Babul Jack's Review On Government Autonomous College, Phulbani

I completed my M.Sc Life Sciences from Government Autonomous College, Phulbani. It was a memorable period of time for me, the facilities were pretty good and the faculty always engaged in helping us excel in our career with the help of their guidance. The college infrastructure is also quite good.

The college is affiliated to Berhampur University, and strictly follows all the guidelines and syllabus prescribed by the University. The examinations are held on a yearly basis of overall 500 marks each year consisting of 6 paper each respectively.

The fee for the college is quite feasible. The fee for the first year of my M.Sc Life Sciences was Rs. 1900 at that time. The college also provides fee waivers to meritorious and economically weaker students.

There are various types of scholarships been instituted by the college for encouraging meritorious students. Some of them are - • P.G. Merit Scholarship The P.G. Merit Scholarship is rewarded to students who are in 5th year of their Post Graduation, and have secured 60% or more marks in (Hons.) graduation examinations. The scholarship is renewable yearly within the same stage of education. The scholarship is rewarded by D.H.E. Orissa, BBSR. • Senior Merit Scholarship All the Graduation final year students who have secured more than 50% of marks in aggregate in 12th Examinations are eligible for a senior merit scholarship. The scholarship is renewable yearly within the same stage of education. The scholarship is rewarded by D.H.E. Orissa, BBSR. @ Rs50/- per month. • Post Matric Scholarship (for SC/ST Students): All the students belonging to SC/ST whose parents’ annual income is below 1,00,000/- are eligible to apply for the post-matric scholarship. The SC/ST students should submit their respective caste certificate, annual income certificate along with their fresh/renewable application form every year for the reward of the scholarship. • Scholarship of Excellence: The college rewards scholarship of excellence carrying a cash reward of Rs.1,000/- to the best graduates. Students can contact their concerned faculty asking for further information on any of the scholarships they wish to apply for.

The college also provides hostel facilities for both boys and girls separately. The hostels are pretty good and have a decent infrastructure. Hostel rooms are quite spacious and comfortable for students to spend their college life in. The only area that requires attention is the cleanliness of washrooms and food served, which can be improved further.

College takes students on merit basis. Firstly, I submitted the application form for the college, it can be physically filled in college or downloaded and submitted online itself. Then a merit list is declared for students who are eligible to enroll in the college. I had a good aggregate in honours in concerned subjects securing 89%, and 91% as overall aggregate. I continued with my admission procedure and provided all the required documents and also filled a portion of fee, to ensure my admission in the college.

The faculty of the college is quite friendly and strict whenever needed and gives good guidance to their students. Most of the faculty are PhD holders in their respective subjects and are very knowledgeable regarding it.