditorium

  • 16:00 – 16:20 Hrs.Journey to Academic Programs at BIT MesraProf. Manish Kumar, Dean of Admission & Academic Coordination
  • 16:20 – 16:40 Hrs.Academic Activities at BIT MesraProf. Gautam Sarkhel, Dean of UG Studies & Dr. Sukalyan Chakraborty, Associate Dean (UG & PG)
  • 16:40 – 17:00 Hrs.Examination and Assessment ProcedureDr. Ritesh Kumar Singh, Controller of Examination
  • 17:00 – 17:20 Hrs.Institute Network InfrastructureDr. S. S. Sahu, Prof. In-charge, ICT Cell
  • 17:20 – 17:40 Hrs.Creative Expression / Cultural ProgrammeDr. Mrinal Pathak, Dr. Vishal H. Shah, Mrs. Alka Srivastava
Day Eight31 Aug 2026 · Monday

Enhancing Awareness — II

Alumni, libraries, research, clubs — today the doors of opportunity are opened. Walk through as many as you can.

Venue · G. P. Birla Auditorium

  • 16:00 – 16:20 Hrs.Alumni Relations, Placement and Career DevelopmentProf. Shradha Shivani, Dean Alumni & International Relations
  • 16:20 – 16:40 Hrs.Library Resources, Online ResourcesProf. S. S. Solanki, Prof. In-charge, Central Library / ADPGS
  • 16:40 – 17:00 Hrs.Research, Development and Entrepreneurship ActivitiesProf. Raju Poddar, Dean of Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • 17:00 – 17:20 Hrs.Security in CampusDr. K. Sridhar Patnaik, Head of Section, Security
  • 17:00 – 18:00 Hrs.Introduction of Clubs and SocietiesClubs / Societies & Student Volunteers
  • 18:00 – 18:30 Hrs.Creative Expression / Cultural ProgrammeDr. Mrinal Pathak, Dr. Vishal H. Shah, Mrs. Alka Srivastava
Day Nine02 Sep 2026 · Wednesday

Health, Care & Nation

A brilliant mind needs a cared-for body and a giving heart. Today you learn to look after both — and after others.

Venue · G. P. Birla Auditorium

  • 16:00 – 16:20 Hrs.BIT Health Centre, Health & Daily RoutineDr. Anju Kumari, HoS-Dispensary
  • 16:20 – 16:40 Hrs.Food Safety and Waste ManagementDr. Amit Kumar Tiwari, Coordinating Member, SIP
  • 16:40 – 17:00 Hrs.Contribution of BIT towards Unnat Bharat AbhiyanDr. Rajeev Kumar, Coordinator, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
  • 17:00 – 18:00 Hrs.Performance / presentation on the assigned topicsSIP Cell
Finale03 Sep 2026 · Thursday

Closing Ceremony & Cultural Evening

You arrived as a stranger. You leave this hall as a BITian — for the next four years, and the forty that follow.

Venue · G. P. Birla Auditorium

  • 15:50 Hrs.Deans, officials, faculty and wardens take their seats
  • 16:00 Hrs.Arrival of the Honourable Vice Chancellor
  • 16:00 – 16:05 Hrs.National Song
  • 16:05 – 16:15 Hrs.Presentation of the SIP reportProf. Sanjay Kumar, Chairperson, VEC
  • 16:15 – 16:25 Hrs.A video glimpse of the SIP, as conducted
  • 16:25 – 16:40 Hrs.Feedback from the participants
  • 16:40 – 17:00 Hrs.Address by the Vice ChancellorProf. Indranil Manna, VC, BIT Mesra
  • 17:00 – 17:15 Hrs.Prize Distribution
  • 17:15 – 17:20 Hrs.Vote of ThanksDr. K. Sridhar Patnaik, Coordinator, SIP
  • 17:20 – 17:25 Hrs.National Anthem
  • 17:25 onwards Hrs.Refreshments
  • 18:45 – 20:15 Hrs.Cultural EveningDr. Mrinal Pathak & Clubs / Societies

“Be present. Be curious. Be kind. What begins in these sixteen days will echo through the next forty years of your life.”

Value Education Cell · BIT Mesra