Odisha HRD

Mahindra offers scholarships for BPL students, disabled students or defense wards pursuing diploma in a polytechnic

July 23rd, 2007 Author : Chitta Baral

Meeting in support of KBK Central University called in Malkangiri.

Odisha.com reports on this. Pioneer also reports on this and also on Agami Orissa’s plan for a meeting in Koraput. Following are some excerpts.

A meeting to chalk out the future course of action on demand of a KBK Central University was held at Malkanagiri. Local MLA Nimain Sarkar was the convener at the meeting, … Over 100 persons of the district, including senior citizens, intellectuals, educationists, journalists and representatives of civil society organisations attended the meeting.

A committee, KBK Bikas Parishad, was formed after the meeting with an aim to look into the various developmental aspects of the most neglected undivided KBK districts. RK Patra was nominated as the convener of the committee while Durga Prasad Tripathy was chosen as the president.
Ratnakar Dash was nominated as the general secretary of the committee. Deputy Speaker of the Assembly Prahallad Dora and MLA Nimain Sarkar were chosen as the advisers of the committee.

The committee alleged that the Central Government cheated the people of tribal KBK districts on many occasions. While it was decided to set up a KBK Central University at Koraput, it is now mysteriously shifted to another State by the order of the Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh, the members of the committee alleged. Reiterating the demand for KBK Central University, the members warned of an intense mass movement throughout the State. However, the foundation of the movement will be laid on July 29 at Koraput meeting, which is going to be organised by Agami Orissa.

July 23rd, 2007 Author : Chitta Baral

Schools for students with disabilities

The Rehabilitation Council of India lists the following schools in Orissa that are targeted for people with disabilities.

1	Chakradhar Institute of Rehabilitation Science, F-10, BJB Nagar, Bhubaneswar – 751014	Course Co-ordinator	Bachelor in Prosthetic and Orthotics	–All Disabilities–
2	Chetna Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, (Jewels International), A/3, Nayapalli, Opposite Oberoi Hotel, P.O. RRL Campus, Bhubaneswar-751013 Tele no. 2581999	The Director	DSE (MR)	–All Disabilities–
3	Institute of Health Sciences N 2 / 41, IRC Village, Nayapalli Bhubaneshwar – 751 015 Tel: 0674-2553640 Fax: 0674-2420932 Email: ihsbbsr@yahoo.com Website: ihsindia.org	The Director	BASLP	–All Disabilities–
4	Open Learning System, Plot no. G-3/A/1, Gadakana Mouza, P.O. Mancheswar Railway Colony, Near Press Chhak, Bhubaneshwar – 751 017 0674-2301806/626 Fax:-0674-2301626 Ols_director@yahoo.com Olsbbsr_org@rediffmail.com	The Director	DSE (CP)	–All Disabilities–
5	Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Olatpur, P.O. Bairoi, Distt. Cuttuck-754010 Tele no. 06724-55552/ 55465 Fax no. 06724-55465	The Director	Bachelor in Prosthetic and Orthotics	–All Disabilities–
6	Training Centre for Teachers of the Deaf (A Joint Project of State Govt. & AYJNIHH), S.I.R.D. Campus, Unit-8, Bhubaneswar-751012 Tel & Fax 0674-2561394 E-mail tctd@hclinfinet.com; tctd@cltiger.com	Assistant Director	DSE (HI), DHLS	–All Disabilities–
7	Training Centre for Teachers of the Visually Handicapped, S.I.R.D. Campus, Unit-VII, Bhubaneswar Tel No. 0674-2417163	Course-co-ordinator	DSE (VI) Primary Level	–All Disabilities–

New Indian Express has a report about a similar school that is not directly listed above. It may be a new one or may be part of one of the above. Following are some excerpts from the New Indian Express report.

City-based International Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research has decided to introduce a four-and-half-year degree programme in physiotherapy from the current academic session.
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In all, 20 students would be enrolled in the first batch through a screening test. The programme has been recognised by the State Government and the institute is affiliated to Utkal University, said director Chitrasen Parida. Talking to mediapersons here on Sunday, he said a bachelor degree programme in audiology and speech language pathology is also being introduced from this session.

Both the courses have been approved by the Rehabilitation Council of India. The institute has invested about Rs 70 lakh out of Rs 1.76 crore which it plans to pump in three years for development of supporting infrastructure. Soon it would come up with its own campus.

