CENTRE FOR POST GRADUATE STUDIES,

ODISHA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY,

BHUBANESWAR

The Centre for Post Graduate Studies (CPGS), OUAT was instituted during the academic session 1998-1999 with opening of the PG Department of Computer Science and Application with an intake capacity of 60 students per year. It has the facility to offer three-year course programme leading to award of MCA degree. The Department of Computer Science & Application (CSA) produce IT Professionals for IT companies in India and abroad, e-governance, telecom, IT in Agriculture etc. In the year 2002, the centre was further strengthened with opening of P.G. Department of Bioinformatics having intake capacity of 32 students per year. This Department was opened to extend two-year course programme leading to award of M.Sc. in Bioinformatics. Department of Bioinformatics produce biological software professionals and skilled Bio-informaticians for various pharmaceutical companies, Biotech companies, IT companies and Research Institutes of national and international repute to solve the biological problems through computational tools & techniques. Lastly the P.G. Department of Agribusiness Management was created in the year 2007. The Department has intake capacity of 32 students per year and offers a two-year course programme leading to award of MBA in Agribusiness Management. MBA programme in Agribusiness Management was opened with an objective to impart education in production, marketing, post harvest management and export oriented business in Agriculture.

All the three departments under CPGS are involved in applied areas of research in Agriculture and allied sciences which have been fruitful in enhancing the agricultural production of the State Odisha. All the three departments are following syllabus and examination system as per the recommendation of ICAR since 2009. The students of these departments are fulfilling the basic needs in the agricultural sector of the country in general and the state in particular with application of advanced subjects.

DEAN

Prof. B. Baisakh

Dean, PGF-cum-DRI, OUAT

Email ID: deanpgfdriouat[at]gmail[dot]com

Details of staff position (Dean’s office)

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND APPLICATION

The department of CSA was established in the year 1998 with the student intake capacity of 60 per year. It offers three-year full-time course leading to the award of Masters’ degree in Computer Application (MCA). The course curricula are designed to meet the professional requirement of Information Technology (IT) industries. The computer laboratories of the department are furnished with modern software and internet connectivity to provide the opportunity to the students to work on software platforms prevailing in the I.T. industries. To face the challenges of the stiff competitive environment of the present scenario, the department is prepared with a solid foundation, responsible institution, commanding over the subject, adequate infrastructure, and appropriate manpower. Many firms associated with the software industry have sought skilled manpower from this campus, proof enough of the quality that the department infuses into its students.

Details of staff position (DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND APPLICATION)

Mr. Abhimanyu Dash

Associate Prof. and Head of the Department, CSA

Office phone: +91-674-2561023

Mobile:+919438354884

Email: hodmca_cpgs[at]rediffmail[dot]com

Area of specialization: Artificial Intelligence

Office Address: Dept. of CSA, CPGS,

OUAT, Unit 8, Surya Nagar,

Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003

STAFF POSITION

Strength of the Department as on 17.07.2020

Student placement