By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, December 8, 2015 :Even as the much touted Vedanta University has till now remained non-starter, Odisha Legislature on Monday passed Birla Global University Bill, 2015.

State Higher Education Minister Pradeep Kumer Panigrahi presented the Bill in the Assembly and got it passed in the absence of opposition members, with three amendments.

The university will be registered as part of Kolkata based Birla Academy Art and Culture, a non- profit trust, under Indian Trust Act 1882.

The state government has already granted 29.4 acres of land in Gothapatna, Bhubaneswar, to Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH).

The proposed self-financed university will impart world class education to the domicile students of the state in 2 years time, the minister said.

The university will have seven schools on various sectors like Management, Architecture and planning, Social Science, Humanities, Law, Natural Science, Communication and Marine Science- under Birla Global University.

The proposed university would be run by a board of governors, board of management, academic council and finance committee.

Meanwhile, the opposition has raised objection to a bill clause which states that the criteria for reservation of 50 per cent seats for Odisha students in the University will be set by its management itself.