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			<title><![CDATA[MKCG Medical College]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 23:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[From <a href="https://x.com/manas_muduli/status/1971950072066986158/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://x.com/manas_muduli/status/197195...58/photo/1</a>  - Rs 1500 crore extension<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Other Medical College & Hospitals]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 23:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[This is from Facebook Future Berhampur page.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Planned: Fisheries University in Rangeilunda]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 15:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Following is from <a href="https://x.com/PatnaikAmi/status/1896197857176354998?t=5KUlM8NIHQ2ynZD8cxtIsA&amp;s=08" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://x.com/PatnaikAmi/status/18961978...xtIsA&amp;s=08</a><br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>About 18 to 19 acres of lands will be transferred to OUAT, College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda, Ganjam (Agri &amp; farmers Dept.) Notification released by Konisi Tahasil office. Odisha Govt. is planning OUAT COF be converted to Fisheries University in near future.</blockquote>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Following is from <a href="https://x.com/PatnaikAmi/status/1896197857176354998?t=5KUlM8NIHQ2ynZD8cxtIsA&amp;s=08" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://x.com/PatnaikAmi/status/18961978...xtIsA&amp;s=08</a><br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>About 18 to 19 acres of lands will be transferred to OUAT, College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda, Ganjam (Agri &amp; farmers Dept.) Notification released by Konisi Tahasil office. Odisha Govt. is planning OUAT COF be converted to Fisheries University in near future.</blockquote>
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			<title><![CDATA[NIST University]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Odisha cabinet just approved NIST University. See <a href="https://sambadenglish.com/odisha-to-get-2-more-private-varsities-as-cabinet-okays-proposals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sambadenglish.com/odisha-to-get-...proposals/</a> . Now it goes to the Odisha assembly.<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Odisha cabinet just approved NIST University. See <a href="https://sambadenglish.com/odisha-to-get-2-more-private-varsities-as-cabinet-okays-proposals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sambadenglish.com/odisha-to-get-...proposals/</a> . Now it goes to the Odisha assembly.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Universities and Major higher education institutions]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2023 18:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The greater Berhampur area has the following universities, and university like institutes<br />
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<ul class="mycode_list"><li>Berhampur University<br />
</li>
<li>Khallikote Unitary University<br />
</li>
<li>IISER, Berhampur<br />
</li>
<li>NIST University<br />
</li>
</ul>
Other key institutions in greater Berahmpur are:<br />
<ul class="mycode_list"><li>MKCG Medical College<br />
</li>
<li>Parla Maharaj Engineering College<br />
</li>
<li>College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda<br />
</li>
<li>Army Air Defense College, Gopalpur<br />
</li>
<li>IIT Bhubaneswar Innovation Centre for Climate Change near Gopalpur (in progress)<br />
</li>
</ul>
The government degree colleges in the greater Berhampur area, as listed in <a href="https://dhe.odisha.gov.in/government-colleges/list-of-govt-colleges/govt-degree-colleges" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://dhe.odisha.gov.in/government-col...e-colleges</a> are<br />
<ul class="mycode_list"><li>Binayak Acharya (Degree) College, Aska Road, Berhampur<br />
</li>
<li>Sashi Bhusan Rath Govt. (Auto.) Women’s College, Berhampur<br />
</li>
<li>Government Science (Degree) College, Chhatrapur<br />
</li>
<li>Govt. College of Art and Craft, Khallikot. (60 kms from Berhampur)<br />
</li>
</ul>
See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmapur,_Odisha#Educational_institutions" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmapur,...stitutions</a> for the other colleges in the greater Berhampur area. In particular, Berhampur has several private engineering and pharmacy colleges.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The greater Berhampur area has the following universities, and university like institutes<br />
<br />
<ul class="mycode_list"><li>Berhampur University<br />
</li>
<li>Khallikote Unitary University<br />
</li>
<li>IISER, Berhampur<br />
</li>
<li>NIST University<br />
</li>
</ul>
Other key institutions in greater Berahmpur are:<br />
<ul class="mycode_list"><li>MKCG Medical College<br />
</li>
<li>Parla Maharaj Engineering College<br />
</li>
<li>College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda<br />
</li>
<li>Army Air Defense College, Gopalpur<br />
</li>
<li>IIT Bhubaneswar Innovation Centre for Climate Change near Gopalpur (in progress)<br />
</li>
</ul>
The government degree colleges in the greater Berhampur area, as listed in <a href="https://dhe.odisha.gov.in/government-colleges/list-of-govt-colleges/govt-degree-colleges" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://dhe.odisha.gov.in/government-col...e-colleges</a> are<br />
<ul class="mycode_list"><li>Binayak Acharya (Degree) College, Aska Road, Berhampur<br />
</li>
<li>Sashi Bhusan Rath Govt. (Auto.) Women’s College, Berhampur<br />
</li>
<li>Government Science (Degree) College, Chhatrapur<br />
</li>
<li>Govt. College of Art and Craft, Khallikot. (60 kms from Berhampur)<br />
</li>
</ul>
See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmapur,_Odisha#Educational_institutions" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmapur,...stitutions</a> for the other colleges in the greater Berhampur area. In particular, Berhampur has several private engineering and pharmacy colleges.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Parla Maharaj Engineering College (PMEC)]]></title>
			<link>/thread-282.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2021 03:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Following is an excerpt from <a href="https://pragativadi.com/mou-inked-for-establishments-of-coe-at-pmec-berhampur-gce-keonjhar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://pragativadi.com/mou-inked-for-es...-keonjhar/</a> .<br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>MoU Inked For Establishments Of CoE At PMEC Berhampur &amp; GCE Keonjhar<br />
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By PragativadiNews On Oct 8, 2021<br />
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... The first MoU has signed between PMEC, Berhampur, BPUT and Tech Mahindra to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in PMEC, Berhampur in the field of Cloud computing &amp; Cyber security.<br />
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... The second Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) is concluded between PMEC, Berhampur, Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Gram Tarang Employability Training (GTET) and Dassault Systemes for establishment of a CoE in the field of Aerospace, Automotive, Defence and Allied Industries at PMEC, Berhampur. </blockquote>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Following is an excerpt from <a href="https://pragativadi.com/mou-inked-for-establishments-of-coe-at-pmec-berhampur-gce-keonjhar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://pragativadi.com/mou-inked-for-es...-keonjhar/</a> .<br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite>MoU Inked For Establishments Of CoE At PMEC Berhampur &amp; GCE Keonjhar<br />
<br />
By PragativadiNews On Oct 8, 2021<br />
<br />
... The first MoU has signed between PMEC, Berhampur, BPUT and Tech Mahindra to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in PMEC, Berhampur in the field of Cloud computing &amp; Cyber security.<br />
<br />
<br />
... The second Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) is concluded between PMEC, Berhampur, Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Gram Tarang Employability Training (GTET) and Dassault Systemes for establishment of a CoE in the field of Aerospace, Automotive, Defence and Allied Industries at PMEC, Berhampur. </blockquote>
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			<title><![CDATA[IISER Berhampur]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2020 23:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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