Shailabala Women's College (also known as S.B. Women's College) is a state run postgraduate, undergraduate and junior +2 women's government college on Madhusudan road in
Cuttack
Cuttack (, or officially Kataka in Odia language, Odia ), is the former capital, deputy capital and the 2nd largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised f ...
college
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of
Odisha
Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
.
It was named after Shailabala Das who donated her home as a college building to run intermediate and degree courses. She was known for her notable deeds on contribution towards women's uplift in education and social activities in
Odisha
Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
. She was daughter of the great political leader
Madhusudan Das
Madhusudan Das (28 April 1848 – 4 February 1934) was an Indian lawyer and social reformer, who founded Utkal Sammilani in 1903 to campaign for the unification of Odisha along with its social and industrial development. He was one of the pro ...
who bought social and industrial development in Odisha during British Raj in India and is known for Utkal Divas.
The postgraduate degree
master of arts
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(M.A) include courses on Home Science, History and Sanskrit. The undergraduate degree include
Science
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(B.Sc) and
Arts
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(B.A). The college is maintained by
Department of Higher Education, Odisha
Department of Higher Education, Odisha (Odia: ଉଚ୍ଚ ଶିକ୍ଷା ବିଭାଗ, ଓଡ଼ିଶା) is a unit of the Government of Odisha in India that looks after the higher education in the state of Odisha. The department looks a ...
and is affiliated to run its undergraduate and postgraduate course curriculum under
Utkal University
Utkal University (UU) is a public university in Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha, and is the oldest university in the state, and the 17th-oldest university in India. The university was established in 1943 and was operating from Ravenshaw College ...
and for class 11th and 12th science, arts and some vocational courses under
Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha
Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha (abbreviated as CHSE (O)) is a Board of Education imparting Senior Higher Secondary (Class 11 & Class 12 Courses) for public and private schools and colleges under the State Government of Odisha, In ...
.
Dr. Gayatri Biswal is the principal.
Notable alumni
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Jayanti Patnaik
Jayanti Patnaik (7 April 1932 – 28 September 2022) was an Indian politician and social worker.