About
A) Brief History of the Department: The department of ODIA (Degree) started functioning from the session 1970-71. It always envisions to motivate the students of the locality for higher education and excellence in ODIA language and literature.The college introduced Honours in Odia from the session 1978-79 with 16 seats after getting affiliation from Berhampur University. Seats increased to 32 in the year 1980-81. This department has produced a large numbers of students who are engaged variously in teaching, research and other fields in both Government as well as private sectors.
B) Vision: Offer a dynamic, Interactive Odia Education that engages students in the learning process. To provide a constructive learning to promote student self assessment, motivation, decision making and analytical skills.
C) Mission: To provide students with an education of the highest quality in the odia language, in literature written in Odia and in critical and creative writing, judiciously combining breadth with depth. To enable the students to acquire communicative competence, develop decision making, enhance analytical competence so that they make quality use of language as a means of creating conducive human environment imbued with vibrant interpersonal bonding, common understanding leading to global harmony.
- Year of Establishment:
General: 1970-71
Honours: 1978-79 for 16 Seats and seats increased to 32 in the year
1980-81, seats increased to 48 in the year 2015-16 again seats increased to 56 in the year 2016-17, seats increased to 64 in the year 2020-21.
- Name of the Programme: : Intermediate Course in Arts, Science and Commerce
Bachelor’s Degree Course in Arts, Science and Commerce .
- System of Evaluation: Internal Assessment through Monthly Tests and Mid-Terms
End-term Examinations conducted by Berhampur University
- No of Teaching Posts Sanctioned: Six (06)
- No of Teaching Posts filled: Four (4)
| Sl.No. | Name | Qualification | Designation | Specialization | Experience | Profile |
| 1 | Sri Laxminarayana Panda | MA,
B.Ed., M. Phil, in Odia |
Lecturer (Group-A) | Bhanja Sahitya | 32 Years | |
| 2 | Dr. Pitambara Behera | MA, Ph.D in Odia | Lecturer | Bhanja Sahitya | 32 Years | |
| 3 | Smt. Bairi Devi | MA in Odia With NET | Lecturer | Adhunika Patra | 8 Years | |
| 4 | Sri Sreedhara Badhei | MA, NET-JRF | Lecturer | Adhunik Sahitya | 4 Months |
| Sl. No. | Activity | Date | No. of Participants | Remark |
| 1 | Fakir Mohan Senapati Jayanti | 13 January, 2022 | 67 | |
| 2 | Shastriya Odia Bhasha Divas | 11 March, 2022 | 56 | |
| 3 | Gangadhar Meher Jayanti | 09 August, 2022 | 53 | |
| 4 | Gopabandhu Das Jayanti | 09 October, 2022 | 89 | |
| 5 | Fakir Mohan Senapati Jayanti | 13 January, 2023 | 62 | |
| 6 | Shastriya Odia Bhasha Divas | 11 March, 2023 | 57 | |
| 7 | Gangadhar Meher Jayanti | 09 August, 2023 | 58 | |
| 8 | Gopabandhu Das Jayanti | 09 October, 2023 | 34 | |
| 9 | Fakir Mohan Senapati Jayanti | 13 January, 2023 | 51 | |
| 10 | Shastriya Odia Bhasha Divas | 11 March, 2023 | 89 | |
| 11 | Odia Likhan Pratijogita, kshudra galp,prabandh likhan & hastakshar likhan“Biswa Odia bhasha Sammilani-2024” | 17 January, 2024 | 120 | |
| 12 | Sadharan Jyan , Odia Batktruta, Bhagabat Abrutti“Biswa Odia bhasha Sammilani-2024” | 18 January, 2024 | 123 | |
| 13 | Odia Bajan Gana,Odia Loka Nrutya“Biswa Odia bhasha Sammilani-2024” | 19 January, 2024 | 78 |
Student Enrollment
| STUDENT ENROLMENT | |||||||||||||||
| Sanctioned Strength of the Department: | |||||||||||||||
| Year | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | ||||||||||
| Category | M | F | T | M | F | T | M | F | T | M | F | T | M | F | T |
| S.C. | 08 | 04 | 12 | 05 | 13 | 18 | 06 | 05 | 11 | 05 | 10 | 15 | 06 | 06 | 12 |
| S.T. | 01 | 0 | 01 | 0 | 01 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 | 0 | 01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEBC/OBC | 05 | 19 | 24 | 06 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 09 | 14 | 23 | 05 | 14 | 19 |
| General | 06 | 12 | 18 | 06 | 09 | 15 | 01 | 04 | 05 | 05 | 17 | 22 | 05 | 03 | 08 |
| P.H. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 53 | 52 | 61 | 39 | ||||||||||
Results:
| Year | No of Students Appeared | No of Students Passed | No of Students with Distinction | No of Students securing above 60% | Pass Percentage | Remark |
| 2019-20 | 38 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 86.84% | |
| 2020-21 | 36 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 86.11% | |
| 2021-22 | 39 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 84.61% | |
| 2022-23 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 47.05% | |
| 2023-24 | 31 | 18 | 06 | 11 | 58.06% |
Student Diversity:
| Name of the course |
% of students from the same state |
% of students from abroad |
| Odia Hons. | 100% | None |
- Student Participation and Achievement:
- Rama Chandra Behera has joined as IIC in Odisha Police.
