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	{{short description\|~~University~~ in ~~Sambalpur,~~ Odisha, India}}		{{short description\|Public open university in Odisha, India}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2018}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2018}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=May 2018}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=May 2018}}
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	\| head =		\| head =
	\| chancellor = [[Governor of Odisha]]		\| chancellor = [[Governor of Odisha]]
	\| vice_chancellor = ~~Prof. Dr. Arka Kumar Das Mohapatra~~<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Pradhan\|first=Hemanta\|title=Odisha State Open University ~~gets new VC~~ \|work=[[The Times of India]] ~~Jan 22~~, ~~2021~~, ~~08:58~~ IST\|language=en\|location=[[Bhubaneswar]]\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/~~home~~/~~education/news~~/odisha-state-open-university~~-gets-new-vc~~/~~articleshow~~/~~80398319~~.cms~~\|url-status=live\|access-date=23 January 2021~~}}</ref>		\| vice_chancellor = Shyam Sundar Pattnaik<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Pradhan\|first=Hemanta\|title=Shyam Sundar Pattnaik appointed new vice-chancellor of Odisha State Open University\|work=[[The Times of India]] May 30, 2024, 11.22 PM IST\|language=en\|location=[[Bhubaneswar]]\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/shyam-sundar-pattnaik-appointed-new-vc-of-odisha-state-open-university/articleshowprint/110572314.cms}}</ref>
	\| students =		\| students =
	\| website = [http://www.osou.ac.in/ OSOU Website]		\| website = [http://www.osou.ac.in/ OSOU Website]
	}}		}}

	'''Odisha State Open University''' ('''OSOU''') is a [[Distance education\|distance learning]] [[state university]]<ref name=State>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/FINAL%20RECOGNITION%20STATUS%2008-05-2019.pdf\|title=List of State Universities as on 08.05.2019\|date=8 May 2019\|access-date=16 November 2020~~\|format=PDF~~\|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)\|University Grants Commission]]}}</ref> located in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. The university is established by an Act of the Odisha State Legislature in 2015. The ~~University~~ has jurisdiction over the entire State of Odisha.		'''Odisha State Open University''' ('''OSOU''') is a [[Distance education\|distance learning]] [[state university]]<ref name=State>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/FINAL%20RECOGNITION%20STATUS%2008-05-2019.pdf\|title=List of State Universities as on 08.05.2019\|date=8 May 2019\|access-date=16 November 2020\|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)\|University Grants Commission]]}}</ref> located in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. The university was established by an Act of the Odisha State Legislature in 2015. The university has jurisdiction over the entire State of Odisha.

	==Schools==		==Schools==
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	[[Category:Open universities in India]]		[[Category:Open universities in India]]
	[[Category:Department of Higher Education, Odisha]]		[[Category:Department of Higher Education (Odisha)]]
	[[Category:State agencies of Odisha]]		[[Category:State agencies of Odisha]]
	[[Category:Universities in Odisha]]		[[Category:Universities in Odisha]]
	[[Category:Universities and colleges in Sambalpur]]		[[Category:Universities and colleges in Sambalpur]]
	[[Category:2015 establishments in Odisha]]		[[Category:2015 establishments in Odisha]]
	[[Category:~~Educational institutions~~ established in 2015]]		[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 2015]]

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{{short description|University in Sambalpur, Odisha, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Odisha State Open University
| native_name =
| image = Odisha State Open University Logo.svg
| image size =
| caption = OSOU Official Seal
| motto =
| established = 2015
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| city = [[Sambalpur]]
| state = [[Odisha]]
| country = [[India]]
| head_label = [[Registrar (education)|Registrar]]
| head =
| chancellor = [[Governor of Odisha]]
| vice_chancellor = Prof. Dr. Arka Kumar Das Mohapatra<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pradhan|first=Hemanta|title=Odisha State Open University gets new VC |work=[[The Times of India]] Jan 22, 2021, 08:58 IST|language=en|location=[[Bhubaneswar]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/odisha-state-open-university-gets-new-vc/articleshow/80398319.cms|url-status=live|access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>
| students =
| website = [http://www.osou.ac.in/ OSOU Website]
}}

'''Odisha State Open University''' ('''OSOU''') is a [[Distance education|distance learning]] [[state university]]<ref name=State>{{cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/FINAL%20RECOGNITION%20STATUS%2008-05-2019.pdf|title=List of State Universities as on 08.05.2019|date=8 May 2019|access-date=16 November 2020|format=PDF|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]}}</ref> located in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. The university is established by an Act of the Odisha State Legislature in 2015. The University has jurisdiction over the entire State of Odisha.

==Schools==
* School of Social Science & Humanities(English, Hindi, Odia, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Public Administration, Rural Development, Journalism and Mass Communication, Public Policy)
* School of Science & Technology
* School of Education (Continuing and Extension)
* School of Teachers Training
* School of Business and Management Studies(Commerce, Management)
* School of Health Care Sciences(Geriatric Care)
* School of Computer and Information Sciences(Computer Science)
* School of Agriculture

==Study Centres==
OSOU has established 67 Study Centres at [[Sambalpur]], [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Berhampur]], [[Rourkela]], [[Jeypore]], [[Koraput]], [[Balasore]], [[Bhadrak]], [[Jajpur]], [[Cuttack]], [[Jagatsinghpur]], [[Paralakhemundi]], [[Malkangiri]], [[Bolangir]], [[Bargarh]], [[Bhawanipatna]], [[Athagarh]], [[Angul]], [[Dhenkanal]], [[Pallahara]], [[Puri]], [[Kendrapara]], [[Khurda]], [[Keonjhar]], [[Nabrangpur]], [[Jharsuguda]], [[Debagarh|Deogarh]], [[Baripada]], [[Nayagarh]], [[Rayagada]] and [[Sonepur, Odisha|Sonepur]]. Learners are attached to these centres for academic support through trained counsellors and tutors.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Universities in Odisha}}
{{Open Education in India}}
{{Department of Higher Education, Odisha}}

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[[Category:Open universities in India]]
[[Category:Department of Higher Education, Odisha]]
[[Category:State agencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Universities in Odisha]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Sambalpur]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Odisha]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2015]]

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