Mail to CMO: looking out for all of Orissa in the HRD front
April 11th, 2007
Dear esteemed Chief minister:We really appreciate the various initiatives taken by your government in regards to higher education, technical education and medical education during the last couple of years. Just to recount some of them:
(i) NISER, Bhubaneswar
(ii) IIIT, Bhubaneswar
(iii) Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
(iv) Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar
(v) Vedanta University, Puri
(vi) Ravishankar University, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack
(vii) ICFAI University, Bhubaneswar
(viii) Upgrading capital hospital to a medical college, Bhubaneswar
(ix) Orissa School of Mines, Keonjhar
Among the above list, except the last one all others are centered around Bhubaneswar/CTC/Puri. Bhubaneswar is the capital of Orissa and the above will go a long way to make greater Bhubaneswar a knowledge hub. Many of us are from greater Bhubaneswar and support all or most of the above. However, we would like you to also pay attention to other parts of Orissa as well as to the existing universities. In this regards we request that you immediately pursue the following:
(a) Establishing government medical colleges in Baripada-Balasore area and in KBK area.
(b) Vigorously pursuing a multi-campus KBK central university, and until that happens creating a state funded KBK university with campuses across KBK.
(c) Upgrading UCE Burla to an engineering and science university at par with Bengal Engineering and science University and Cochin University of Science and Technology.
(d) Making sure that the recently established universities across Orissa such as North Orissa U, Fakirmohan U, BPUT, Utkal Univ of Culture and Ravenshaw U all get the “Funded by UGC” tag at the earliest so that they can get more and sustained UGC funding. For that you may consider hiring a accomplished and well respected administrator for a newly created position of VC of Orissa University System with his/her main job to get the above tag and get outside funding for the universities. In the same vein, please make efforts to bring back the old glory of Utkal, Sambalpur and Berhempur universities.
(e) Steering and cajoling some of the companies with plants and mining leases to develop higher education opportunities, engineering colleges and medical colleges outside CTC/BBSR/Puri. Such areas include Koraput, Jeypore, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Jharsuguda, Kalinganagar, Paradeep, Bhawanipatna, Titlagarh, Balangir, Phulbani, Anugul, Baripada, Keonjhar, Barbil, Gopalpur etc.
(f) Pursuing with public sector companies that use our mines to establish medical colleges and engineering colleges in areas of their operation. This includes SAIL Rourkela, Mahanadi Coal Fields, NTPC, NALCO, and Orissa Mining corporation. In this regard, please note that Bokaro steel plant (a unit of SAIL) has agreed with Jharkhand Government to set up an engineering college and medical college in Bokaro.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070226/asp/jamshedpur/story_7441681.asp
(g) Please speed up the establishment of the proposed National Law Institute in Orissa. Already 6 such institutes are there in other states and according to
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1056807
the HRD ministry in Delhi called the directors of the existing National Law Institutes for discussing a common entrance exam. Very soon these established ones may start getting sizable central funding and if we delay, we will miss the bus.
sincerely,
Entry Filed under: Central University of Orissa, Koraput,Fakirmohan University, Balasore,From mineral resources to human resources,General Colleges,KBK education,National Law University of Orissa, Cuttack,New Universities,North Orissa University, Baripada,Private Universities,Technical and Vocational Education,UCE Burla (became a university),Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar
9 Writeup
1. R.P.Tripathy | June 30th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
Open University can make the educated unemployed youth employable as they can pursue a professional diploma course of their choice in a SOU. Of course IGNOU is there, but its reach is limited upto district headquarters level.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/indexn12.asp?main_variable=BHUBANESWAR&file_name=bhub5%2Etxt&counter_img=5
Orissa Govt ignores need of Open University
Pioneer News Service | Bhubaneswar
… though 16 States already have such varsities
While all other States are busy opening their own State Open University (SOU), for Orissa it seems to be a closed chapter. By now, 16 State Open Universities have been established by various State Governments.
The first SOU, Andhra Pradesh Open University, was set up in Hyderabad in 1982 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Taking the cue, the Centre started the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in 1985.
The Department of Higher Education of the Orissa Government had requested the Distance Education Council (DEC) of IGNOU in July 1997 for support in the preparation of a Detailed Project Report (DPR) and Draft Bill for the establishment of a SOU. The State Government provided Rs 3 lakh for the purpose to DEC, New Delhi. The DEC had accepted the request and, accordingly, an Advisory Committee was formed under the chairmanship of the IGNOU Vice-Chancellor, who is also the ex-officio Chairman of DEC. The first meeting of the Advisory Committee was held on September 8, 1997 in Bhubaneswar. The committee had another round of meeting after submission of the DPR along with the Draft Bill on January 8, 1998.
