Berhampur University appoints Geetanjali Dashi as new VC
Dash is a retired professor of political science at Fakir Mohan University Balasore and holds more than 36 years of teaching experience.
Geetanjali Dash has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Berhampur University. Odisha governor and chancellor of Universities, Ganeshi Lal appointed her for a period of four years. Dash is a retired professor of political science at Fakir Mohan University Balasore and holds more than 36 years of teaching experience.
Dash has authored five books and guided four PhD and 35 MPhil scholars. “My priority is to face the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) peer team, who will come to the campus very soon. The university has NAAC A grade. We will try to retain the grade or improve it to A+ grade,” said Dash.
Dash further said that the affiliated colleges under Berhampur University are not accredited.
“I will try to work in this field and mentor the colleges to get them accreditation. Orientation programmes will be conducted for colleges to prepare them for this challenge. Accredited colleges will get funding from the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme, grants from the University Grants Commission (UGC) and other agencies,” she added.
Commonly asked questions
Berhampur University MBA placement data 2024 is not released. However, as per the NIRF report 2024 available on the official website of Berhampur University, the key highlights of Berhampur University PG 2-year placements over the past three years are presented below:
Particulars | PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2021) | PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2022) | PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|
Median package | INR 3.5 LPA | INR 4.2 LPA | INR 4.8 LPA |
Total students | 1050 | 930 | 1155 |
Students placed | 350 | 362 | 512 |
Students opted for higher studies | 150 | 210 | 282 |
As per the overall NIRF report 2024 released by the University, the key highlights of Berhampur University placements 2023 as compared with 2022 and 2021 are presented below:
Particulars | UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2021) | UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2022) | UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|
Median package | INR 1.7 LPA | INR 2.5 LPA | INR 3.6 LPA |
Total students | 160 | 160 | 160 |
Students placed | 140 | 142 | 131 |
Students opted for higher studies | 18 | 18 | 29 |
Particulars | PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2021) | PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2022) | PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2023) |
Median package | INR 3.5 LPA | INR 4.2 LPA | INR 4.8 LPA |
Total students | 1050 | 930 | 1155 |
Students placed | 350 | 362 | 512 |
Students opted for higher studies | 150 | 210 | 282 |
According to the overall NIRF report 2024 released by Berhampur University, the course-wise number of students placed during Berhampur University placements over the past three years are presented below:
Particulars | UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2021) | UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2022) | UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|
Total students | 160 | 160 | 160 |
Students placed | 140 | 142 | 131 |
Students opted for higher studies | 18 | 18 | 29 |
Particulars | PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2021) | PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2022) | PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2023) |
Total students | 1050 | 930 | 1155 |
Students placed | 350 | 362 | 512 |
Students opted for higher studies | 150 | 210 | 282 |
The new Vice-Chancellor said that she will focus on the holistic development of students. Apart from education, curricular, extracurricular and co-curricular activities, soft skills, physical fitness, placement cell and other activities will be worked on the campus. Seed funding will be given to the young faculty members, she added.
Meanwhile, the higher education department is now inviting applications for the post of Vice-Chancellor Shri Jagannath Sanskrit University, Puri. Interested candidates can apply on or before May 31.
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