Orissa acquired the status of a separate State on April 1, 1936. Oriyas were believed to be tradition-bound and were quite apathetic to receive the liberal education introduced during the British Rule. However, in pro-independence days, like other states, it also participated in the race and witnessed a massive quantitative expansion in its education system to get a separate position in the education movement of India. This is now being enhanced by the Government of India with due attention towards the primary and secondary education. The importance of higher education and professional courses are well understood in the today’s scenario by the students, parents and as a whole by the society, which is reflected in their performance and interests.
Orissa was one of the last Indian territories to come under the British rule and therefore was exposed much later to the liberal education introduced by them. At the same time, Orissa has always made concerted efforts to provide quality education to all. Prospects of a brighter future are evidently in the offing in view of certain major initiatives of the Government of Orissa and the Government of India. The below mentioned numerical data of various institutes in the state throws some light about the recent educational status.
Administration
Minister - Higher EducationEmail: hemin@ori.nic.in
Shri Samir Dey
Hon'ble Minister
Shri Ashok Kumar Tripathy
IAS Commissioner-cum-Secretary
Minister - School & Mass EducationEmail: smemin@ori.nic.in
Bishnu Charan Das
Cabinet Minister
Shri Bhaskar Chatterjee
IASPrincipal Secretary
Educational Institutions
| Category | Total Number | Total Enrolment | Number of Teachers | Teacher-Student
Ratio |
| Pre-Primary Schools | 373 | 30498 | - | - |
| Primary Schools | 42104 | 4080000 | 111040 | 37 |
| Elementary Schools | 12096 | 1296000 | 39814 | 34 |
| Secondary Schools | 6072 | 1031000 | 51436 | 20 |
| Senior Secondary Schools | 231 | 10500 | 7827 | 57 |
| Pre Degree /Junior Colleges | 510 | 376000 |
| Board of Intermediate /Secondary Education | 1 | - | - | - |
| Degree College | 524
(Arts/Sc./Com.) | 138932
(BA/BSc.BCom) | - | - |
| Engg. College | 13 | 3345
(B.E./B.Sc./B.Arch.) | - | - |
| Professional College | - | - | - | - |
| Medical College | 19 | 3120
(MBBS) | - | - |
| All University | 5 | 10807
(MA/MSc/MCom)
499
(Ph.D/D.Phill/D.Sc.) | - | - |
Central University
| - | - | - | - |
| State university | - | - | - | - |
| Deemed University | - | - | - | - |
| Institution of NationalImportance | - | - | - | - |
| Research Institution | - | - | - | - |
| Teacher Training College | 13 | 2028
(B.Ed. /B.T.) | - | - |
| Teacher Training School | 69 | 7200 | - | - |
| Polytechnic Institutes | 5 | 800 | - | - |
| Technical /Industrial /Arts & Craft School | 26 | 7300 | - | - |
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