Vikram Dev University (formerly ''Vikram Deb Autonomous College'') is a public state university located in the city of Jeypore, Koraput district in

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

, that offers courses primarily at

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and

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levels. It was established in 1947 by Maharaja of Jeypore Sri Vikram Dev IV or Vikram Deo Verma as Jeypore College and later named after him.

History

Foundation

As a part of welfare activities of the British-Indian government, on 1 July 1947 the government of Jeypore Estate (

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) under Maharaja Vikram Deo Verma started this institution of higher education at Jeypore as 'Jeypore College'. As a tribute to his philanthropy the college was renamed to 'Vikram Deb College' in 1961. The college was also upgraded to a first grade college from 1961 and undergraduate courses were started. Honours teaching provisions were made in 1968–73 and Post Graduate courses were started from 1979. The college was declared a lead college in 1991–92.

Upgradation and expansion (1961-2023)

In 1961, Vikram Dev College was upgraded to a First Grade College. To further broaden its academic offerings, the college introduced undergraduate classes in Science and Humanities streams in 1961 and 1963, respectively. The college implemented honors teaching between 1968 and 1973. In 1979, Vikram Dev College took a step forward with the initiation of post-graduate studies in the Department of History. Building upon the success of the post-graduate program in History, the college expanded its offerings in subsequent years. Post-graduate studies were introduced in Economics, Commerce, and Political Science in 1983 and 1990, respectively. In 1983, Vikram Dev College introduced higher secondary streams in Arts, Science, and Commerce. The year 1993-94 witnessed another milestone in the college's journey as post-graduate studies in Chemistry were initiated. In response to heavy demand from students, academics, and the general public, the college was declared as an affiliating university by the Chief Minister of Odisha,

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, on 2 February 2023. The university came into function from 1 June 2023.

Affiliated colleges

The university has jurisdiction over 4 districts namely Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Rayagada of

. Earlier the jurisdiction of these districts presided over by Berhampur University.

References

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History

Foundation

Upgradation and expansion (1961-2023)

Affiliated colleges

See also

References