Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy

Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), under the Andhra Pradesh Act 2014 established the Petroleum University in India in the state of Andhra Pradesh . IIPE is offering undergraduate courses in Petroleum and Chemical Engineering.

The university has been allotted 150 acres of land in Anakapalli Village,^[1] Vishakhapatnam. IIPE has collaborated with oil majors like HPCL, IOCL, ONGC, GAIL, OIL, OIDB, BPCL, and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and with an academic mentorship from IIT-Kharagpur for the first three years.

The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched the website of Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam on 27/05/2016^[2]

The first batch of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering is commencing from the first week of August 2016. As of now the maximum intake capacity for each course is 50 seats.

Courses offered

B.Tech (Petroleum Engineering)

Petroleum engineering is the branch of engineering with primary focus on exploration and production of Oil & Gas. The objective of the programme is to prepare graduates for professional practice in industry in the field of petroleum engineering technology with emphasis on upstream activities that encompass exploration, reservoir and production. The programme intends to create technical professionals who are fit to take on engineering responsibilities across the entire value-chain in the Oil & Gas Industry a specialization that has seen growing demand in the recent years. The programme is designed to develop skills and understanding in the fundamental aspects of petroleum engineering and apply best global practices in the Oil & Gas sector fields of natural gas processing, gas transportation and gas utilization techniques.

B.Tech (Chemical Engineering)

The programme aims to develop competent Chemical Engineers with specific emphasis on industry centric talent requirements. The programme plans to expose the students to the fundamentals of Chemical Engineering and instill innovative thinking to solve the problems related to energy, environment, etc. This programme intends to create professionals who can fit in well in a dynamic sector where they come across various technological advancements. During the course, emphasis will be laid to foster student's ability to deal with complex problems in multidisciplinary situations.

Admission Criteria

• Admissions are on the basis of the scores in JEE (Advanced).
• A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between IIT Guwahati (JEE Advanced 2016) and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, on behalf of IIPE, for the selection of candidates with regard to admission for the academic session 2016-17 at IIPE for B.Tech courses (Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering) on the basis of Rank List.
• The candidate should have 75% minimum aggregate marks (70% in case of SC/ST/Physical Disability) in class 12th or equivalent.

Cut-Off Ranks in each category - 2016

MoU

• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology being an older institute in the same domain will be helping college for admissions and academics.^{[3] [4]}

• IIT Kharagpur will be playing a role of an ‘Academic Mentor’ for first three years for IIPE. The institute will be guiding through the admissions, student registrations, forming academic regulation, curriculum, and faculty related disciplines of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering.^[5]

• IIT Guwahati will be responsible for the selection of candidates for the upcoming in August 2016.

• Andhra University will be helping the deemed university with the infrastructure and resources. Since construction of the new campus will take five to six years it will be a temporary campus. The first batch that is started in the first week of August will have their classes in Andhra University’s main building, College of Engineering. The students will have full access to their facilities and resources like laboratories, e-library, Wi-Fi, etc.

See also

• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology

References