Department of Education

Year of Establishment: 1943

The Department of Education is one of the oldest departments in India to offer professional training in teaching. The Department runs Four-year Integrated B.A. / B.Sc. B.Ed. programmes recognised by NCTE, New Delhi, since 2016. Besides, it also runs M. Phil. and Ph.D. programmes. The post-graduate programme started in 1983. Three major research projects funded by ICSSR and UGC have been completed in the last five years and two projects funded by NCERT and PMMMNMTT, MHRD are in progress. The faculty members of the Department have published more than 200 research papers, reviews and book chapters in national and international journals. More than 15 books have been published by the faculty members. Ten National level seminars / conferences / workshops have been organized in the last five years in collaboration with All India Association for Educational Research, Indian Association of Teacher Educators, Association of Indian Universities, Alumni Association, Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education, ICSSR and UGC. The Department also publishes a bi-annual peer-reviewed journal “The Ravenshaw Journal of Educational Studies”. During the last five years, 80 students qualified UGC-NET out of which 15 have been awarded JRF/RGNF/ICSSR. Many of the students have qualified in OPSC, State Selection Board and Odisha Education Service exams. Recently, eight students of the Department were appointed in Central / State Universities.