About

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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)

People

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 View Profile
2 Dr. Pitambara Behera MA, Ph.D in Odia Lecturer Bhanja Sahitya 32 Years View Profile
3 Smt. Bairi Devi MA in Odia with NET Lecturer Adhunika Patra 8 Years View Profile
4 Sri Sreedhara Badhei MA, NET-JRF Lecturer Adhunik Sahitya 4 Months View Profile

Programme

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 Galpa, 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  

Students

Student Enrollment
STUDENT ENROLMENT
Sanctioned Strength of the Department:

Category 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
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 00 01 00 01 01 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 00 00
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. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Others 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Total 55 53 52 61

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

Events

  • 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”).

     

  •  No of Students receiving scholarship from Govt. /Other Agencies: NIL

    (If yes, enclose the class-wise list of Students)

  • Student Enrichment Programmes undertaken by the Department:

    Special Lecturers and doubt clearing classes are arranged in every fortnight for the students.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Future Plan Establishing a Language Laboratory.