Odisha higher education dept has selected four places in the State to begin coaching centres for aspirants of Civil Services and similar other national-level competitive examinations. It has decided to set up these centres at Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Balasore and Berhampur in the current financial year.
Just 14 Odia students had qualified in the last Civil Services examination, conducted by UPSC. Supposedly this would be provided at nominal cost.