Odisha HRD

The OUAT Ammendment Bill 2011 is being discussed in the Odisha assembly; if passed, it will pave way to private agricultural colleges affiliated to OUAT

August 21st, 2011

One of the main aspect of this bill is that it will allow private agricultural colleges to be affiliated to OUAT. I think this is a good move and if what is mentioned in the excerpt below from ibnlive.com is true, it is surprising that no other state agricultural university allows that.

… none of the 38 agriculture universities in the country has given permission to any private organisation to set up college in agriculture, veterinary and allied sciences, he wanted to know as to why the State Government is so keen on allow entry of private sector in the State. Discussion on the Bill remained inconclusive.

From my quick research I found the following:

• There is a private colleges which offer courses in Agriculture, but it may not be affiliated to agricultural universities. Such a college is  Doon (P.G.) College of Agriculture Science and Technology (DCAST). Its web site is http://www.dpmc.in/About%20Society.html.
• There is a deemed university in agriculture that seems to have started of as a private institution but is now funded by the state government. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Higginbottom_Institute_of_Agriculture,_Technology_and_Sciences and
  http://www.shiats.edu.in/aboutus.asp.
• There is at least a general college (by general college I mean colleges like our BJB College) which in addition to traditional courses offers Agriculture programs.
  See http://www.khalsacollegeamritsar.org/ . The program it offers includes programs in Agriculture. See http://www.khalsacollegeamritsar.org/dept-agriculture.html .

So even if what is mentioned in the ibnlive.com article is true, why should Odisha take a lead for once and allow OUAT to have affiliated private colleges.

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