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College Development Council


There is an active College Development Council formed by the University with Vice Chancellor as the Chairman. The Director, College Development Council as Convenor and the representatives from Government of Odisha (Dept. of Higher Education), University, autonomous and affiliated colleges are members of the CDC. The university currently has 48 colleges including one autonumous college spread across 9 districts of the state of Odisha impacting higher education in faculties of humanities and social sciences, science and technology, commerce and management studies and pedagogical sciences.

The CDC has been guided by statutory bodies namely College Development Council and Affiliation Committee.


Prof. Sasmita Mohanty
Director, CDC
Ph. No. : 7205293884
Email : cdc(at)rdwu(dot)ac(dot)in
The Purpose of the Council
  • Functions as a policy making body in regard to proper planning and integrated development of the colleges;
  • Conducts surveys of all the affiliated colleges for considering affiliation to new colleges & programmes, and the continuation of provisional/grant of permanet affiliation for existing programmes. ;
  • Advises the University on all matters relating to development of affiliated colleges;
  • Prepares perspective plan for the development and opening of new colleges;
  • Advises University in regard to rationalisation and implementation of the University Policy on affiliation of colleges;
  • Helps Colleges in their proper development, selection of teachers, proper utilization of grants, efficient implementation of guidelines of University Grants Commission on examinations, courses, etc;
  • Assists the colleges to prepare the proposal and forward the proposal to YGC for inclusion of colleges under 2(f) & 12 (B) of UGC Act 1956, grant/extention of autonomous status, etc.
  • Helps in the implementation of regulations framed by the University Grants Commission regarding academic standards and restructuring of courses at the undergraduate level;
  • Evaluates and assesses the impact of grants of University Grants Commission and ensures timely release of grant of University Grants Commission to the colleges and its proper utilization;
  • Ensure close and continued contact and interaction between the academic faculties of the University and those of the colleges through faculty development programmes and other meetings as per requirement.
  • Reviews inspection reports of the Colleges and take remedial steps;
  • Prepares annual report on the functioning of the College Development Council and Performs such other functions as may be prescribed by the University with a view to advancing the course of collegiate education.
  • Encourages and extends expert advise and assistance to colleges for NAAC accreditaion and reaccreditaion.

Rama Devi Women's University Vidya Vihar,PO:Bhoinagar Bhubaneswar,751022,Odisha,India Phone No. : 0674-2542644 Email:registrar(at)rdwu(dot)ac(dot)in