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Major reshuffle in BU academic faculties

BERHAMPUR: Professor of Marine Science Department took charge as the new chairman of the Post-Graduate (PG) Council of Berhampur University.

There also was a reshuffle among the academic faculties of the university and the selected teachers took charge of their academic and administrative duties in the university management. The outgoing PG Council chairman, Bauribandhu Kar handed over the charge to Mr. Panigrahy on Monday. Mr. Kar would now be the director of the distance education cell of the university.

After taking charge Mr. Panigrahy said his main aim would be to bring in academic discipline in the campus. It may be noted that the syndicate of the university has decided to follow ‘school system’ in the university to regroup its different departments. The university would have seven different schools. Different related departments would be put under a single school. The different schools would be meant for life science, physical science, social science, management studies, ocean science, electronic sciences & computer application and linguistics. Mr Panigrahy said they are trying to bring in this change from the current academic session.

Krushna Chandra Padhi of Political Science Department would be the head of the Development Council of the university. Ramesh Chandra Nayak of Physics Department has taken charge as the new library in charge.

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