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N o. 20 3 0 CU TTAC K, THU R S DA Y, O CTO BER 3 1 , 20 19 /KA R TIK A 9 , 19 41
HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 25th October, 2019
No.22512-PT1-HE-FE1B-POLICY-0004/2019/HE.—Whereas, the State Government have established a new unitary University at Bolangir, called the Rajendra University, by altering the territorial jurisdiction of the Sambalpur University, vide their notification in the Higher Education Department No.5676-HE-FE1B-POLICY-0004-2019/HE, dated the 2nd March, 2019;
And, whereas, the Sambalpur University is overloaded with the affairs of about 240 colleges located within its territorial jurisdiction having affiliated to it;
And, whereas, it is felt necessary to disaffiliate the colleges of Bolangir and Subarnapur Districts from the Sambalpur University and affiliate those colleges to the Rajendra University at Bolangir so as to reduce the workload of Sambalpur University;
And, whereas, it is felt necessary to commence the academic activities of the Rajendra University at Bolangir from the academic year, 2020 starting from 1st June, 2020;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) and clause (g) of sub-section (3) of Section 32 of the Odisha Universities Act, 1989 (Odisha Act 5 of 1989), the State Government do hereby alter the territorial jurisdiction of the Sambalpur University by excluding the Revenue Districts of Bolangir and Subarnapur Districts and by including the same in the Rajendra University at Bolangir with effect from the 1st June, 2020 and direct that the colleges located within the Revenue Districts of Bolangir and Subarnapur shall disaffiliate from the Sambalpur University and be affiliated to the Rajendra University at Bolangir with effect from that date. The Rajendra Autonomous College at Bolangir shall be upgraded to the Rajendra University with effect from the 1st June, 2020.
By Order of the Governor
SASWAT MISHRA
Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government