Chairman of Shreedevi Charitable Trust, Kalyanpuri, Gandhi Chaudhury said a model pre-school for special children has already been established for their holistic development. A comprehensive diagnostic clinic ‘Susruta’ providing services for people with deafness, cerebral palsy, autism, speech and language disorders is functioning from the campus.

1 comment July 23rd, 2007 Author : Chitta Baral

Joining Orissa engineering colleges through AIEEE will entail the same fees as through Orissa JEE

New Indian Express reports on this. Following are some excerpts.

The fee structure meant for the JEE would also apply to AIEEE candidates. There will be no separate fee structure for the candidates seeking admission through the AIEEE route, …

The fees for different professional programmes, recommended by Fee Structure Committee and notified by the State Government on July 12, covers them too, he said.

He also informed that the Policy Planning Body (PPB) will decide the details of the counselling for the AIEEE candidates soon. Meanwhile, the State Government has also recommended that each college would submit an affidavit before the Fee Structure Committee stating that they will follow the structure approved by the Government and agreed upon by them.

…, there is also a growing feeling that individual colleges must issue declarations in public on their own stating that they will charge fees as has been jointly decided by them and the committee. It will be an act of self-regulation on their part.

18 comments July 23rd, 2007 Author : Chitta Baral

IIIT Bhubaneswar will start class this year

Following is Dharitri’s article on this.

New Indian Express also has an article on this.

July 22nd, 2007 Author : Chitta Baral

Prof. Bijay Sahu is the new vice chancellor of Berhampur University; Sambalpur VC’s term extended

Following is Sambada’s news item on this.

July 21st, 2007 Author : Chitta Baral

Indira Gandhi Scholarship for single girl child for post graduation studies

This scholarship for single girl child (i.e., no other brother or sister) is from UGC. Its notice and guidelines are here. One feature of this schlarship is that it does not preclude the recipient from having another scholarship from a different source. Following is an ad in Samaja about it.

108 comments July 21st, 2007 Author : Chitta Baral

Tata Parivar scholarships for children of displaced families

An IANS report on this appears in various media. Following are some excerpts.

Tata Steel Friday announced scholarships for those children of the families displaced by its proposed steel plant in Orissa’s Kalinga Nagar who have already taken admission in recognized colleges and institutes.

The programme, named Tata Steel Parivar Scholarship, will cover the cost of education and accommodation of students offering diploma, graduate or post-graduate degrees.

The money will be paid to the institution directly where the student has taken admission, a company release here said. …

I think the TATAs must go further and also ensure quality education for children (of displaced families) in primary and secondary school level.

1 comment July 21st, 2007 Author : Chitta Baral

Orissa JEE counseling updates – seat availability

Orissa JEE website has information on seat availability in various programs and various colleges updated daily based on what happens in counseling that day. Following are the links in that site as of today. I have added the rank information based on the counseling schedule. Aspirants whose counseling is yet to happen may look at these links and get some idea on their chances.

4 comments July 20th, 2007 Author : Chitta Baral

MBBS Counselling to resume on August 9

The Pioneer reported that State Government finds itself in a catch-22 situation on whether to roll back the hiked admission fees for the medical streams or not. It says,

the JEE counselling for the medical stream (MBBS) has been shifted to August 9 and 10. All the decisions regarding the revision of the fee-structures would be announced before the scheduled period.

The State Government has already sent its appeal to the Fee Structure Committee headed by Justice KP Mohapatra to reconsider its decision regarding the hike in fees. One student has to pay at least Rs 4.5 lakh to get into the medical stream in any of the private medical college in the State. The fees have been hiked from earlier Rs 2.5 lakh to a whooping Rs 4.5 lakh.

As Justice Mohapatra, is away from Orissa and would be back on July 22, so all decisions regarding fee- revision have been put on hold, as of now. However, sources added, the Fee Structure Committee would at best lessen the fees by Rs 50,000 and not more than that. Earlier, it was proposed to limit the fee structure to Rs 4 lakh and later it was hiked to Rs 4.5 lakh. However, the private engineering colleges are not in a mood to listen to the Government’s plea to lessen the fee structure.

The detailed counseling dates are given in the Orissa JEE site.

July 20th, 2007 Author : Digambar