Vyasanagar College

Vyasanagar College, Jajpur Road, Jajpur, Odisha is the 28th Autonomous college of Odisha. The autonomous status was granted in February 2009 by University grants Commission (UGC) of India.

College History

Vyasanagar College, Jajpur Road, Odisha was started in 1966 by the collective efforts of the people of the locality and the main building of the college was constructed with the contribution from the local people. The college is more popular in the name of V.N. College.

The college started with Arts subjects at the Intermediate level. However, in 1966 the college got affiliated to Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar and after that higher classes were added. The college got 2f and 12B status from the U.G.C. in 1969. I.Com and I.Sc classes stated in 1975 and 1978 respectively whereas the B.Com and B.Sc classes started in 1977 and 1981. Later various subject combinations and Honours courses were added.

Courses Offered

The college offers undergraduate programs in Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Zoology for B.Sc., in English, Education, Economics, History, Oriya, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology and Sanskrit for B.A. and in Accountancy and Management for B.Com totaling 17 options in undergraduate programs.

From 2004, the college also offers self-financing programs at Certificate/ Diploma level in Computer Science, Refrigeration and Hospital Waste Management.

Faculties and Staff

The teaching staff includes permanent faculties, 74 in numbers (17 Ph.D. and 28 have M.Phil), 8 part-time teachers, and 34 non-teaching and 31 technical staff. The student teacher ratio is 29:1.

Facilities

The college spreads across almost 26 acres and has the student strength of the college is more than 2700. The College has its own Library with study Centre, Computer Point, and Sports facilities, Shooting Range 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 adequate number of classrooms, lecture halls and laboratories. The college library holds about 46000 volumes, 26 journals/ periodicals/ magazines.

Magazines

Annual college magazine, “Vyasashree” and a Wall Magazine, 'Vyasaprava' are published to inculcate creativity among students. Even in the Women's Hostel, another wall magazine is placed periodically.

Hostels and Canteens

The college has hostels for Men (1 hostel) and Women (2 hostels), Housing for faculty and Guest House. The college also houses a small canteen at the back side.

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.

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.

Future Prospects

• With the rapid industrialization in the area nearby, Kalinga Nagar(the steel hub of India), and of the needs of the locality the college may introduce some add-on courses like 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, TOEFL and GMAT.
• Further steps may be taken up to connect the library with other libraries.

References

• Jajpur District Portal (http://jajpur.nic.in/)
• Utkal University, Odisha, List of affiliated colleges (http://www.utkal-university.org/utkal%20university/Academic/colleges.htm)