Utkal University
Public university in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Utkal University (UU) is a public university in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and is the oldest university in the state and the 17th-oldest university in India.[3] The university was established in 1943 and was operating from Ravenshaw College in the early days.
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| Motto | Satyam param dhīmahi |
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Motto in English | Seek The Highest Truth |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 27 November 1943 |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Chancellor | Governor of Odisha |
| Vice-Chancellor | Jagneshwar Dandapat (acting) |
Academic staff | 187[1] |
| Students | 4,334[1] |
| Undergraduates | 249[1] |
| Postgraduates | 3,840[1] |
| 245[1] | |
| Address | Vani Vihar , , , 751004 , 20°18′14″N 85°50′23″E |
| Campus | Urban 399.9 acres (161.8 ha) |
| Language | English, Odia |
| Website | utkaluniversity |
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| University rankings | |
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| General – India | |
| NIRF (Universities) (2024)[2] | 101-150 |
The foundation stone of the current Utkal University campus at Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, on 1 January 1958. The campus was inaugurated by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the second President of India, on 2 January 1963.[4][5]
It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university. The sprawling 399.9 acre campus at Vani Vihar is located in the heart of Bhubaneswar.
In 2016, Utkal University adopted its theme song from "tunga sikhar chula" (1st 3 stanzas) poem of Godabarish Mishra, one of its founder members.[6]
Location
Baidyanath Misra, the head of the department of Analytical & Applied Economics, instituted two academic chairs, funded by the Reserve Bank of India and the State Bank of India at the university.[7] University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Department of Pharmacy)[8]
Rankings
Utkal University was ranked in the 101–150 band among universities by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[9]
Accreditation
Utkal University was accredited A+ grade with CGPA of 3.26 on a 7-point scale National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)[10] in the third assessment cycle.[11]
Notable alumni
- Shakuntala Baliarsingh (born 1948), Odia language writer and translator
- Rupa Dash, media entrepreneur and filmmaker
- Manjusri Misra, chemical engineer and research professor
- Sangita Mukhopadhyay, Molecular cell biologist, N-Bios laureate[12]
- Droupadi Murmu, 15th President of India, and the first person belonging to a tribal community and also the second woman to hold the office.
- G. C. Murmu, former Comptroller and Auditor General of India and former Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
- Ramesh C. Ray, agriculture and food microbiologist.
