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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Public Language Research University in Odisha, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Odia University<br />
| native_name = ଓଡ଼ିଆ ବିଶ୍ବବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ<br />
| image = [[File:Odia University Logo.png|200px]]<br />
| motto = Bande Utkala Janani<br />
| mottoeng = I Adore Thee, O Mother Utkala<br />
| established = {{start date and age|5 September 2023}}<br />
| chancellor = [[Governor of Odisha]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = Prof. Satyanarayan Acharya <br />
| city = [[Satyabadi]], [[Odisha]]<br />
| postalcode = 752014<br />
| country = India<br />
| faculty = 21<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government approves 21 teaching posts for Odia University|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/odisha/2023/Oct/07/government-approves-21-teaching-posts-for-odia-university-2621699.html|access-date=2024-04-19 |website=The New Indian Express|date=7 October 2023 }}</ref><br />
| students = 142<br />
| coor = {{Coord|19|57|2.87|N|85|48|28.5|E|type:edu|display=inline,title}}<br />
| campus_size = {{convert|25|acre|ha}}<br />
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<br />
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]<br />
| colours = <br />
| academic_affiliations = <br />
| accreditation = <br />
| website = {{URL|https://odiauniversity.ac.in/}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Odia University''', is a state language research university situated in [[Satyabadi]] on the eastern coast of [[Odisha]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Universities in Odisha {{!}} Higher Education Department |url=https://dhe.odisha.gov.in/universities/list-of-univerisities-in-odisha |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=dhe.odisha.gov.in |archive-date=25 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125153219/https://dhe.odisha.gov.in/universities/list-of-univerisities-in-odisha |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Description==<br />
After the [[Odia language]] was recognised as a [[Classical language of India]] on 20 February 2014, it was decided to establish a university solely dedicated to the research, promotion and study of Odia literature, linguistics, history, and culture.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barik |first=Satyasundar |date=2024-02-03 |title=Naveen Patnaik govt. to come up with a language policy for promotion of Odia |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/naveen-patnaik-govt-to-come-up-with-a-language-policy-for-promotion-of-odia/article67808260.ece |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
[[File:Odia University Campus.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Odia University campus]]<br />
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The Odia University, is established as a language university under the ''Odia University Act, 2017'', passed by the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]. The university's first academic session began on 5 September 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Committee To Finalise Syllabus For Three Courses Of Odia University |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/committee-to-finalise-syllabus-for-three-courses-of-odia-university/articleshow/102670448.cms|access-date=2024-04-19 |website=The Times of India|date=12 August 2023 }}</ref><br />
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The permanent campus of the university was inaugurated by Odisha Chief Minister [[Naveen Patnaik]] on 24 January 2024 near [[Satyabadi Bana Bidyalaya]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Odisha CM unveils Odia University campus at Satyabadi in Puri |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Jan/25/odisha-cm-unveils-odia-university-campus-at-satyabadi-in-puri|access-date=2024-04-19 |website=The New Indian Express|date=25 January 2024 }}</ref> which was established by the famous ''Panchasakha'' (Pandit [[Gopabandhu Das]], [[Acharya Harihar]], Pandit [[Nilakantha Das]], [[Krupasindhu Mishra]] and [[Godabarish Misra]]).<br />
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==Academics==<br />
Currently the university offers an integrated M.A. Ph.D. program.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Entrance Test & e- Admission into Integrated M.A. Ph.D. Programme at Odia University, Satyabadi |url=https://phd.samsodisha.gov.in/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=SAMS, Odisha}}</ref><br />
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===Schools===<br />
* School of Odia Language & Literature<br />
* School of Regional, Tribal Language & Heritage Studies<br />
* School of Linguistics & Natural Language Processing<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Universities in Odisha}}<br />
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[[Category:2023 establishments in Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Linguistic research institutes in India]]<br />
[[Category:Universities in Odisha]]<br />
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