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Odisha directs colleges to finish UG subject allocation by Nov 5
The Story in Brief
The Odisha government has directed all degree colleges and public universities under the higher education department to complete pending subject allocation for undergraduate students on the Student Academic Management System (SAMS) portal by 11.45 pm on 5 November.
Joint secretary Mousumi Nayak said the admission process under phases I and II for the 2026-27 academic session is complete, but several institutions have not assigned subjects to students admitted under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Subject allocation is compulsory for first, second and third year students. The department said major subjects allotted at admission will remain unchanged, and institutions must allocate minor subjects and courses such as Multidisciplinary, Ability Enhancement, Value Added and Skill Enhancement as per affiliating university guidelines.
Colleges have been advised to use the course master section on the SAMS portal if required subjects are not visible, and to coordinate with universities to add new subjects. Universities have been given designated logins to update course details. The directive applies to government, autonomous and non-government colleges and public universities. First-year admissions were completed by 7 October and classes have begun.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The 5 November deadline puts the onus on individual colleges to clear a backlog that threatens to delay academic and examination work under the NEP framework. With classes already under way, any institution that misses the cutoff risks students being left unmapped to their course combinations, which could slow internal assessments and degree planning. The directive leaves room for discretion by telling colleges to align minor and skill course allocations with their affiliating universities, but only the portal will show whether that coordination has happened. The practical test is whether every college clears its pending entries before the 11.45 pm cutoff on 5 November, after which examination-related processes may be at stake.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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