FTBI- NIT Rourkela conducted a Startup20 Sabha at Utkalmani Gopabandhu Institute of Engineering on 19th June 2023 with the chief guest, Honorable Director of NIT Rourkela, Prof. K Umamaheshwar Rao.

FTBI-NIT Rourkela conducted a Startup challenge competition at Utkalmani Gopabandhu Institute of Engineering and S.K.D.A.V. Government Polytechnic on 15th and 17th May 2023.

On 17th April 2023, around 200 students from 35 schools participated in the 'G20 JanBhagidari Youth Fair' organized by FTBI, NIT, Rourkela, Odisha. The event featured an innovation competition, workshops on waste management and water purification, as well as details on schemes provided by MSME sponsored by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited.

FTBI conducted a startup ecosystem meet at Suryansh hotel Bhubaneswar on 25th March 2023, Chief Guest Shri P. K. Gupta, Joint Director & H.O.O MSME DI Cuttack and Guest of Honour, Mr. Kamal Sahoo, Head, Odisha Chapter, Federation Of Indian Export Organisations (Set up by Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India), honorable Director NIT Prof. K Umamaheswar Rao, and head of center Prof. Manoj Kumar Mishra graced the inaugural session.

"Budding Entrepreneurs" workshop held at FTBI, NIT Rourkela on 11th march 2023. The event featured keynote speakers Ms. Lisa M., Founder and CEO of Hofeto, and Madhura DasGupta Sinha, Founder, and CEO of Aspire For Her, who shared their journey and insights into entrepreneurship. 

FTBI conducted a workshop on ‘ Startup Growth Challenges’ on the 11th of January 2023.

FTBI conducted Innovation Carnival 2022 on the 18th and 19th of November 2022.

FTBI conducted a start-up ecosystem meet on 22nd September 2022, sponsored by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY).

On 26th August 2022, FTBI-NITR organized a workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). This offline workshop was sponsored by the Department of Science and technology, the Government of India. 

FTBI has organized MeitY sponsored 3-days workshop(3rd to 5th August 2022) on “3D Printers and PCB Milling Machines” for incubated startups. Shri Deepak Kumar Nayak (Director, MSME Rourkela) graced the program as the Chief Guest and interacted with the team of 20 startups from FTBI-NITR.

FTBI organized a 3-day hands-on workshop (8th to 10th May 2022) on “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning” for class VIII & IX students from different schools located in Rourkela.Dr. Subhankar Mohapatra (Commissioner, Rourkela Municipal Corporation) graced the event as the Chief Guest. Prof. K Umamaheshwar Rao (Director, NITR and Chairman, FTBI), Shri Siddharth Kocher (MD, Utkal Engineers Pvt Ltd) and Dr. Debayan Sarkar (Head of Centre, FTBI) also graced the inauguration ceremony as Guest of Honor.

FTBI, NIT Rourkela organized a seminar cum workshop at FTBI Smart seminar hall, Sponsored by MCL, in collaboration with Biotez Agrinovation Pvt. Ltd. The concerned seminar and workshop, titled ‘Advanced Innovation and Opportunities in Agri-Tech Entrepreneurship’, is to be conducted from 5th-7th May 2022.

FTBI Conducts its NIDHI-EIR Round-4 selection Meeting on 19th January 2022.

FTBI Conducted a workshop on “Newer Directions Towards Agri- Tech Entrepreneurship” at FTBI, NIT Rourkela on 11th November 2021.

Director NIT Rourkela Prof. Animesh Biswas inaugurated the MCL IoT Lab at FTBI, NIT Rourkela on 29th September 2021.

RMC Commissioner cum ADM Rourkela, Shri Dibyajyoti Parida, visited our FTBI Campus on 30th july 2021.

Innovation Carnival 2021 on 22nd -26th March 2021, TIIR Building, NIT Rourkela

Smt. Soma Mondal, Chairman, SAIL, visited to FTBI,NIT Rourkela on 3rd February 2021.

FTBI Conducts its NIDHI-EIR selection Meeting on 20th November 2020.

FTBI organized an Engagement Programme for budding Entrepreneurs on 17th October 2020 in online mode. 100 participants took part in the session. 

FTBI organized a pitching session on 15th November 2019 at Conference Room, TIIR Building. 40 delegates from Rourkela Chamber of Commerce and Industries took part in the session. 

FTBI organized a workshop on "Awareness generation on Intellectual Property Rights" on 13th November 2019 at TIIR Building, NITR.​

Startup Odisha was organized an Investor cum Mentor Connect "Rising Bharat" event at FTBI on 22nd October 2019 in collaboration with Startup Buddy, New Delhi.

FTBI celebrates  Innovation Day on 15th September 2019.

FTBI celebrates its 3rd Foundation Day on 20th May 2019.

FTBI welcomes Shri Munawar Khursheed, Chief Vigilance Officer, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited on 16th April 2019