Tathya.in, Dec 26, 2008
Bhawanipatna:26/December/2008
With Naveen Patnaik generously awarding Unitary University status to various educational institutions, Non Resident Oriyas(NRO)s have demanded equal status for the Government Autonomous College at Bhawanipatna.
When the elected representatives and political leaders have failed to raise the issue, NROs have taken up the job of impressing upon the Chief Minister on this issue.
Leading the lot Digambara Patra, a leading voice of NROs has sent e-mail to Mr.Patnaik urging him to declare the college a Unitary University.
Professor Patra has said that Unitary University provides many additional advantages to autonomous college to design/introduce new courses depending on local need in the graduate and post graduate level.
This status helps in to improve substantially research activities, to employ permanent faculties who can support in research and education in the long term development of the institution.
And most importantly ushers in more funds from the state and UGC to improve infrastructure, teaching programs, and research facilities, said Professor Patra, who teaches in a top class university in Beirut.
He has welcomed recent decision by the state Government to convert Ravenshaw College, UCE Burla and the move of the government Khallikote College the Unitary University status.
Echoing his views Madhusmita Panda, an active NRO has also justified the cause of the college for Unitary Univeristy.
She said that the Government Autonomous College Bhawanipatna, being one of the prides of the KBK as well as Western Orissa regions, caters to the flame of learning since about last 50 years.
It is enjoying the status of “College with Potential for Excellence” (CPE) since September 2004 being one among the first 47 colleges of the whole nation.
It is among the first 3 colleges and only College in KBK region to receive CPE honor.
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.
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On the other hand, there is no state University in Kalahandi or KBK region to meet local requirements.
Being an autonomous college, Government Autonomous College, Bhawanipatna has limited flexibility to introduce new courses.
There is demand for 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.
So this will serve greater purpose in KBK region once the college receives Unitary University status.
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