The State Government on Thursday constituted a high-level committee for taking necessary steps for reservation of seats for students of State-run High Schools in engineering and medical courses.
The panel, to be headed by retired Orissa High Court Judge Justice AK Mishra, would recommend seat reservation for the Government school students.
Other members of the committee are Prof Ashok Kumar Das, former Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University; former head of the Laser and Plasma Technology Division at BARC and Vice-Chairperson, Odisha State Higher Education Council; Dr CBK Mohanty, Director, Directorate of Medical Education and Training; Bhupinder Singh Poonia, Chairman, Council of High Secondary Education; and G Reghu, Director, Technical Education and Training.Joint Secretary to Government, SD&TE Department, AK Nayak has been appointed as the Member-Convenor of the committee.
The panel formation followed a State Cabinet decision on December 28 last to provide reservation to students of Government High Schools in engineering and medical colleges.