Orissa acquired the status of a separate State on April 1, 1936. Oriyas were believed to be tradition-bound and were quite apathetic to receive the liberal education introduced during the British Rule. However, in pro-independence days, like other states, it also participated in the race and witnessed a massive quantitative expansion in its education system to get a separate position in the education movement of India. This is now being enhanced by the Government of India with due attention towards the primary and secondary education. The importance of higher education and professional courses are well understood in the today’s scenario by the students, parents and as a whole by the society, which is reflected in their performance and interests.

Orissa was one of the last Indian territories to come under the British rule and therefore was exposed much later to the liberal education introduced by them. At the same time, Orissa has always made concerted efforts to provide quality education to all. Prospects of a brighter future are evidently in the offing in view of certain major initiatives of the Government of Orissa and the Government of India. The below mentioned numerical data of various institutes in the state throws some light about the recent educational status.

Administration

Minister - Higher Education
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Shri Samir Dey
Hon'ble Minister

Shri Ashok Kumar Tripathy
IAS Commissioner-cum-Secretary

Minister - School & Mass Education
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Bishnu Charan Das
Cabinet Minister

Shri Bhaskar Chatterjee
IASPrincipal Secretary

Educational Institutions

Category	Total Number	Total Enrolment	Number of Teachers	Teacher-Student Ratio
Pre-Primary Schools	373	30498	-	-
Primary Schools	42104	4080000	111040	37
Elementary Schools	12096	1296000	39814	34
Secondary Schools	6072	1031000	51436	20
Senior Secondary Schools	231	10500	7827	57
Pre Degree /Junior Colleges	510	376000
Board of Intermediate /Secondary Education	1	-	-	-
Degree College	524 (Arts/Sc./Com.)	138932 (BA/BSc.BCom)	-	-
Engg. College	13	3345 (B.E./B.Sc./B.Arch.)	-	-
Professional College	-	-	-	-
Medical College	19	3120 (MBBS)	-	-
All University	5	10807 (MA/MSc/MCom) 499 (Ph.D/D.Phill/D.Sc.)	-	-
Central University	-	-	-	-
State university	-	-	-	-
Deemed University	-	-	-	-
Institution of NationalImportance	-	-	-	-
Research Institution	-	-	-	-
Teacher Training College	13	2028 (B.Ed. /B.T.)	-	-
Teacher Training School	69	7200	-	-
Polytechnic Institutes	5	800	-	-
Technical /Industrial /Arts & Craft School	26	7300	-	-