NISTians do freak out ! At NIST entertainment is also part of the curriculum vitae. We lay special emphasis on student's sports and extra- curricular activities. The college organizes various inter-college competitions. Cultural events are held during college festivals. The NIST-ISTE chapter holds a 3 day all India event called "SANKALP" each year comprising of more than 25 technical and cultural programs.

     A special event called `Waves', held every year, highlights the cultural talent of our incoming batch. `Waves' is a smash-hit with students. It is replete with dances, debates, skits, mono-acting, just-a-minute, painting, cartooning, tattoo-making, dumb charades, antakshari, rapid-fire quiz and multi-cultural fashion parade. Students also put up their food and games stalls. `Waves' is total fun. Each hostel also organizes its own extra curricular activities.

     The Annual Techno-Management Fest, SANKALP-2010 race for the coronet was held on October 8th, 9th and 10th. The 7th edition of SANKALP chose ROMAN as its theme and witnessed a true conglomeration of brain, skills and talent. The annual extravaganza witnessed some magnificent events with the gladiators viz-a-viz the young technocrats from myriad technical institutions competing to outdo each other in the RACE FOR THE CORONET. The total number of events that were thrown open to the students was 29 and the number of participating students touched a huge figure of 2500 students. The events were divided into four categories that included TECHNICAL, CULTURAL, MANAGEMENT AND RECREATIONAL.

     To drench NIST in the colors of competitiveness, fun and frolic, WAVES 2010, the intra collegiate fest of our college, was organized on the 18th and 19th of March 2011. This much awaited fest was inaugurated by Ms. Geetika Mudali, Placement Director along with Prof. Sangram Mudali, Director, Dr. Arun Kumar Padhy, Course Coordinator, B. Tech. program. The celebrations started with a series of sports events which included a number of outdoor games. The evening was splashed with the spirit of enjoyment as students took to the stage showcasing their varied talents in the field of music, dance and acting. Our very own band NMS brought the audience to their feet as they belted out one mellifluous number after another. The second morning was dedicated to various stage events organized by club Innova.

     However, off the stage was not less interesting. The Dog Show was no way less thrilling and exhilarating than any other shows. The evening of the 19th commenced with the felicitation of the toppers for the 2010 pass out batch with Gold and Silver medals been awarded to them. This was followed by several performances by students. However the show stopper like any other year was the performance by our faculty members. The celebrations were capped by a fashion show by the students titled “Phases of Life”. The celebrations came to an end with the singing of the national anthem.

     NIST in association with National Adventure Foundation, Bhubaneswar organized a Para-Sailing activity at New Cricket Ground, NIST, Palur Hills. The NIST members comprising of Faculty, Staff and Students experienced and enjoyed the Sky Ride, flying free at a height of 50ft to 300ft above the ground level. Around 218 students, many staff and faculty members participated in the activity. It was all made possible under the able stewardship of Mr. Vinay Kumar Das, Coordinator, Student Activity Center, NIST.

     If one expects to find the rarest blend of raw ‘Adventure’ with exquisite ‘Heavenly Beauty’, it is this. ‘The National Himalayan Trekking’ takes one into the world of gentle walks along pine–shaded slopes over the city roads to hard, perspiring treks over rough and rocky terrains crossing high mountain passes, from challenging ‘on-the-top-of-bus’ rides on narrow paths (at a height of 7000-8000 ft) with no fencing to rappelling straight down from the mountains, gentle shuffling of skies on easy gradients of a snow covered meadow or a wind splitting rush of a heavy downpour or an even more exciting Ice-skiing experience, a soaring flight in a hangglider or the adventurous take on the white-water Rafting. You name it, Himachal has it. NIST organized the National Himalayan Trekking Expedition. Every year Faculty members along with students take the chance of experiencing the chilly hills in the month of May being a part of this expedition which is coordinated by the Students Activity Centre, NIST in association with Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI).

