Home Science studies draw girl students from UP to Shanker Pratap Dev Degree college of Palamu. The college situated at Nagar Untari is affiliated to Nilamber Pitamber Universiy’s (NPU). Border of Uttar Pradesh starts only 9 kms from Nagar Untari and the nearest railway station is Wyndhamganj.
Secretary of Shanker Pratap Dev Degree college Raj Rajender Pratap Dev said students from UP's Wyndhamganj, Dudhdhee, Renukoot areas have taken admission in the Nagar Untari based two affiliated degree colleges. The colleges at Nagar Untari are well connected to UP by NH 75 also.
In arts faculty, there are a few practical subjects like home science, psychology and geography which the students opt more often.
Raj Rajender Pratap Dev said efforts are on to set up degree college at Dhurki, barely two kms away from UP villages across the Kanhar river.