People’s College Buguda functions in Ganjam and helps the general public fulfil their academic aspirations by providing higher education at a low cost. The district of Ganjam is marked as one of the 250 backward districts of the country (source: Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Govt of India). Therefore, the services of People’s College Buguda can be considered indispensable for the overall development of the concerned district.
The ST/SC communities constitute around 21.49% of the total population of Buguda tehsil. In the locality mentioned above, People’s College Buguda is the only college within a radius of 25 kilometres that provides higher education to the young minds both in Science and Arts streams. In other words, this institution is a ticket to the world of higher education for the people of Ghumusar and its adjacent localities.
This institution has proven itself as the epitome of women-empowerment. The last three years’ statistics (2019,2020 & 2021) show that the enrollment of girl-students outpaces that of boys. Girl-students constitute 61.48% of total student-strength by the year 2021. This trend undoubtedly establishes the fact that the college has become a preferred hub for Women’s Education.
