With Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati giving his assent, the Odisha College (Modification) Act, 2024, got here into impact on Sunday, marking a big reform within the state’s greater schooling sector. The Odisha College invoice was handed on April 2 after in depth deliberation within the Odisha Meeting, and it obtained the governor’s assent on April 12.
Expressing his gratitude to the governor, Odisha’s Larger Schooling minister Suryabanshi Suraj described the event as a “new daybreak” for greater schooling within the state. He stated the Odisha College act will carry transformative modifications geared toward strengthening the schooling system, addressing longstanding challenges and enhancing educational excellence.
“The act goals to result in substantial reforms, making certain autonomy for universities and enhancing the effectivity of educational features,” Suraj stated.
College recruitment to not be carried out by OPSC
In keeping with the supply of the Odisha College act, the recruitment of college in universities won’t be carried out by the Odisha Public Service Fee (OPSC). As an alternative, universities will kind a committee comprising educationists for school recruitment.
This can enable the recruitment course of to be accomplished inside a specified interval, with out pointless delays, the minister stated, including that it’ll make sure that school appointments align with the necessities of undergraduate and postgraduate curricula, in addition to subject-specific calls for.
Appointment of VC
Concerning the appointment of vice-chancellors, the Odisha College act has provision of forming a three-member committee for the collection of the VCs. Solely distinguished educationists from the sector of upper schooling can be a part of this committee. The age restrict for VCs has been elevated from 67 to 70 years.
Reintroduction of senate
The brand new Odisha College Act additionally ensured the reintroduction of the Senate in universities. The senate is the best advisory physique of a college, comprising educationists, school, college students, and administrative workers, and it performs an important position within the improvement of the college and the upper schooling sector.
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As per the Act, every college could have a senate that can meet not less than twice a yr. The senate will encompass 68 members, out of which a minimal of 37 members can be from amongst lecturers, educationists, and scholar representatives, making certain balanced and inclusive illustration.
The minister stated that the act additionally ensures a strong basis and a strengthened schooling system. “The act will even contribute to the expansion of a knowledge-driven economic system within the state,” he stated.
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