College of Engineering and Technology (CET), Bhubaneswar will soon be upgraded into a non-affiliating Unitary University. In a major decision, the Odisha cabinet on Saturday approved establishment of Odisha University of Technology & Research, Bhubaneswar, a non-affiliating Unitary University, by transforming and upgrading the CET.
According to the state government, this decision will help strengthen technical education in Odisha. The move is also expected to facilitate high quality graduate and post-graduate education, research, and industry linkage, the government informed. On Saturday, the Odisha Cabinet also approved 15 key proposals of various departments.
The major approvals include amendment of Odisha Civil Services (Criteria for Promotion) Rules, 1992; development project for widening of Duduka-Gopalpur-Toparia road in Sundargarh; upgradation of Odisha State Wide Area Network (OSWAN) programme to strengthen IT infrastructure at the block levels, for which the government is likely to invest Rs 332 crore.
The State Cabinet has also approved proposal for amendment of Odisha sub-ordinate Statistics & Economics Service Rules, 1994, amendment of the Odisha Govt Land Settlement Act, 1962, and amendment of Indian Stamp Act, 1899.