Bhubaneswar: Self-financing courses will continue in colleges and universities across Odisha. The Higher Education Department has withdrawn its previous order restricting self-financing courses from 2022-23.
In a letter to the officers of the Higher Education department, Additional Secretary Birendra Korkora stated, “Higher Education Department letter No.15631/H.E, dated 16.04.2022, in regard to streamlining of Self-Finance courses in the State Public Universities, is hereby withdrawn.”
Earlier, Chancellor of Universities and Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal had directed all the State Public Universities not to allow any new Self Finance Courses (SFCs) on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
In a letter to registrars of universities on Tuesday, Principal Secretary to the Chancellor, Saswat Mishra said, “The Chancellor has expressed his serious concern regarding the manner in which SFCs are currently being run in State Public Universities; especially the way Self Finance Courses tend to over-shadow the ‘Regular Courses’ of the Universities concerned.”
