The N.C. Autonomous College (Narasingh Choudhury Autonomous College) is a 30-acre college in Jajpur, Odisha, India. Founded in 1946, it is one of the oldest colleges of Odisha and located in the heart of Jajpur district headquarters. [1] The college was initially affiliated to Utkal University but since the 1999-2000 session it has autonomous status as per UGC and B+ grade accredits with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council NAAC.
The college is named after Choudhary Narasingha Charan Mohapatra of Kodandpur, the principal donor of the institution. The college fulfilled a long-cherished desire of the people of this area.
Classes were held in Jajpur High School until 1952. Thereafter the college was shifted to its present campus that stretches in a serene rural setting, about 2 km to the west of the historical town of Jajpur. Jajpur NC College has lost autonomous status since 2012. However, admission for self-financing courses at Plus III level is being conducted by the college on claims of being autonomous.
Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR) formerly College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar (CETB) is a public unitary technical university under the state government of Odisha located in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India. It was established in 1981, by Government of Orissa, as a constituent college of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology. Students are admitted to the college through the Joint Entrance Examination (main) merit list of Government of India. The Institute is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. The Government of Odisha has granted unitary university status.
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, VISA Steel and Tata Steel are in various stages of implementation.
Jajpur is a district of Odisha state in eastern India. The Odisha Government carried out a re-organisation of districts of Odisha in 1993. The erstwhile Cuttack district was split into multiple districts with Jajpur being one of them. The district came into being on 1 April 1993.
Jajpur 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. Now, it is the headquarter of Jajpur district.
Previously a neglected aspect of the Indian Central government, Education in Odisha is witnessing a rapid transformation. Its capital city, Bhubaneswar along with Cuttack, are emerging as a knowledge hub in India with several new public and private universities, including the establishment of an Indian Institute of Technology after five decades of demand.
Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT), Sarang was founded in 1982 as Odisha College of Engineering (OCE), initially managed directly by the Govt. of Odisha. The institute's origins can be traced back to 1981 when it operated as Modern Polytechnic (MPT), offering diploma courses in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Mining Survey Engineering.
The Biraja Temple, or Birija Kshetra, is a historic Hindu temple located in Jajpur, Odisha, India. The present temple was built during the 13th century. The principal idol is Devi Durga, who is worshipped as Viraja (Girija), and the temple gave Jajpur the nicknames "Viraja Kshetra" and "Biraja Peetha". The Durga idol has two hands (dwibhuja), spearing the chest of Mahishasura with one hand and pulling his tail with the other. One of her feet is on a lion, and the other is on Mahishasura's chest. Mahishasura is depicted as a water buffalo. The idol's crown features Ganesha, a crescent moon and a lingam. The temple covers a large area, and has several shrines to Shiva and other deities. According to the Skanda Purana it cleanses pilgrims, and it is called the Viraja or the Biraja kshetra. Jajpur is believed to have about one crore of Shiva lingams.
Vyasanagar College, Jajpur Road, Jajpur, Odisha is the 29th Autonomous college of Odisha. The autonomous status was granted in February 2009, renewed on 2016 by University Grants Commission (UGC) of India.
The Odisha Police, abbreviated either as OP or OPS, is the law enforcement agency for the state of Odisha in India. It is headquartered in Cuttack, the former capital of Odisha. The Odisha Police is headed by a Director General of Police, currently Y.B. Khurania, IPS and falls under the purview of the state's Home Department of the Government of Odisha. The sanctioned personnel strength of Odisha Police is 72,145; comprising women as one-third of its total sanctioned strength in the directly recruited posts of civil constable, sub-inspector and deputy superintendent of police. This ratio of women's representation in the force makes it one of the foremost in that aspect among the police services of India.
Dharanidhar University, formerly Dharanidhar Autonomous College, is a state public university in Kendujhar district of Odisha, India.
Government (Autonomous) College Angul is an educational institute set up by the government of Odisha, India, in 1957 at Angul. It was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Odisha, Dr. Harekrishna Mahatab. It is situated in the heart of Angul, nearly a kilometer away from NH-55 and six km (3.7 mi) from the nearest railway station.
The Sadhu Goureswar College is a public college in Kanikapada area about 17 km from Jajpur city of Odisha state.
Rama Devi Women's University, formerly known as Rama Devi Women's Autonomous College, is a state university for women in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India named after freedom fighter and social reformer Ramadevi Choudhury.
Parala Maharaja Engineering College (PMEC), Brahmapur, Odisha is a government engineering college in Southern Odisha, India. Established in 2009, the college was inaugurated by Naveen Patnaik, the then chief minister of Odisha. This college is named after the King Krushna Chandra Gajapati who is regarded as the architect of an Independent united Odisha State. The Parala Maharaja engineering College was approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi, Govt. of India and was affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Rourkela, Government of Odisha but now, it is an autonomous college from 21 January 2021. This college is also accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) New Delhi, Govt. of India.
Jajpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.
Rayagada Autonomous College, Rayagada is a nongovernment aided college which is affiliated to the Berhampur University and Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha, India under the UGC scheme. It is situated in the town of Rayagada; the district headquarters of Rayagada district.
Kendrapara Autonomous College is a co-ed non-government autonomous college located in town of Kendrapada, Odisha. The autonomous college was established in the year 1959. In the year 2005 UGC granted this college its autonomous status to run its undergraduate educational curriculum. The college got its accreditation by NAAC with grade A certification in the year 2005. The autonomous college offers students three years of regular undergraduate courses in degree of Arts (B.A),, Commerce and Science (B.Sc.).
Shri Krushna Chandra Gajapati Autonomous College is an autonomous college situated in Paralakhemundi in southern Odisha.
Subrat Kumar Prusty is an Indian Odia-language scholar, activist, social entrepreneur, literary critic and author. He is Member Secretary of the Institute of Odia Studies and Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He was instrumental in preparing the research documents, advocating the awarding of Classical Language status to Odia, forming Central Institute of Classical Odia, Odia University and implementation of the Odisha Official Language Act, 1954. He was awarded the Presidential Certificate of Honour and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman – 2019 for Classical Odia.