Department | : | English |
HOD | : | Prof. Aloka Patel |
Designation | : | Professor & HOD |
Qualification | : | M.Phil., Ph.D |
Teaching Exp. | : | 19 Years 3 Month |
Phone No. : | : | +91 8763324628 |
Email : | : | patelaloka@suniv.ac.in |
Over the years the Postgraduate Department of English, Sambalpur University, has emerged as a well-known centre for English Studies in Odisha.It has also made its mark at the national level. It has been one of the few English departments in the country to introduce a full paper on Computer Application in Literary Studies at the postgraduate level. The department is equipped with a well-stocked seminar library, a computer laboratory and an audio-visual unit to cater to the needs of the students. The department brings out a peer-reviewed journal, Sambalpur Studies in Literatures and Cultures and also publishes a monograph series entitled Occasional Paper on Literatures and Cultures. The Department invites distinguished academics to present papers at seminars and teach Postgraduate and M.Phil. courses.
Sl.No | Facilities | Major Equipments available |
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1 | Lecture Halls | |
2 | Audio-visual Room | |
3 | Computer Laboratory | (with Inflibnet Connectivity with all major E-journal consortia, EBSCO and PROQUEST) |
4 | Reprographic Facilities & Staff Common Room | One |
5 | Seminar Library | (with over 35000 books in stock and Educational Video and Audio Text) |
The Department of Computer Science and Applications is proud to house the state-of-the-art Param Shavak Super Computer. This powerful computing system, equipped with two multicore CPUs, each boasting a minimum of 12 cores, offers a peak computing power ranging from 2 to 5 Tera-Flops, making it an invaluable asset for our academic and research endeavors. With 64 GB of RAM and 8 TB of storage, it accelerates data processing and storage capacity, facilitating advanced computational research. The addition of an NVIDIA GP 100 accelerator card further enhances its capabilities. The Param Shavak comes pre-loaded with parallel programming development tools and resource management utilities, simplifying the execution of complex simulations and computations. Our department takes pride in providing students, researchers, and faculty members with an indigenous HPC portal, CHReME, and an applications interface, Onama, offering easy access to a suite of HPC applications tailored to various scientific domains, from bioinformatics to computational fluid dynamics. What sets the Param Shavak apart are its userfriendly features, including pre-loaded parallel programming development tools, resource management utilities, and the convenience of the indigenous HPC portal. Moreover, the system comes pre-packaged with a suite of HPC applications catering to various domains such as bioinformatics, molecular dynamics, materials science, quantum chemistry, atmospheric modeling, and computational fluid dynamics, making it an indispensable tool for groundbreaking research and simulations across a multitude of scientific disciplines.
( Param Shavak Super Computer )
The Department has signed two significant Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to advance computer education and research. The first MOU, in 2015, involved a partnership with IIT Bombay and was funded by the National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. This initiative aimed to provide software training through spoken tutorials. The second MOU, established in 2017, was with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, and was funded by the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan(RUSA), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. This collaboration focused on installing and deploying "PARAM Shavak," a high-performance computing solution, enhancing the University's computing capabilities for advanced research and training to students, research scholars and faculties of the University .
The Department received two significant CSR funds in 2022. The first sponsorship, amounting to Rs. 27,25,865, was provided by the CSR Department of JSW Bhushan Power & Steel Limited, Rengali, Sambalpur, with the aim of supporting the development of a new computer Training Centre. The second sponsorship, totaling Rs. 10,00,000, was generously contributed by UCO Bank's General Administrative Department, Zonal Office, Ainthapali Road, Sambalpur, with a specific focus on establishing a computer Training Centre tailored to the needs of SC/ST students. These funds signify a meaningful partnership between industry and academia, enhancing educational opportunities in computer science and applications for the benefit of students at Sambalpur University, with a particular emphasis on empowering underprivileged communities.