Commerce stream to be introduced in 30 Adarsh Vidyalayas in Odisha

Students can take admission from the 2021-22 academic session

By Our Correspondent

Published on 16.01.2021

Odisha’s school and mass education department made the announcement on January 15. Image Credit: Pixabay

By Our Correspondent

Published on 16.01.2021

Odisha’s Adarsh Vidyalayas (OAVs) will introduce the commerce stream at the Higher Secondary (HS) level from the 2021-22 academic year, the state’s school and mass education department announced on January 15.

Commerce stream to open at Higher Secondary level in 30 Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya from next academic session 2021-22.
— EducationOdisha (@SMEOdisha) January 15, 2021

OAVs were conceptualised and developed by Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik back in 2015 under the Societies Registration Act. Patnaik wanted to build English medium Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools in each block of the state for quality education. As many as 30 OAVs have been launched by the government in the last five years.

In the past few months, the Odisha government collaborated with Unicef to establish a career portal for students. Three new medical colleges at Talcher, Sundergarh and Puri have also been set up.