Central University of Orissa | |
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CUO | |
Established | 2009 |
Type | Central University |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof.Surabhi Banerjee |
Location | Koraput, Orissa, India |
Website | http://cuorissa.org/ |
Central University of Orissa has been established by the Parliament under the Central Universities Act, 2009 (No. 3C of 2009) by Govt. of India, situated at Koraput Town, Koraput district in the Indian state of Orissa. The territorial jurisdiction of Central University of Orissa is whole of the Orissa.
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The Central University of Orissa has been established by the Parliament under the Central Universities Act, 2009 (No. 3C of 2009). It is one of the 15 new Central Universities established by the Government of India during the UGC XI Plan period to address the concerns of “equity and access” and as per the policy of the Government of India to increase the access to quality higher education by people in less educationally developed districts which have a Graduate Enrollment Ratio of less than the national average of 11%. Koraput District of Orissa comes within the KBK region (Koraput, Bolangir and Kalahandi) which is still considered as an extremely as underdeveloped region of the State of Orissa. These three districts of the State are known for tribal culture, because majority of the people here belong to ST and SC categories. Since there is no University or any other national level educational set up in this region the Central University is proposed to be established here so that it may widen the access to quality higher education in the country. Surabhi Banerjee is the first Vice Chancellor of Central University of Orissa. At Present S. P. Rath is the Pro-Vice Chancellor of this University.Establishment of the university is considered most significant development factor in KBK region.
The proposed site is located in village Chikapar and Chakarliput coming under Sunabeda NAC (Urban area). It is very close to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Sunabeda. A road constructed over the acquired land of Indian Navy for the purposes of Naval Armament Depot joins the proposed site from N.H. 43 at the point of Sunabeda Junction-1 (about 6 Km.). dumuriput railway station is at a distance of about 5 KM from Sunabeda-1 Junction. Damanjodi railway station is at distance of 15 km. And Koraput railway station is at a distance of 25 km. The land size is 450.09 acres spreading over village Chikapar (Ac. 310.96) and the adjoining Chakarliput (Ac. 139.13).
School of Social Sciences
School of Languages
School of Basic Sciences & Information Sciences
School of Development Studies
School of Health Sciences
School of Biodiversity & Conservation of Natural Resources
The Central University of Orissa has been established by the Act of Parliament under the Central Universities Act, 2009 (No. 3C of 2009). It is one of the 15 new Central Universities established by the Government of India during the UGC XI Plan period to address the concerns of “equity and access” and as per the policy of the Government of India to increase the access to quality higher education by people in less educationally developed districts which have a Graduate Enrolment Ratio of less than the national average of 11%. Koraput District of Orissa comes within the KBK region (Koraput, Bolangir and Kalahandi) which is still considered as an extremely underdeveloped region of the State of Orissa .These three districts of the State are known for tribal culture, because majority of the people here belong to ST and SC categories. The CUO Library aims to be a leading academic research library in the area. The eclectic collection that constitutes the Library currently includes over 3592 books. The Library resources comprise Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries on various subjects, general collections, valuable source books, critical works as well as specific skills-related books on Personality Development, Time Management and Communication Skills. Very soon the library will subscribe research journals, besides subscribing to daily news papers and magazines. The present library at present runs in a temporary campus at Central Silk Board Building, Landiguda, Koraput.The Central Library, Central University of Orissa, Koraput provides access to information not just to widen the horizons of the users’ knowledge but also to support a host of their learning activities that range from learning books and newspapers to reading e-journals and e-books.
LIBRARY STATISTICS
BOOKS : 3592
NEWSPAPER : 17 (10 English Daily, 7 Oriya Daily )
MAGAZINES : 27
LIBRARY MEMBERS : 450