The state government on Thursday
approved the proposals to upgrade Khallikote Autonomous College, Berhampur and,
RD Autonomous Women's College, Bhubaneswar to universities.
Higher education minister Pradeep
Panigrahy told the media that the universities would function from 2015-16
academic year. RD will become a women's university. Around 50 women's colleges,
which are under Utkal University, will be affiliated to it. The exact shape of
the university and its affiliated colleges will be decided soon. Besides the
existing 25-acre campus, the government will look for another 25 acre for its
second campus, the minister said.
Khallikote will be part of a
cluster university, comprising five nearby colleges. The other four are S D
Women's College and Binayak Acharya College in Berhampur, besides colleges at
Chhatrapur and Gopalpur, the minister said.
The government will spend Rs 55
crore each on infrastructure development of the two universities. The funds
will be drawn from Rashtriya Uchhatar Shiksha Abhiyan, a central-sponsored
programme for higher education.
-TNN | Apr 24, 2015
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