| District | Low GER | State Colleges | Autonomous or Accredited or otherwise good private colleges | Tier 1, 2 3 areas | Tier 4 areas | Action 1 (Central governemnt) It plans to establish model colleges in all the 18 low GER districts of Orissa. | Action2 (State) | Other actions related to colleges |
| Anugul | Yes | Govt. College Angul
IGIT, Saranga | | 3A: Angul-Talcher (100K) | | Model College: Establish it in Talcher | Central Orissa University in Angul (By 2015) | Make Govt. College Angul a constituent college of Central Orissa University in Angul |
| Baudha | Yes | None | | | Boudh (18K) | Model College: Make it in Boudha | Make a new independent State College in Boudha. | |
| Balangir | Yes | Rajendra College
Govt. College Balangir
Govt. Women's College Balangir
BB Sanskrit College, Balangir | Titlagarh College (autonomous) | 3A: Balangir- Badmal-Titlagarh (150K) | Kantabanji (21K) | Model College: Make it in Kantabanji | Western Orissa University in Balangir (By 2015)
Push for a KBKIET (similar to SLIET and ABA GKC IET) in Balangir area. | Make Rajendra College, Govt. College, Govt. Women's College and BB Sanskrit College constituent colleges of Western Orissa University.
Make Titlagarh College a private independent college. Perhaps the government can also adopt it as a government college and make it a constituent of Western Orissa University. |
| Balasore | | FM
KKS Women's | | 2: Balasore-Baripada (300K) | Jaleswar (22K)
Remuna (29K)
Soro (28K) | | Make an independent state college with branches in Jaleswar, Remuna and Soro. | Make FM College and KKS Women's college constituent colleges of FM University. |
| Baragarh | Yes | Panchayat College | | 3B: Baragarh (100K) | | Model College: Make it in Barpali or Padampur. (By 2015) | Baragarh University (By 2020) | Make Panchayat College an independent College (2015) |
| Bhadrak | | Bhadrak | | 3B: Bhadrak (110K)
3B: Dhamara-Chandbali | | | Make an independent state College in Dhamara.
Bhadrak University (By 2020) | Make Bhadrak College an independent college (2015) and subsequently a constituent college of Bhadrak University. |
| Cuttack | | SB JKBK IMIT | Banki (autonomous) (B++)
UN College, Adaspur (autonomous) (B+)
Choudwar College (B++)
Salipur College (B++) | 1. Bhubaneswar -Cuttack-Khordha-Puri (Current population of BBSR-CTC metroplex is 1.9 million; Population of greater Puri is 200K+) | | | Establish Bhubaneswar-Cuttack metropolitan University. | Make SB, JKBK and IMIT part of the proposed Bhubaneswar-Cuttack metropolitan university.
Make Banki College an independent private college.
Make UN College an independent private college.
Make Choudwar college an independent private college.
Make Salipur College an independent private college. |
| Dhenkanal | Yes | Dhenkanal College
Dhenkanal Women's College | | 3B: Dhenkanal (70K) | Bhuban (21K) | Model College: Establish it in between Bhuban and Kamakhyanagar. | Dhenkanal University (2025) | Merge Dhenkanal College and Dhenkanal women's college to an independent college (2015) and subsequently constituent college of Dhenkanal University (2025). |
| Deogarh | Yes | None | | | Deogarh (21K) | Model College: Make it in Deogarh | Too small a district. No need for another state college. | |
| Gajapati | Yes | SKCG | | 3B: Parlakhemundi (45K) | | Model College: Make it in Parlakhemundi | Gajapati University in Parlakhemundi (By2020) | Make SKCG an independent college (2015) and subsequently a constituent college of Gajapati University (2020). |
| Ganjam | Yes | Khallikote College, Berhampur
BA College, Berhampur
SBR Womens college, Berhampur
Govt. Science College, Chhatrapur
Parla Maharaj Engineering College
Niranjan Govt. Women's College | | 2: Berhampur-Gopalpur-Chhatrapur-Hinjilicut
(The current population of the above is 550K)
3B: Aska-Kabisuryanagar(40K) | Buguda-Polasara (34K)
Bhanjanagar (25K)
Khallikote-Rambha (22K) | Model College: Make it in Bhanjanagar (near Kandhamala) | Make an independent state college in Buguda.
Make an independent state college in Khallikote or Rambha.
Make Khallikote College to Khallikote University
Make sure a IIIT is established in Berhampur. | Make BA College, SBR Women's college and Govt. Science College Chhatrapur as constituent colleges of Khallikote University.
Make Science College Hinjilicut a government college and a constituent of Khallikote University Expand Niranjan Women's college to have both male and female students and make it an independent college. Eventually it should be made a constituent of Aska University (2030). |
| Jagatsinghpur | | None | SVM College, Jagatsinghpur (B+) | 3B: Paradeep (100K) | Jagatsinghpur (31K) | | Make SVM College a government college.
Make an independent college in Paradeep. (2015) Paradeep University (By 2020)
| Make SVM College an independent College. |
| Jajpur | | NC College | VN College, Jajpur Rd (autonomous) (B+) | 3B. Kalinganagar (100K) | | | Kalinganagar University in Panikoili (By 2020) | Make NC College an independent College. (2015)
Make VN College an independent government college. (2015)
Eventually (2020) both are made constituents of Kalinganagar University.