On the basis of the feedback received, DEC submitted the final DPR on February 13, 1998. The broad objective behind establishment of the Open University was to widen access to and promote a flexible, innovative and cost-effective system of education for the people of Orissa.
The innovative education would develop spirit of enterprise and knowledge, fostering creativity, productivity and the well-being of the community in general, said an educationist. Keeping in view the growth of higher education institutions in the State and lack of funds in financing them, the establishment of the Open University is the only answer to the problem, he added.
Moreover, the growth of substandard, fake institutions and private institutions outside the State in the name of deemed universities using the so-called distance mode would have been curbed if standardised educational facilities, more of vocational or professional in nature, had been offered to the young generations through the proposed Open University.
The Orissa Government subsequently formed a group to examine the DPR and Draft Bill submitted by DEC. But even after almost a decade, no concrete action has been taken for establishment of SOU, said the sources. In May 2006, the IGNOU Vice-Chancellor had a discussion with the Chief Secretary and Secretary of Higher Education on the issue and the Government had to intimate DEC in this regard. But no further steps have been taken.
Apart from Andhra Pradesh, the other neighbouring States like West Bengal, Bihar and MP also have SOUs. Recently, Assam has also established an SOU. While the Orissa Government is very keen to have private universities, it ignores the need to have an SOU, alleged educationists.
2. Dr. Amanullah Khan | April 25th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
We are happy to listen abut the estabilishment of National Law University, Orissa. Honble Chief Minister is entitiled to recieve thanks and congratulations from public for this meaningful task in the professional education area.
We appreciate the appointment as the first Vice Chancellor Prof. Faizan Mustafa and assured that this university will definitly make a iportant place in law education under the VC ship of Prof. Faizan. He is the lerned and famous faculty of law having various experiences of administrative posts like Director, Dean F/O Law, Registrar AMU. He is a very good researcher in the field of Law. We have read so many articles and books on various topics written by Pfof. Faizan. Civil services and Judicial services aspirants will definitly benefitted who will study in this university as the great contribution toward Civil servises will not be ignored made by Prof. Mustafa.
Congaratulations to the new VC.
from
Amanullah Khan
3. vikash ranjan jha | November 4th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
sir in rayagada police station my fundamental right has been crushed today my FIR is not accepted but i am insulted only because i am north indian one of police man called me chor
4. VIKASH RANJAN JHA | January 17th, 2010 at 2:46 am
Today i got call from DSP,Rayagada she tell me that an inquiry comission is set to investigate regarding my complain i have write here on 4th november 2009
5. VIKASH RANJAN JHA | January 17th, 2010 at 2:53 am
SIR,THANKS IS A VERY SMALL WORD TO SAY TO YOU,YOU HAVE BUILD UP MY CONFIDENCE,NOW I GOT WHAT PEOPLE LIKE IN YOU I BECOME FAN OF YOUR’S.
6. Kumar Jaganmaya Jagajeet | May 28th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Esteem sir,
I am a student of B.Tech under BPUT university. Our university conducting back paper examinations with modified syllabus which do not belongs to us and again we are suffering for back papers.
So please take some legal steps and make us oblidged.
7. Mahej | May 29th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
question of maths-1 of btech was changed for the students of other sem.those who appeared back paper their result was worst.maximum failed from all the colleges.the student life is in danger.their carrier is going to spoil.without their fault .please take some remedial step & save their carrier & future.this is really a curse on the education system of BPUT
8. Vikash Ranjan Jha | May 29th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Respected sir,
BPUT is not providing the correct questions to back paper students,as a result students are getting backs again and again in that papers.As it happened in the paper of Math-I this year.So,I request you to take some steps to save the carriers of your students.We are writing to you not to make an issue but to get problem solved,because we have faith in you and your decisions.
9. rashmi choudhury | October 19th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
esteem sir,
I AM RASHMI CHOUDHURY, D/O LATE NAND KOSHOR CHOUDHURY,
HE WAS A EX-SERVICE MAN ,AFTER THAT HE WAS WORKED IN A DFO OFFICE, HE WAS DEAD SOME OFFICIAL CUASES IN OFFICE, AFTER THAT WE APPLY THE JOB FOR MY BROTHER IN REHABILTATION SCHEME BUT THERE WAS 7 YEARS(2003-2011),BUT THERE WAS NO RESULT. SO I KINDLY REQUEST TO TAKE SOME LEGAL ACTION.BECAUSE WE HAVE GET SUFFERER FROM MANY FINACIA,SOCIAL AND OTHER PROBLEMS ALSO.