GMU to get IT skill development centre

sambalpur: the gangadhar meher university (gmu) in odisha's sambalpur has decided to set up an it skill development centre for training all undergraduate students.  the plan was mooted after chief minister  naveen patnaik released the first tranche of rs 50  lakh grant to the premier educational institution of  western odisha. the centre at the university will be named  dr narayani panda centre for it skills, the gmu  said in a statement on thursday. all the undergraduate students will be  given compulsory it skill training through the centre  since information technology skill is an essential requirement in this age, it said. dr narayani panda, an alumnus of the institution, contributed rs 30 lakh to the gmu under  the mo college scheme on tuesday, following which  the university proposed to establish an it skills centre  after her name on the campus, it added.