The State Government established the “Odisha University of Technology and Research” located at Bhubaneswar by upgrading the College of Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar through the Odisha University of Technology and Research Act, 2021 (known as Odisha Act 17 of 2021). The University starts functioning with effect from 8th October, 2021 through Notification No. SDTE-HTE-HTE-II-0012-2021/4578 dated 08.10.2021 of SD&TE Department, Government of Odisha. The First Statutes 2022 of the University was notified vide Notification No. SDTE-HTE-HTE-II-0012-2022/1075 dated 09.02.2023

The University is governed by the Odisha University of Technology and Research Act, 2021 and its First Statutes, 2022.