Utkal University (UU) is a

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Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar () is the capital and the largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Chakra ...

Khordha Khordha is a city and a Municipality area in Khordha District in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Odisha. Bhubaneswar, is the capital of Odisha located within the Khordha district and is only 25 km from Khordha town. Od ...

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, and is the oldest university in

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, and the 17th-oldest university in

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. The university was established in 1943 and was operating from Ravenshaw College in the early days. 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. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university. The sprawling 399.9 acre campus at Vani Vihar is located in the heart of

. In 2016, Utkal University adopted its theme song from "tunga sikhar chula" (1st 3 stanzas) poem of Godabarish Mishra, one of its founder members. Utkal University Main Gate

Location

Baidyanath Misra, the head of the department of Analytical & Applied Economics, instituted two academic chairs, funded by the

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and the

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at the university. University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Department of Pharmacy)

Rankings

Utkal University was ranked in the 101-150 band among universities by ''

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'' (NIRF) in 2024.

Accreditation

Utkal University was accredited A+ grade with CGPA of 3.26 on a 7-point scale

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(NAAC) in the third assessment cycle.

Notable alumni

* Shakuntala Baliarsingh (born 1948) Odia language writer and translator * Manjusri Misra, chemical engineer and research professor * Sangita Mukhopadhyay, Molecular cell biologist, N-Bios laureate *

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, 15th

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, and the first person belonging to a

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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.

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