Bhubaneswar: In order to encourage extra-curricular activities among students, the Higher Education (HE) department Tuesday decided to introduce annual state-level inter-university competitions in extra-curricular activities from 2021-22 academic year.
In a letter to the vice-chancellors of all public universities and principals of degree colleges, HE department secretary Saswat Mishra said the state government would bear all the expenses of the competitions, including the cash prizes.
Berhampur University, Utkal University and Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University (MSCB) University would conduct the competitions for the current academic year.
Berhampur University will host inter-university athletic events from January 10 to 12 next year while MSCB University will host games and sports from January 21 to 24. On the other hand, Utkal University will host literary and cultural events from February 4 to 6.
Students from all public universities as well as central universities in the state are allowed to participate in the competitions. All universities should complete the intra-university competitions by December 31 so that their teams can participate in inter-university competitions, said the letter.
