College of Basic Science and Humanities, Bhubaneswar

The College of Basic Science and Humanities is one of the few affiliated constituent college of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology official located at Bhubaneswar, Odisha. This centre of learning was founded in 1964 and for almost six decades has offered education in the basic sciences.

NAAC accredited the college and that reflects the college’s commitment in providing quality education to the learners. This college is known to have a talented professional base of the faculty members which is 43; the college offers 21 courses at 4 levels including undergraduate, postgraduate, Doctoral, and Bachelor’s degrees.

The specializations cover all branches of science including Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology/Parasitology, Biotechnology, Computer Science & Engineering/Microbiology, etc. , to meet interests of all kinds of scientists. The college has a number of facilities that are available in the college for the improvement of the learning processes of the students.

The heart of academic resources is the Central Library and only those students who study in Medical/veterinary science faculty have direct access to the Central Library. It supports undergraduate and postgraduate students, research scholars, scientists and professors, and offers all types of academic and research needs.

The campus provides well-equipped laboratories for all specialized departments and, as such, afford practical practicals to the students. The college promote physical fitness and health by providing the following sporting amenities; A gymnasium hall fully equipped with exercise equipment, badminton hall and table tennis hall, Astro-turf for sporting activities and many more.

It also has a health center in the main campus offering OPD regular, pathology, laboratory and ambulance round the clock, for the benefits of students and staff. College of Basic Science and Humanities has an overall academic programme spread of 21 courses .

Among them, eighty-eight are offered at the undergraduate level and completed in full-time programmes, seventy-seven in postgraduate programmes, and sixty-six in doctoral programmes. B. Sc. Honours programmes are available in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, and Zoology, while self-financed programs are also available in the Biotechnology, Computer Science, Microbiology Streams. At the Post graduate level, M.

Sc Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology & Biotechnology The above mentioned courses are Self Financed. For the students interested in higher level research Carrier oriented courses are M. Sc . (Physic, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology and Microbiology), Ph. D. programmes are available.

The college has a clear emphasis on the provision of science education and training in order to produce professional in the field of science. The admission process of the College of Basic Science & Humanities is inclusive and as such, the College places equal value on merit.

The details of how particular courses admit students are not elaborated but most such institutions admit students on the basis of performance in relevant subjects, end examination, and sometimes interviews. The college also provides the normal course along with the self financier course to help the students according to their financial class.

For the latest information about entry requirements, and dates for applying, candidates should visit the official website of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology. The establishment of the college under OUAT, an agriculturally important university, gives value to its degrees, and perhaps increases the employability of graduates in many scientific and research oriented sectors.