College of Basic Science & Humanities, Bhubaneswar

College of Basic Science and Humanities, Bhubaneswar is a constituent college of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), situated in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha. The college provides education in the science stream, including +2 Science (Intermediate), undergraduate (B.Sc.), postgraduate (M.Sc.), and Ph.D. programs. Its objective is to offer +2 Science courses and pre-requisite courses for students of other OUAT constituent colleges, along with full-time degree courses in science. From 2014–15, Postgraduate and Ph.D. courses were introduced in various science disciplines. The college has departments including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Computer Science and IT, Electronics, Odia, and English. Notable faculty include J. B. S. Haldane, Prof. Netaji Upadhaya, Prof. Ashis Mohanty, Prof. CSK Mishra, Prof. Nandita Swain, and Dr. Biswaranjan Paital, who has been listed among the top 2% scientists globally by Stanford University and Elsevier. Admission to +2 science is through E-admission by the Directorate of Higher Education, B.Sc. admission is similarly conducted, PG admission is via the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET), and Ph.D. admission is through an OUAT entrance examination. Examinations are conducted by CHSE for +2 and by OUAT for +3, PG, and Ph.D. levels.