Odisha HRD

Odisha government makes guidelines for new private universities; impact on the various applications

The following bullet points about the guidelines are from this article in tathya.in.

• The committee that will examine the proposals based on the guidelines will be headed by the Chief Secretary and Secretary of the Higher Education will be the Member Convener.
• Each private university shall be established by a separate Act, which will be passed by Odisha Legislative Assembly.
• Private university shall fulfill the minimum criteria in terms of programs, faculty, infrastructural facilities and financial viability.
• Any college opting to establish a private university should have been in existence for at least 15 years in the state, however in deserving cases the State Government may relax the condition of 15 years for
  institutes of national and international repute.
• In ‘De Novo’ university category, where no such institution belonging to the promoter exists within Odisha as on date of commencement of the university will be devoted to unique and emerging areas of knowledge. These institutions should be promoted by persons/institutions of proven merit and reputation. Selection of universities in this category will be made by a committee of experts comprising eminent academicians and the Secretary of the department concerned dealing with the subject.
• Infrastructure requirement: At least 15 acres of land in urban area and 30 acres of land in non-urban area will be needed. For administrative building 1000 square meter and academic building 10,000 square meter will be required for a private university. Residential accommodation for teachers and hostel accommodation for students will be required.
• Corpus Fund: For institutions conducting professional program such as Engineering & Technology and Medicine it will be Rs.8 crore, where as for Management and Law it will be Rs.5 crore and for other programs Rs.4 crore kitty will be needed. For institutions conducting both professional and other programs will have Rs.10 as Corpus Fund, while for the ‘De Novo’ category of university; the Corpus Fund will be Rs.25 crore.
• Financial viability of the institution will be verified by the audited statements of accounts of the institutions for the previous 5 years.
• The Chancellor of the university will be an eminent educationist or a distinguished public figure and there will be no Pro-Chancellor.
• The Board of Management will be headed by the Vice Chancellor with the body consisting a minimum of 10 and maximum of 12 Members.

In the link https://www.orissalinks.com/archives/7127 we have the list of applicants as of 8/20/2011. Let us analyze some of those application in terms of the above criteria. (In that we will use the link https://www.orissalinks.com/archives/6243 which includes the dates when various professional colleges were started.)

• Centurion: Established on 12/23/2010. Its main constituent JITM started in 1997.
• Sri Sri: Act passed by GOO on 12/26/09. Classes to start in Fall 2012. Would have been considered in the de-novo category.
• ICFAI: Act passed by GOO on 3/9/10. No progress since then. Would have been considered in the de-novo category.
• Vedanta University: Bill passed by OLA in December 2009. Awaiting governor’s assent. Also awaiting supreme court verdict on land acquisition.
• Jagadguru Kripalu University: Would be considered in de-novo category.
• Xavier University: XIMB was started in 1987.
• Techno Global University: Techno started in 2005. It will have 15 years experience in 2020.
• Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham University: Would be considered in de-novo category.
• Synergy University: Synergy started in 1999. It will have 15 years experience in 2014.
• Women’s university of Technology: Not sure about the foundation that is behind this. Could be KISD. KISD was started in 2001.
• Private University by Rai foundation: Would be considered in de-novo category.
• Amity University: Would be considered in de-novo category.
• University of Corporate Excellence: Would be considered in de-novo category.
• Silicon University: Silicon was started in 2001.
• ASBM University: Not sure when ASBM was started.
• Divine Global University by Divine Education Trust, Delhi: No idea about the trust behind it.
• GIET University, Gunupur: GIET was started in 1997.
• C. V. Raman International University Bhubaneswar: C. V. Raman was started in 1997.
• JPM University by Shree Chandulal Minda Memorial Trust: Do not know about this trust.
• Krupajal National University: Krupajal was started in 1999.
• Manipal: Would be considered in de-novo category.
• Odia University: Would be considered in de-novo category.
• Edu City in Rourkela by Knowledge Foundation, Jail Road, Jharpada, Bhubaneswar: Do not know about this trust.

So among the above XIMB, GIET and CVRaman have the required 15 years experience; Synergy and Krupajal will have that in 2014.

July 28th, 2012

Odisha CM clears the proposal of Manipal Educational Foundation to establish a state university near Bhubaneswar

Following are excerpts from a report in tathya.in.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has cleared the proposal of the MEF, which is eyeing to expand its footprint all over the country in general and eastern India in particular.

This will be a State University, for which a bill will be presented in the Odisha Legislative Assembly (OLA), said a senior official in the Department of Higher Education (DHE).

The proposed university will be fourth of its kind and will come up with an investment of Rs.200 crore.

… The proposed University will provide high quality education at the level of under Graduation, Post Graduation, post-PG and Research in Engineering, management, Hospitality, Law, Paramedics, Pharmacy, Education Technology, Media & Journalism, Planning & Architecture, Medicine and general subjects also.

