Orissa at the bottom of the major states in terms of higher education enrollment: Orissa must get two central universities
October 11th, 2007
As per the NSSO study of 2004-2005 (released in October 2006), Table 3.14.1 (of Report 516) shows that in the 15-19 age group 29% people in Orissa are attending school/college and in the 20-24 age group this number for Orissa is 6.1%. (Both numbers are lowest among all but the small states/UTs of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Lakshadweep.) Our focus in this posting being higher education, one may note that higher education corresponds to the 20-24 age group.
Now the PIB http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=31735 says that:
The 11th Plan objectives are aimed at increasing the Gross Enrolment Ratio(GER) (access rate) in higher education from the present 10% to 15% by 2012, while ensuring improvement in quality and enhancement of equity.
Now if one looks at the data below it is a no brainer that one of the 14 world class central universities (30 total – 16 to states that do not have any) must be established in Orissa.
Entry Filed under: Central University of Orissa, Koraput,Odisha, others and the center,Planning Commission,Ravenshaw University, Cuttack