Odisha govt to rope in professional civil service coaching institutes

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to rope in various professional civil service coaching institutes to impart coaching at the university level.

The government has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) from various professional civil service coaching institutes to engage them in Civil Service Examination Study Centres.

Notably, civil service coaching centres have been set up in seven Universities in the state.

These institutes will partner with Higher Education Department to impart coaching for UPSC civil services exams and all other competitive exams, said an official.

The civil service coaching centres have been set up at Utkal University, Berhampur University, Sambalpur University, RD Women’s University, GM University, Ravenshaw University and Fakir Mohan University.

Coaching centres functioning for at least three years and having a minimum enrolment of 200 per annum will be considered for partnership, said sources.