Total student strength of about 10,000 is estimated by the end of five years to achieve the target of 20,000 in 7-8 years as the University is expecting normative growth by 5 per cent per annum.

20 percent seat will be reserved for Person of Indian Origin (PIO), Foreign/NRI/NRI sponsored students as this will be a World Class University.

The proposed University will come up in the outskirts of the Capital City, for which 70 acres of Government land will be provided at a premium of market rate to the promoters of the institution, said sources in Government.

Recently the Chief Secretary headed committee has approved the proposal, which has been green signalled by the Chief Minister, said sources.

2 comments March 30th, 2012

Private Universities established or applied for establishment in Odisha (as of 8/20/2011)

December 23rd, 2011

Existing Universities and institutions wanting to become universties in Odisha; Sri Sri Ravishankar to visit Odisha regarding Sri Sri University

The 30.5 lakh sq feet is equivalent to 2,83,355.4066 sq meters and is equivalent to 70.0158 acres. As a comparison:

• IIT Bhubaneswar: Will have 2, 21,000 m2 (63000 m2 for academic complex and 1, 58,000 m2 for residential complex) in phase 1.
  
• NISER Bhubaneswar: 64,923 sq mts  for academic complex, 1,06,913 sq mts for residential township and 2,000 sq mts for sports and aquatic complex.

November 20th, 2011

Odisha is one among five destinations for new Manipal universities

Following is an excerpt from http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-07-08/news/29751942_1_universities-manipal-group-students.

Manipal Group is in active talks with Gujarat and Orissa governments for setting up universities in these states. This is part of group’s plan to have a footprint in all parts of the country. The chain plans to roll out five universities in next five years.

Manipal Group advisor – strategy and development – Sudhakar Rao told ET that all these universities would ideally come up across 200-300 acres each with a total investment of over Rs 6500 crores.

"We have identified Bangalore, Orissa, Gujarat, Haryana and National Capital Region (NCR) for the proposed universities. While land for Bangalore is finalised, we have initiated talks with Gujarat and Orissa governments for land and permissions. Other proposed universities are in conceptual stage," he said.

The Manipal group runs 200 courses including engineering, humanities, management, medicine and allied health sciences with four operational universities – Manipal University, Sikkim Manipal University, American University of Antigua and Manipal International University in Malaysia. Recently, the chain has launched its university in Jaipur which would be spread across 300 acres with an estimated investment of Rs 1200 crore over next five years.

… As per group’s plan, a university in Orissa will cater to the needs of students on eastern region, Gujarat university will cover the western region, Bangalore will absorb the spill over of southern region while NCR and Haryana universities will fulfill the educational needs of north and central regions.

"Each of these universities will be built to have 25,000 students on campus by its 10th year of operation. We also plan a university in Jharkhand. But it will come up in next phase," he said.

Odisha government should help them so that their Odisha plan happens smoothly. Any hurdles and they will focus on the other locations.

July 12th, 2011

Manipal group interested in establishing a university and a multi-speciality hospital near Bhubaneswar: Dharitri

More information on Manipal can be found in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipal and its official website at http://www.manipal.edu. 

Among its various constituents the following have been ranked:

• Manipal Institute of Technology is most well known and ranked 36 in Outlook 2009 ranking.
• Kasturaba Medical College (KMC) is ranked 9 in 2009 and 6 in 2010 by India Today in Medicine.
• Kasturaba Medical College (KMC) is also ranked 9 in 2009 and 10 in 2010 by India Today in Healthcare management.
• TA Pai Management Institute is ranked 21 among B-schools in the 2010 Outlook ranking.
• Its hotel management college is also ranked.

Some of its other salient features are (from its factsheet):

• Manipal has several international campuses including the Sikkim Manipal University. The other international campuses are in Malaysia, Nepal and Dubai.
• Over 300 courses offered across 14 professional streams in over 25 colleges
• India’s largest Foreign exchange earner in its category
• Over 1,20,000 students and 3,00,000 alumni from over 52 countries
• Established in 1953, Manipal University is the first educational Institution in private sector to become a deemed University; Over 20,000 students from over 52 countries
• Over 3000 practicing doctors in the US and every 4th doctor in Malaysia is an alumnus of
  Manipal.
• SMU has two constituent institutes – Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS) and Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT)
• Dubai Campus: Set up in September 2000 and is currently located in Dubai International Academic City; Has over 1400 students from over 20 countries, enrolled in its various specialized programs

Finally, Manipal is in the process of establishing Manipal International University in Jaipur. They are taking students from this year. Following is an excerpt from that page.

On invitation by Govt. of Rajasthan to Manipal Group, to start a multi-disciplinary Private University, Manipal International University, Jaipur, in the state comprising of courses in different disciplines like Engineering, Medical, Hospitality, Allied Health, Management, Communication, Jewellery Management etc.

… Allotment of 100 Acres of land at Dehmi Kalan Village near Jaipur in for the proposed campus.

June 29th, 2011