Pathani Samanta College, Khurdha

Pathani Samanta College, being an affiliated college is located in Nayagarh, Odisha and established in Khandapara in 1978. This institution that occupies a 15 acre compound offers 13 courses from 2 programmes of study. The college is student friendly with a total enrolment of 1,537 and faculty of 33 teachers make the environment leaning conducive.

Pathani Samanta College is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and the college aims at providing education in different fields such as Arts, Science etc. A wide range of amenities have over the years been developed to complement the college’s student experience.

It is a common fact that a good library, adequately equipped, provides the means of instruction to the students in turn offers the faculty to work with. Each department has a laboratory within the institution so that students can practice and conduct experiments. For those with interest in having a sporty physique, the college provides facilities for gym, a sports hall as well as a gymnasium.

Target of building a technologically proficient campus is met by the fact that campus provides facilities like Wi-Fi for students to remain connected and with good IT facilities for Internet access. A hall within the compound is used for holding different occasions and seminars contributing to active campus life.

Pathani Samanta College as a total of thirteen full time courses here offered and mostly emphasis on the Under Graduate Courses in Arts and Science. With honors the college offers, Bachelor of Arts ( BA ) programmes in areas of Economics, English, History, Education, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology and Sanskrit. Under the sciences stream, it provides the academic courses in the form of B.

Sc Honours in Chemistry Mathematics Physics, Botany & Zoology. These courses are intended to give the learners enough background and practical knowledge in their lines of specialization. Degree Name No. of Specializations BA Hons 8 B. Sc Hons 5 The admission provision of the Pathani Samanta College is more or less selective, but fair and based on merit.

However, there is limited information concerning the admission procedures that is followed in the university but broadly people are aware that the admission process is conducted with preferences given to the performance of students in their qualifying examinations. This may therefore mean that the college adopts the admission calendar of its affiliating university.