University demanded in Kalahandi; Upgrading Govt. College Bhawanipatna to a university urged
February 2nd, 2010
Following is an excerpt from a report in Expressbuzz.com.
Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh today said improvement of educational infrastructure in Kalahandi district can help minimise regional imbalance. He was speaking at the inaugural function of Golden Jubilee celebration of Government Autonomous College, Bhawanipatna, which kicked off today. …
Bhakta Charan Das, MP, said there is a need to create educational environment and infrastructure in the college. He raised the demand for setting up a university in Kalahandi.
Following is an excerpt from an appeal by NRO Madhusmita Panda. It appears in Orissadiary.com.
Despite being located in a backward and underdeveloped region, Government Autonomous College Bhawanipatna has established itself for maintaining high quality in education in this part of the state. Students of this College have been securing top ranks at the University level as well as state level in various fields of education. …
Being an autonomous college, this college has limited flexibility to introduce new courses on nursing, pharmacy, optometrist, agriculture, horticulture, banking and services, metal processing, information processing, computer science, medicine etc in the diploma, bachelor as well as postgraduate level course and carry out research work seriously to fulfill local demand.
A Unitary University, however, will give this institution independency to introduce new courses not only in the discipline mentioned above but also in the field of medicine, agriculture, technology etc based on local requirements. It will also improve the current deficiency in regular teaching positions and make the professor’s position non-transferable basis by directly encouraging research activities
… Based on location, available infrastructure, local & regional requirements, quality, and importantly merit Government Autonomous College Bhawanipatna deserves to be a Unitary University in the state.
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6 Writeup
1. bijoy | February 2nd, 2010 at 9:55 pm
This is a clear case where politicians are playing ball to the gallery. For a University to function it needs whole lot of things. Can our state government provide all that is required for a university?
“People must understand that neither it is a degree printing press nor it is a place where useless ones get job”. It is place where future of a nation is made.
For the sake of development these people are opening University.
2. Abhisek | February 4th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Govt should establish Western Orissa University (WOU) at Bolangir and South Orissa University (SOU) at Bhawanipatna which are being demanded for years. This is necessary as these regions are at the bottom in GER in the country. Khalikote Unitary University, Bhubaneswar Metropolitan University and Rourkela Unitary University demands should also be looked into that are aimed at building city specific University.
3. Biswajit Mishra | February 5th, 2010 at 5:08 am
The proposal for Western Orissa University (WOU) at Bolangir and South Orissa University (SOU) at Bhawanipatna are certainly welcome additions to our hopes. However, have we thought about the faculty crisis that is gripping the country in general, and Orissa in particular? For example, as of now, the Central University at Koraput could get only vistings Profs. Let us accept the bottom line, i.e., we have real dearth of qualified teachers for higher education. Somehow, teaching (and research) is the last priority in the minds of young grads. If we can not get over this social stigma, thinking about new universities or for that matter visions for higher education are essentially trying to build castles in air.
4. Preeti | February 5th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
state govt. should sent a proposal to central govt. for setup a central university at Rourkela.
5. Preeti | February 5th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
I don’t understand why state govt . is feeling shame for setup a university and esic medical college at Rourkela or sundergarh.
sundergarh is a 80% tribal base areas . so state govt. should give more focus on this areas.
6. bijoy | February 5th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Very correct… Mr. Mishra
No one should be stopped from dreaming. But these are all day dreams……
These universities will run without teachers.. I presume…