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Orissa assembly passes ICFAI Bill
Press Trust Of India
Bhubaneswar, June 24, 2010
After several deferments, the ICFAI (Institute of Chartered Financial
Analysts of India) University Bill-2009 was passed by Orissa assembly.
The Bill, first tabled in the assembly during the monsoon session last
year, was deferred thrice due to lack of time and members' opposition
to certain clauses.
The bill was passed by a voice vote with some changes last night with
Higher Education minister Debi Prasad Mishra saying that the
self-financing private university would provide high quality
education.
According to changes made in the Bill, two MLAs and the Secretary of
the Higher Education department will in the Board of Management (BOM)
of the proposed varsity.
The Bill also incorporated proposal of granting concession to ST, SC
and OBC students.
The ICFAI authorities would now have to prepare fee structure on the
guidelines of University Grants Commission (UGC) and other regulatory
bodies.
With the Bill getting nod of the assembly, the ICFAI would invest Rs
150 crore in setting up a campus for the university in the state.
The university would have strength of about 1,500 students and offer
courses in various disciplines like engineering, management, law,
science and humanities.
ICFAI has identified 30 acres land between Bhubaneswar and Khurda for
setting up its university. It had inked an MOU with the state
government in 2007.
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