Jagannath Institute for Technology and Management (JITM), Paralakhemundi was established in 1997.

This institute is  affiliated to Berhampur University.  JITM got affiliated to the Biju Pattnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Rourkela 

The institute is a constituent college of Centurion University of Technology & Management which is the first multi sector private state University of Odisha.

JITM has been established under the JITM trust.

The institute was set up with the aim to bring technical education to the rural areas and produce highly skilled technical personnel with exceptional caliber for various sectors in the industry.