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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Public university in Bhubaneswar, Odisha}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Utkal University<br />
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| image_name = UU LOGO.png<br />
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| motto = {{transl|sa|Satyam param dhīmahi}}<br />
| mottoeng = Seek The Highest Truth<br />
| established = {{start date and age|27 November 1943}}<br />
| chancellor = [[Governor of Odisha]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = Sabita Acharya<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 November 2020|title=Six state-run varsities get new VCs in Odisha, Utkal University gets first woman VC|work=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.edexlive.com/|access-date=1 Dec 2020}}</ref><br />
| faculty = 187<ref name="NIRF 2022 Data"/><br />
| students = 4,334<ref name="NIRF 2022 Data">{{cite web|title=Utkal University Data for NIRF'2022'|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2022/pdf/University/IR-O-U-0366.pdf|publisher=[[NIRF]]}}</ref><br />
| undergrad = 249<ref name="NIRF 2022 Data"/><br />
| postgrad = 3,840<ref name="NIRF 2022 Data"/><br />
| doctoral = 245<ref name="NIRF 2022 Data"/><br />
| address = Vani Vihar<br />
| city = [[Bhubaneshwar]]<br />
| state = [[Odisha]]<br />
| postalcode = 751004<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coor = {{coord|20.303961|N|85.839647|E|format=dms|type:edu_region:IN-OR|display=inline, title}}<br />
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<br />
| campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]]<br />{{convert|399.9|acre|ha}}<br />
| language = English, Odia<br />
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| accreditation = [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] <br />
| academic_affiliations ={{hlist|[[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]| [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]|[[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]]|[[Pharmacy Council of India|PCI]]}}<br />
| website = {{URL|https://utkaluniversity.ac.in/}}<br />
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{{Infobox India university ranking<br />
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| NIRF_U_2023 = 93<br />
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'''Utkal University''' ('''UU''') is a [[Public university]] in [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Khordha district|Khordha]], [[Odisha]], and is the oldest university in [[Odisha|the state]], and the 17th-oldest university in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Panda, Binita and Routray, Padmalita|date=2018|title=Effectiveness of Training Programs Conducted by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre: A Case Study of Utkal University|journal=Siddhant: A Journal of Decision Making|volume=18|issue=1|pages=49–57|doi=10.5958/2231-0657.2018.00006.X}}</ref> It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university. The present campus at [[Vani Vihar]] located on a sprawling 399.9 acre area in the heart of Bhubaneswar. <br />
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In 2016, Utkal University adopted its theme song from "tunga sikhar chula" (1st 3 stanzas) poem of [[Godabarish Mishra]], one of its founder members.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-02-16|title=Utkal University gets a theme song|url=https://odishatv.in/odisha/otherstories/utkal-university-gets-a-theme-song-126807|access-date=2020-06-11|website=Odisha Television Ltd.|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
[[File:Utkal University 2018 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|A 2018 stamp dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Utkal University]]<br />
[[File:Utkal University Main Gate.jpg|thumb|Utkal University Main Gate]]<br />
[[File:Uu058.jpg|thumb|Main Park]]<br />
[[File:Uu050.jpg|thumb|Goddess Saraswati]]<br />
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==Location==<br />
[[File:P.G. Department of Commerce, Utkal University.jpg|thumb|left|P.G. Department of Commerce, Utkal University]]<br />
[[Baidyanath Misra|Dr. Baidyanath Misra]], the head of the department of Analytical & Applied Economics, instituted two academic chairs, funded by the [[Reserve Bank of India]] and the [[State Bank of India]] at the university.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6-kz5_Y2Wb4C&q=sahitya&pg=PR14|title = Indian Economy and Socio-economic Transformation: Emerging Issues and Problems : Essays in Honour of Professor Baidyanath Misra|isbn = 9788176295253|last1 = Misra|first1 = Surendra Nath|year = 2004}}</ref><br />
University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Department of Pharmacy)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Utkal University|url=https://utkaluniversity.nic.in/pharmacy|access-date=2020-10-07|website=utkaluniversity.nic.in}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809203759/https://utkaluniversity.nic.in/pharmacy |date=9 August 2020 }}</ref><br />
[[File:Uu043.jpg|thumb|left|Department of Computer Science and Application]]<br />
[[File:Uu064.jpg|thumb|Parija Library]]<br />
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=== Rankings ===<br />
Utkal University ranked 93rd among universities by ''[[National Institutional Ranking Framework]]'' (NIRF) in 2023.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2023/><br />
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=== Accreditation ===<br />
Utkal University was accredited '''A''' grade with CGPA of 3.16 upon 4 by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC)<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 Mar 2020|title=Institutions with valid accreditation (as on March-2020)|url=http://www.naac.gov.in/images/docs/ACCREDITATION_STATUS/Institutions-whose-accreditation-period-is-valid-as-on-11032020.xls|access-date=2 Jul 2020|website=[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]}}</ref> in the third assessment cycle.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dash |first=Mrunal Manmay |title=Utkal University drops in NAAC grading |url=https://odishatv.in/news/odisha/utkal-university-drops-in-naac-grading-203182 |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=[[Odisha TV]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
*[[Sangita Mukhopadhyay]], Molecular cell biologist, [[National Bioscience Award for Career Development|N-Bios]] laureate<ref name="Indian fellow-Sangita Mukhopadhyay">{{Cite web |url=http://insaindia.res.in/detail/P16-1721 |title=Indian fellow-Sangita Mukhopadhyay |date=12 January 2018 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy |access-date=12 January 2018 }} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118181818/http://insaindia.res.in/detail/P16-1721 |date=18 January 2018 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://www.utkaluniversity.ac.in/ Utkal University, Bhubaneswar]<br />
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