Upendra Nath College, Mayurbhanj

Upendra Nath College, Mayurbhanj, was set up in 1976, recognised as an affiliated college situated in Nalagaja, Odisha. Sitting on a 29. 34 acre land, this institution provides 6 degree programmes into 17 courses. The capacities include a total of 894 students and 38 members of the faculty team; thus, the college has a favourable learning climate.

NAAC accredited Upendra Nath College aims in providing quality education in different faculties such as Arts, Science and Commerce. Among the facilities of Upendra Nath College discussed below are features that aim at improving the experience of the students.

A good library is also functional useful in Education by providing adequate stock of new and current textbooks and other relevant books that would aid the students’ academic works. Sports lovers in the college has playgrounds which are marked for football, volleyball, badminton, and cricket.

The institution also places a lot of emphasis on technology to boost its IT facilities, and there are 24 computers with licensed software. For the convenience of the students hostel accommodation should be provided for the two genders, to enhance comfort. On this, the College encourages the health needs of the students, through a gymnasium, health centre with first aid provisions and a canteen.

An open auditorium helps to fulfill campus social life since it accommodates the students and functions and events. In academic portfolio, Upendra Nath College has total 17 courses to offer. These include full time Undergraduate Programmes Arts, Science and Commerce. The largest faculty, Bachelor of Arts (B. A.

) programme has intake capacity of 256 seats and has specialisation in English, Economics, Education, History, Oriya, Political Science, and Philosophy. In Science stream B. Sc programmes are offered in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany and Zoology with compulsory general and honours. The Commerce stream provides B. Com and B. Com Accountancy honours.

This diverse variety of courses is useful for students of all subjects and those who know what career path they want to select. At Upendra Nath College, admission to the college is based solely on the students’ scores, whereby the Common Admission Test is taken into consideration together with the students’ academic tally.

The following manner was used to select students for honours courses; the students are first ranked then given their preferred subject. On the admission process, the option is clear, and the institution offers top places in chosen programmes to worthy candidates.

They also contribute to the growth of the institution and provide constructive critique pertaining to the college and University many alumni from Upendra Nath College are involved in the alumni negotiation association. This engagement assist in enhancing the existing academic and infrastructural development of the college and thus yielding prohibition results in preparing the students for their desired careers.