College of Basic Sciences & Humanities

College of Basic Science and Humanities is a constituent college of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), situated in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha. The college provides science education at multiple levels: +2 science (Intermediate), undergraduate (B.Sc.), postgraduate (M.Sc.), and Ph.D. Its objective is to offer +2 Science courses at the higher secondary level, support prerequisite courses for students of other OUAT constituent colleges, and provide three-year full-time degree programs in science. From the 2014–15 session, postgraduate and Ph.D. courses in various science disciplines were introduced. The college has departments in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Computer Science and Information Technology, Electronics, Odia, and English. Notable faculty have included J. B. S. Haldane, along with several professors trained at institutions such as BHU Varanasi, Delhi University, IIT, and the Indian Institute of Science. Admission to +2 science is based on E-admission by the Directorate of Higher Education (DHE), with 384 seats, while B.Sc. admission covers 225 seats through the same process. Postgraduate admission is conducted via a common PG entrance test (CPET), and Ph.D. admission follows an OUAT entrance examination. Examinations for different levels are conducted by CHSE, OUAT, and college authorities depending on the program.