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Hostels To Reopen In Odisha Universities & Colleges From Feb 6; Physical Teaching From Feb 7

In its latest order, the Higher Education Department has directed the concerned authorities to initiate measures for the reopening of hostels and other residential facilities for the accommodation of students from February 6.

  • Friday, 04 February 2022
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Students stage dharna to protest poll ban in Utkal University

Bhubaneswar: Protesting the decision of Utkal University’s Post Graduate (PG)Council to cancel campus polls this year, students of the university organised a dharna in front of the varsity main gate today. “Like this year, the students’ union elections were cancelled last year too. Neither convocation nor any developmental activity was carried out in the university […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Biometric attendance for teachers to be made compulsory in Odisha colleges, universities

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to ensure punctuality among teaching staff, the State government is planning to install biometric machines across colleges and universities to keep a record of in and out time. According to sources, the Department of Higher Education may install the biometric machines as allegations of absenteeism in teaching staff at educational institutions […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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Hike in non-domicile quota in Odisha engineering colleges opposed   

Bhubaneswar: Students and academicians have opposed the Odisha government’s decision to hike seat reservation in engineering colleges for students from outside the state to 25% from the current academic year. The Policy Planning Body, the apex advisory body of the Odisha Skill Development and Technical Education Department had approved the proposal in this regard on […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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Odisha plans to revamp higher education

Bhubaneswar: Higher Education Minister Ananta Das on Thursday chaired a meeting to review the situation of higher education in State and plan out strategies to provide quality education to students of Odisha. Vice Chancellors of various universities, examination controllers and the staff who prepare syllabus attended the meeting and gave their suggestions on revision in […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
UGC issues new directives to universities to check ragging in hostels

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the increasing cases of ragging across the country, especially in hostels, the University Grant Commission (UGC) has asked universities to install alarm bells in hostels to nab the troublemakers. As part of the anti-ragging measures, UGC issued a circular on July 26 stating that stern action will be taken against […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Knowledge the principal resource university creates and disseminates: Governor

Bhubaneswar: Governor and Chancellor of Universities Dr SC Jamir today said the as the world has moved from an industry-driven society to a knowledge-driven society, the nature of capital, resources, processes, structure, etc has undergone a redefinition. “It is the knowledge and the people who are become critical in today’s world. Since knowledge is the […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Focus on quality teaching, research and innovation, Guv tells VCs

Bhubaneswar:  Teaching and Research constitute the centrality of learning and primacy of knowledge in a university. Almost all rankings use both these as benchmarks for assessing the quality of universities. The weightage given to research tends to be more in the rankings of universities recognising the importance of research. Our universities ought to become fertile […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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100 institutions apply to become 'Institutes of Eminence'

New Delhi: A total of 100 higher learning institutions have applied for their upgradation as ‘Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities’ – a new category created for this purpose – with the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry, an official statement said on Tuesday. The applications were invited by the ministry in September and the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Govt to invest Rs 1,000 crore to make 20 universities 'world class'

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government plans to invest Rs 1,000 crore to transform 20 universities into “world class” educational institutions. In his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort here, Modi said the government had taken an important step “to grant the universities freedom from […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Hopeful of saving reservation for SC/ST: Javadekar

New Delhi: The government has put on hold recruitment for teaching positions in universities and colleges pending a decision on the special leave petition it has filed against a court order curtailing reservation for SC/ST and OBCs, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said today. He said the government is committed to 50 per cent reservation to […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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UGC directs universities to ban junk food on campuses

New Delhi: In a fresh reminder to authorities of colleges and universities, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed for tougher measures to ban junk food on the campuses of educational institutions. Though UGC had issued a similar advisory in November 2016, it has now asked the college and university authorities to implement the orders […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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UGC Grants Autonomy To 62 Varsities On Basis Of NAAC Ratings

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that it has decided to grant Autonomy to 62 Universities (5 Central Universities, 21 State Universities, 34 Deemed to be Universities and 2 Private Universities) across the Country. These Universities have been selected on the basis of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) ratings. The Institutions having a […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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No Audit Report Of Universities In Odisha In 20 Years? Issue Rocks Assembly

Bhubaneswar: Demanding submission of audit reports of the universities in the Assembly, Congress members today created ruckus in the House alleging corruption in Higher Education. Congress legislature party leader, Narasingha Mishra stated as the audit report of the universities has not been presented in the House for past 20 years, such omission reeks of foul […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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UGC likely to make big announcement for degree students

Bhubaneswar: Good news for students. The University Grants Commission (UGC) may allow students to pursue multiple degrees simultaneously from different universities or the same university. As per sources, UGC has set up a panel headed by its vice chairman Bhushan Patwardhan. The panel has been constituted to examine the issue of pursuing two degree programmes […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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