Vyasanagar College, Jajpur Road,

Jajpur Jajpur (also known as Jajapur) () is a town and a municipality in Jajpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It was the capital of the Kesari dynasty, later supplanted by Cuttack. It is the headquarter of Jajpur district. Etymology a ...

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is the 29th

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college of

. The autonomous status was granted in February 2009, and renewed on 2016 by University Grants Commission (UGC) of

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History

The college started with

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subjects at the Intermediate level. In 1966 the college got affiliated to

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and thereafter higher classes were added. The college got ''2f'' and ''12B'' status from the UGC in 1969. ''I.Com'' and ''I.Sc'' classes started in 1975 and 1978, respectively, whereas ''B.Com'' and ''B.Sc'' classes started in 1977 and 1981.

Facilities

The college spreads across almost 26 acres and has the student strength of the college is more than 3600. The college has its own

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with study centre, computer point, and

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in addition to a grievance redressal cell, a parking shed and a common room. The total built up area is about 106175 sq ft. with a sports ground of about 8 acres. The college has an adequate number of classrooms, lecture halls and

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. The college library holds about 46000 volumes, 26 journals/

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Hostels and canteens

The college has

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for boys (1 hostel) and girls (2 hostels) and housing for faculty and a guest gouse. The college also houses a small

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at the back side.

Faculties and staff

The teaching staff includes permanent faculty, 74 in numbers, 8 part-time teachers, and 34 non-teaching and 31 technical staff. The student teacher ratio is 29:1.

Academics

Admissions

Admissions of students to the various courses of study are made on the basis of their academic records. As per the policy of the State Government, SC and ST students, students from other weaker sections, holders of merit certificates of NCC, NSS and sports are given preference in admission.

Courses offered

The college offers

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and

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for B.Sc., in English language,

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, Oriya,

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and

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are offered under B.A. and under

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and

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for B.Com, in total 17 options in undergraduate programs. From 2004, the college also offers self-financing programs at

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level in

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and Hospital Waste Management.

Examinations

The college has an annual system of examination. The test, mid-term and terminal examinations are conducted to check the progress of the students. This helps in mid-term course correction.

Magazines

Annual college magazine, "Vyasashree" and a Wall Magazine, 'Vyasaprava' are published to inculcate creativity among all students regardless of gender.

Future prospects

* With the rapid

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in the area nearby,

Kalinganagar Kalinganagar is a planned industrial town in Jajpur district of coastal Odisha, India. Kalinganagar is emerging to be major global hub in steel, power and ancillary products. A large number of steel plants including projects by Jindal Steel ...

(the steel hub of India), and of the needs of the locality, the college may introduce additional courses applicable to the growth, such as Communicative English, Basic Computer Literacy, Travel and Tourism, Tax Planning, Management of Small Scale Industry Units, Event Management, Herbal and Medicinal Plant Nursery Management * More facilities and training to be provided to enable more number of students to succeed in the examinations like UGC-CSIR (NET), SLET, GATE, Civil Services, GRE,

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and

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* Further steps may be taken up to connect the library with other libraries

References

Jajpur District Portal

{{Department of Higher Education, Odisha Universities and colleges in Odisha Buildings and structures in Jajpur district Autonomous Colleges of Odisha Department of Higher Education, Odisha Educational institutions established in 1966 1966 establishments in Orissa