Importance of Higher Education in Social Science and its Present Status in Odisha

Priyaranjan DashP.G. Department of Education

North Odisha University

Those persons who are making in-depth study on governance have understood that the

future destiny of any country is dependent on the education of youths.-Aristotle

Human recourse, Its Development

and Higher Education

Social science

The Subjects of Social science as ICSSR describes…..Anthropology, Commerce,

Demography ,Economics, Education, Geography ,History, International Relations,

Journalism, media and communications, Law, Socio- Linguistics, Management ,Political Science,

Psychology ,Public Administration, Sociology, Social Work (action research)

Social science and its Importance

The era is of science but society needs its science

Higher Education System India

12 autonomous institutions for Accreditation 44 Central Universities

306 State Universities 154 Private Universities

129 Deemed Universities 67 Institution of National Importance

700 Degree-granting Institutions and 35,539Affiliated Colleges

Higher Study of social Science in Odisha

Sl. No

Name of university Year of Establishment

No of RegularSocial Science Departments*

Percentage(as Compared to ICSSR subjects)

1 Utkal University 1943 14 82.35%

2 Sambalpur University 1967 8 47.09%

3 Berahampur University 1967 9 52.94%

4 North Odisha University 1998 1 05%

5 Fakir Mohan University 1999 4 23.52%

6 Ravenshaw University 2006 10 58.82%

7 Central University of Odisha 2009 5 29.41%

Scope of Study At P.G. levelSl. No

Name of university Subject wise PG seats

Education Political Science

Anthropology History Psychology Economics

1 Utkal University - 64 32 64 48 88

2 Ravenshaw University 40 48 - 16 16 104

3 Sambalpur University - 64 16 48 - 40

4 Berahampur University - 56 - 56 - 40

5 North Odisha University - - - - - 30

6 Fakir Mohan University - 16 - - - 16

7 Central University of Odisha - - 30 - - 30

Total no of PG seats(including colleges) 136 672 94 584 96 534

Seats are not as Enough

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Conclusion Opening of all branches of social science in all universities either in regular or self financing mode.Increasing of number of seats in the social science subjects.Provision of special scholarships by state government in social science subjects.

Contd..

Degree colleges should be strengthen.Post Graduate programmes in social science subjects should be opened in suitable degree colleges.Interdisciplinary studies on social science should be introduced.Social science subjects should be vocationalized.

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