     A Mini Trekking Expedition was organized for all 1st year students of the institute on 27th February 2011 (Sunday) from Ramaiyah Patnam to Gopalpur on Sea. The trek flagged off by Dr. Ajit Kumar Panda, Dean, NIST, along with Mr. M. Suresh, Course Coordinator, M. Tech.; Mr. Rabindra Kumar Shial, Batch Coordinator, B. Tech., 1st year; Mr. Satyabrata Das, Batch Coordinator, B. Tech., 4thyear; and Mr. K. Laxmi Narayana, Faculty, Computer Science. All the 135 M. Tech., B. Tech., MCA, MBA and PGDM trekkers were provided with T-Shirts, Caps, food packets and finally lunch on reaching Gopalpur on Sea.

     National Institute of Science and Technology celebrated the 9th Anniversary of its monthly newsletter, NIST e_news on 17th March 2011 at its premises. Dr. E. Raja Rao, Prof., Dept. of English introduced the Chief Guest, Prof. J. Seshagiri Rao, Prof., Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Berhampur University, and the Guests of Honour, Mr. Sisira Panigrahy, State Correspondent, The Telegraph and Dr.Yadam Ram Kumar, Eminent Writer. The audience was enlightened by the very informative talks of the dignitaries. Prof. Sangram Mudali, Director, NIST, while chairing the meeting, persuaded the students to look beyond and go that extra mile in substantiating their future goals and how as an individual they must contribute in some way towards the national growth and prove their mettle in becoming the true citizens of the globe.

Enjoyment, freedom, comfort, new friends and simple fun – these words describe the spirit of ‘ALLAP-09’ conducted by NIST Business School. Under the able guidance and stewardship of MBA Course Coordinator, Mr. Shom Prasad Das, Faculty members of Management program and 2nd year MBA students, successfully organized the ‘Management Meet’ which included a range of both formal and informal events, like, Sudoku, Phoenix, Equity Pulse, Big Fight, Ad Venturer, Big Ask, Treasure Hunt, Ta Ra Ram Pam, Graffiti, Volte- Face, and It’s my Style. The MBA students of APEX Institute of Technology & Management (AITM), BBSR participated in the Meet. ‘ALLAP – 09’ provided the much needed platform to unleash the hidden potentialities of the students, and discover their valuable strengths.

     NIST commemorated the 62nd Republic Day at the Institute hostels by hoisting the Tri-Colour and observed the day by distributing food packets among the hostelites. Hostel superintendents, Dean of the institute, faculty members, staff and students were all present to mark the celebration.

     This time the Institute celebrated the 64th Independence Day in a noble way by organizing an awareness campaign on ‘Child Labour’ in the city of Berhampur. The students surveyed many of the child labour schools run by NCLP, India, in Berhampur. They raised a fund of around 13000 INR from the staff, student and faculty members of NIST and donated two sets of uniforms and study materials to each of the students of one of the child labour schools at Lochapada, Berhampur.

     NIST Robotics Club (NRC) in association with Technophilia, Mumbai organized a 2-day Workshop on Autonomous Robotics, AUTOBOTZ-AVR on 28th & 29th September 2010. The workshop was based upon AVR Microcontroller based Robotics and it covered the areas like, Autonomous Robotics, Embedded C-Programming, and Microcontroller Development Board Designing. Around 200 students from B. Tech and MCA participated in the workshop. Mr. Prashant Nayak, R&D Head, Mr. Vaibhav and Mr. Sanjay, Trainers, Technophillia, were the resource persons for the workshop.

• Bioinformatics Club
• Electronics Club
• Excel - the Programming Club
• Multimedia Club
• Enterpreneurship Club
• Robotics Club
• Linux Club
• Renewable Energy Club

• NIST Musical Society
• Spic Macay
• INNOVA - innovative ideas

• Yoga Club
• Fitness Club
• Swimming Club
• Sports (Cricket,Tennis,Baseball,TableTennis,Volleyball)

• EUREKA - English Language Club
• Foreign Language Club
  • Japanese
  • German
  • French