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In a move to boost job readiness among students, the Higher Education Department of the Odisha government has announced that Industry-linked programmes for the 2025-2026 academic session are now available in select universities and colleges across the state.

As per an official notification, students seeking undergraduate admissions in Odisha will have the option to pursue Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programmes (AEDPs) across 22 colleges and 2 universities from the upcoming 2025-26 academic session.

Notably, these industry-integrated programmes are designed to combine formal classroom education with structured on-job training ...