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| Jharsuguda | | None | | 2: Sambalpur-Jharsuguda (500K) | | | Push for a regional/central university in Jharsuguda
Jharsuguda University (By 2020) | Adopt 1-2 colleges as govt colleges and make them constituents of GM University. (2015) and eventually constituent college of Jharsuguda University (2020). |
| Kalahandi | Yes | Govt. College, Bhawanipatna
Women's College, Bhawanipatna
Govt. Engineering College
Agricultural College. | | 3A. Bhawanipatna (100K) | | Model College: Make it in Kesinga. | Establish Southern Orissa university.
Upgrade Agricultural College to Orissa University of Agricultural Sciences. | Establish Southern Orissa University and make the Govt. College and Women's college as its constituents. |
| Kandhamala | Yes | Govt. College.
SM Govt. Women's College | | 3A: Phulbani (35K) | | Model College: Make it in G. Udaygiri | Immediately Push to establish a branch of IGNTU in Phulbani.
Establish Phulbani (state) university.
Establish Orissa Tribal University with HQ here. (2015) | Make Govt. College and SM Govt. women's college as constituent of Phulbani University. |
| Kendrapada | | None | Kendrapada College (autonomous) -A | 3: Kendrapada-Pattamundai (75K) | | | Make Kendrapada College a government college. | Also make it to an independent college. |
| Keonjhar | Yes | DD College
Govt. Women's College
BN Sanskrit College
OSME, Keonjhar | | 3A: Keonjhar (60K)
3B: Joda-Barbil (100K) | | Model College: Establish it in Barbil. | Establish Central Orissa University Keonjhar. (2015)
Barbil University (By 2020) | Make DD College, Govt. Women's college and BN Sanskrit College part of the proposed Central Orissa University, Keonjhar. |
| Khordha | | BJB Rajdhani RD CITE ISMT MICM
CET, Bhubaneswar | PN College, Khurda (autonomous) (A) |
1. Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Khorda-Puri (1.9 million; 200K) | | | Establish Bhubaneswar-Cuttack metropolitan University (2015)
Puri University (by 2020) | Make BJB, Rajdhani, RD, CITE, ISMT, MICM part of the proposed Bhubaneswar-Cuttack metropolitan university.
Make PN College an independent private college. |
| Koraput | Yes | Vikram Dev, Jeypore
Govt. women's, Jeypore
DAV Koraput | | 2: Koraput-Jeypore-Sunabeda-Nalconagar
(The current population of this area is 200K) | | Model College: Establish it in Kotpad. | Jeypore University (by 2020) | Merge Vikram Dev College, Govt. Women's College and DAV Koraput to a single independent college (2015) and eventually as constituent of Jeypore University (2020) |
| Malkangiri | Yes | None | | | Malkangiri (24K) | Model College: Make it in Malkangiri | Make an independent state College in Balimela. | |
| Mayurbhanj | | MPC
Govt. Women's College
Govt. Sanskrit College | | 2: Balsore-Baripada (300K) | | | | Make MPC College, Govt. Women's college and Govt. Sanskrit college as constituent colleges of North Orissa University. |
| Nabarangpur | Yes | None | | | Nabarangpur (28K)
Umerkote (25K) | Model College: Make it in Nabarangpur. | Make an independent state college in Umerkote. | |
| Nayagarh | Yes | None | Nayagarh College (autonomous) (B+) | | Khandapada-Nayagarh (24K) | Model College: Make it in Nayagarh. | Make Nayagarh College a government collge. | Make Nayagarh College an independent college. |
| Nuapada | Yes | None | | | Nuapada-Khariar Rd (17K) | Model College: Make it in Khariar. | Make an independent state College in Khariar Rd. | |
| Puri | | SCS
Govt Women's College | | 1. Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Khordha-Puri (1.9 million; 200K) | | | Puri University (By 2020) | Merge SCS and Government Women's College to a single independent college but with multiple locations (2015) and eventually they are made constituents of Puri University (2020). |
| Rayagada | Yes | None | Rayagada College (autonomous) | 3B: Rayagada (100K) | | Model College: Make it in Therubali | Make Rayagada College a state College. (2015)
Rayagada University (By 2020) | Make Rayagada College to an independent College (2015) and eventually a constituent of Rayagada University (2020). |
| Sambalpur | | GM
NSCB
Govt. Women's | | 2: Sambalpur-Jharsuguda
(Current population of Sambalpur-Jharsuguda is close to 500K) | | | Make GM College to GM University.
Push to upgrade VSSUT to an IIEST. | Make NSCB and Govt. Women's college as constituent of GM University. |
| Sonepur | Yes | None | | | Sonepur (18K) | Model College: Make it in Sonepur. | Too small a district. No need for another state college. | |
| Sundergarh | | Govt. College, Rourkela
SG Women's, Rourkela
Rourkela College
Govt. College, Sundergarh
Govt. Women's College, Sundergarh | | 2: Rourkela
(Current population of greater Rourkela is 700K)
3B: Sundergarh (45K) | | | Establish Rourkela University. | Make Govt. College Rourkela, SG Women's College and Rourkela College as constituent colleges of Rourkela University.
Combine Govt. College Sundergarh and Govt. Women's College Sundergarh to an independent college. |