In view of complaints over faulty evaluation of answer sheets in the examinations conducted by the Utkal University, the State Government has decided to introduce a reevaluation system in the university very soon.

 “Since there is provision of a re-addition system the University Statute, the new changes will be effected at the earliest,” informed Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Gagan Kumar Dhal at a conference of the Principals of 16 autonomous colleges organised by the College Development Council (CDC) of the Utkal University here on Wednesday.

The meeting decided to introduce uniform syllabus and examination pattern in all autonomous colleges under the university from the next academic session.

Among other issues, introduction of e-tutorials in the colleges and the university, provisions of affiliation and recognition to the colleges, regular coordination between the State’s Higher Education Department and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on accreditation to all colleges were discussed at the conference.Dhal also informed that a decision has been taken to set up a Central Instrumentation Centre in the Utkal University campus where laboratory equipments of all concerned departments would be stored.

Besides, the university would have a Foreign language laboratory, he added.Among others, Higher Education Joint Secretary Ajay Patnaik, University Vice-Chancellor Ashok Das and Registrar Susant Kumar Das, Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) representative Mihir Das, College Development Council (CDC)   Director Santosh Tripathy and senior university lecturers Sadasiv Pradhan, Khiti Bhusan Das and Ranjan Bal were present.