- Ms. Sujata Majhi has joined as TGT Odia in Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan
- Luchitra Reddy won award on Inter-College Eassay Competition in Odia on Pandit Nilakantha Das memorial prize at Berhampur University on January ,2023.
- Miss Ankita Panda secured 1st position in song compitation organized by NAC-2022.
- Miss Narmada Behera secured 2nd position in dance organized by NAC-2022.
- Miss Narmada Behera secured 1st position on dance organized by NAC- 2023.
- Miss Ankita Panda secured 3RD position in song compitation organized by Ganjam college,Ganjam (IYDP)-2023.
- Miss Narmada Behera secured 3RD position in dance compitation organized by Ganjam college,Ganjam (IYDP)-2023.
- Miss Ankita Panda secured 3RD position in Folk Music compitation organized by Ganjam college,Ganjam (IYDP)-2023
- Miss Gayatri Nahak secured 1st position in Cooking Demonstration compitation organized by Ganjam college,Ganjam (IYDP)-2023.
- Miss Jigynasa Nayak secured 2nd position in Kabita Likhan Pratijogita organized by Ganjam College, Ganjam( “Biswa Odia bhasha Sammilani-2024”).
- Miss Ankita Panda secured 3rd position in Kabita Likhan Pratijogita organized by Ganjam College, Ganjam( “Biswa Odia bhasha Sammilani-2024”).
- Miss Jigynasa Nayak secured 3rd position in Kshudra Galpa Rachana Pratijogita organized by Ganjam College, Ganjam( “Biswa Odia bhasha Sammilani-2024”).
- Miss Ankita Panda secured 2nd position in Odia Prabandh Likhan Pratijogita organized by Ganjam College, Ganjam( “Biswa Odia bhasha Sammilani-2024”).
- Miss Jyoti Pallei secured 2nd position in Odia Hastakshar Pratijogita organized by Ganjam College, Ganjam( “Biswa Odia bhasha Sammilani-2024”).
- Miss Ankita Panda secured 3rd position in Odia Hastakshar Pratijogita organized by Ganjam College, Ganjam( “Biswa Odia bhasha Sammilani-2024”).
- Miss Ankita Panda secured 1st position in Bhagabat Abrutti Pratijogita organized by Ganjam College, Ganjam( “Biswa Odia bhasha Sammilani-2024”).
- Miss Jyoti Pallei secured 2nd position in Bhagabat Abrutti Pratijogita organized by Ganjam College, Ganjam( “Biswa Odia bhasha Sammilani-2024”).
- Miss Jigynasa Nayak secured 1st position in Lka Nrutya Pratijogita organized by Ganjam College, Ganjam( “Biswa Odia bhasha Sammilani-2024”).
2. No of Students receiving scholarship from Govt. /Other Agencies: NIL
(If yes, enclose the class-wise list of Students)
3) Student Enrichment Programmes undertaken by the Department:
Special Lecturers and doubt clearing classes are arranged in every fortnight for the students.
4) Teaching Method adopted to improve Student Learning:
Screening of Films and Plays, Creative Teaching, Audio Visual Tools,Role Play,Task Based Language Learning,Group Discussion,Storytelling ,Community Language Learning Method.
5) Participation of Students in Institutional Social Responsibility & Extension Activities:
The Department conducts Extension Activities like “Collection Of Odia Folk Song”, and Participating in various types of Odia Literary Competition on regular basis for Students as well as for rural youth.
Students and Teachers also participate in different social activities like Blood Donation, Active Citizenship Program, Disaster Management Programme, Gender Sensitization Programme, Campus Cleaning, Plantation, NCC, NSS, YRC Programmes, etc.
6) SWOC Analysis of the Department:
Strength:
Experienced and dedicated Faculty over the years. Faculty with Good Research and Publication activities.
Weakness:
Socio-economic background of many of the students (some of them are first- and second-generation learners) admitted in the College is responsible for poor language competence (both in their mother tongue). This leads to an unsatisfactory level of comprehension and communication, particularly in the first two semesters.
Opportunities:
Employment opportunities in the field of Teaching and Research in Odia Literature and Language, Journalism, Content Writing, Corporate Communication,
High Profile Jobs .
Challenges:
Orienting Vernacular Medium Students from Rural Background towards Odia Language Learning, Underprivileged Students with strong Language Barriers.
Separate dept room.smart class.
7) Future Plan Establishing a Language Laboratory.