Utkal University, [UU] Bhubaneshwar

Utkal University, [UU] Bhubaneshwar was established in the year 1943 under the Utkal University Act, 1943. The foundation stone of the University was laid down by Dr. Rajendra Prasad who was the First President of India. It is approved by University Grant Commission [UGC] and All India Council for Technical Education [AICTE]. It is known as the Mother University in the State of Odisha and it is one of the oldest prominent universities in the Eastern part of India. The University has 27 Postgraduates departments at present.

It offers quality education in the field of Science, Arts, Commerce, Computer Application, Management, Law, Pharmacy and many more. Along with this, it has state of art infrastructure facilities. For Utkal University Admissions 2018, the students can choose the course, the respective department and the subject online at the time of filling the form. The Utkal University PG Entrance results will be displayed on the official website. It also organizes many kinds of workshops to boost the know-how of the students. One such workshop was held in 2016 in the campus which was about The Econometric Applications in Social Sciences.

The University has adopted the Choice based Credit system to flex the teaching pedagogy. The University has 381 affiliated General colleges including 16 Autonomous colleges, 100 Professional Colleges, 9 Law colleges and 7 medical Colleges. Recently, HDFC Bank has visited the campus for Utkal University Placements. 

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Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar Departments:

Department of Arts:

This department has the following sub-departments:

• Analytical and Applied Economics
• Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology
• Anthropology
• English
• History
• Law
• Library and Information Science
• Odia
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Sanskrit
• Sociology
• Women Studies

Department of Science:

This department has the following sub-departments:

• Biotechnology
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Computer Science & Applications
• Geography
• Geology
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Pharmacy
• Statistics
• Zoology
  

Department of Business Studies & Management:

This department has the following sub-departments:

• Business Administration
• Commerce
• Personnel Management and Industrial Relations

Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar Infrastructure:

• The University has a library which is known as "Parija Library" which was established in 1946. It has more than 2,00,000 books and 5,800 rare manuscripts. The library is spread over 28,000 square foot.
• The University provides a facility to read widely acclaimed e-journals like American Chemical Society, American Institute of Physics, American Physical Society, Cambridge University Press Oxford University Press, Taylor & Francis.
• The facility of E-books is also available to the students. There are 1,19,000 E-books to read from for the students. The students can also read out from 3.7 Million theses that are available on the University's portal.
• The campus has fully furnished guest house along with excellent catering facility. There are 14 rooms, 1 dining hall and 1 kitchen.
• The university has a computer centre which has 40 computers, 2 laptops and 5 servers.
• There are 13 hostels for the accommodation of the campus employees and students. 6 hostels are for Boys and 7 are for Girls.
• The campus houses a health centre which provides medicines to the students free of cost.
• For coordinating the sports activities throughout the university, Sports Council is established. It takes care of the sports facilities as well.
• The university has a Population Research Centre which organizes public welfare activities for the betterment of the society.

Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar Placements:

• For the placements and career guidance of the students, the University has established a Placement cell in the campus.
• The Cell organizes Basic Job Employability Skills Training and other soft skills to groom the students for the corporate world.
• The Cell offers Pre-Placement training to the students including Aptitude, Reasoning and English.
• Various kinds of Employability Assessment Tests are arranged by the cell in collaboration with NASSCOM [NAC-TEC]. Aspiring minds AMCAT and Mettl [MET] and take necessary actions for corrections.
• The Cell conducts Online Tests as the first step of the Selection process. The qualified candidates are sent to the next round.
• The Placement Cell also invites Corporates, NGO's, Government Organizations and Banks to the University for Placement drives.

Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar Distance Education:

• For the purpose of supplying education to remote areas or to enable learning from home, The University setup Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education [DDCE].
• The university is spread across an area of 15 acres. The campus has 25 classrooms, 3 conference halls and 3 computer cells.
• The campus houses a library with more than 18,000 books, INFLIBNET connectivity, 9 newspapers and 4 journals.
• The computer centre has been setup which has 99 computers, 3 laptops, 6 servers and 14 printers.
• The campus has 8 Mbps BSNL connectivity and 10 Mbps through STPI.
• The courses offered by the DDCE are MBA, M.Sc. IT, MCA, M.A., M.Com, B.A [Hons.], B.Com [Hons.] and PG Diploma.