Upendranath College, Balasore

Upendranath College, Soro, was set up in 1964 and is affiliated college situated in Balasore, Odisha. The institution on a 15. 23 acre campus provides a wide spectrum of undergraduate courses in Arts, Science & Commerce. NAAC accredited with total student strength of 1,864, Upendranath College has a teaching faculty of 57 members.

The college offers 23 courses grouped in 6 degree programmes and proves its versatility offering courses in Physics , Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, BA Mathematics Hons. , Political Science, Economics, Commerce, etc. Upendranath College offers different types of facilities made of course with the purpose to improve the position of the students.

The facility has put in place a computerised library with over 30000 books accessible to the student and members of staff. Accommodation is however limited in the college and the colleges provide women students with the Sarada Women’s Hostel. The facilities available in the campus include modem amenities like Wi-Fi, Department Al Laboratory and an Auditorium for conducting events/seminars etc.

The students need additional facilities such as a sports hall, a stadium for the practice of athletes, a gymnasium, and a canteen. Health and safety is Cats college main agenda through having a first aid facility, easy access to banking services by having on campus ATM’s. With respect to the 23 full-time courses provided, the college offers a wide variety of undergraduate programmes.

These cuts across discipline areas such as art, science, and commerce disciplines. The institution has a large calendar year admission capacity of 1864 students for all programmes offered in the institution. This flexibility in the curriculum enables a student to have many speciality options, thus meeting every student’s needs for the kind of job he/she would like to do.

Degree Name Total Number of Seats No of Specialisations B. Com 960 5 B. Sc 384 7 BA 512 8 The admission of students in Upendranath College, Soro, has been made very simple and is based on merit. The admission process of the college is inviting application from the candidates interested to take admission in its undergraduate study courses such as Arts, Science and Commerce etc.

Based on its affiliation status the institute may have the percentage of marks obtained in the qualifying examinations that is 10+2 or equivalent examination for admission. Students interested in specific courses should note that the intake capacity of a programme differs from another ranging from 16 for BA Philosophy Honours and 256 for general BA programme.