Odisha: Dept of Higher Education releases first merit list

Around 1,578 colleges enrolled for e-admission process

The Department of Higher Education of Odisha (Orissa) has announced the first merit list for the students seeking admission in junior educational institutes. A total of 1,578 colleges enrolled for the e-admission process. Now, the Plus Two admission will be conducted against 4,19,641 seats sanctioned by the state government. Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar (BJB) College’s cut-off in Science stands at 92.67% followed by Commerce at 80.33% and Arts at 70.5%. These cut-offs are as per category. Other top colleges have a cut-off of 90% and above include Saraswati (Junior) Vidya Mandir, Neelakantha Nagar, Berhampur and Basic Science & Humanities (Junior) College, Bhubaneswar.