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{{Short description|State university in Odisha, India}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Khallikote University
| name = Khallikote Autonomous College
| native_name =  
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| image = Khallikote University logo.png
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| motto = Let my life be an open book
| motto = Let my life be an open book
| established = 2015
| established = 2021
| type = Public
| type = Public
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| principal =  
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| chancellor = [[Governor of Odisha]]
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| vice_chancellor = Prof. Prafulla Kumar Mohanty<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>
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| postgrad =  
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| address = Gmax Building, Konisi
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| city = [[Brahmapur, Odisha|Brahmapur]]
| city = [[Brahmapur, Odisha|Brahmapur]]
| state = [[Odisha]]
| state = [[Odisha]]
| country = [[India]]
| country = [[India]]
| campus = Urban {{convert|16.5|acre|m2}}
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| affiliations =[[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]
| affiliations =
| website = {{url|http://kub.ac.in/}}
| website ={{url|https://www.khallikotecollege.ac.in/}}
}}
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'''Khallikote University''' at Berhampur (KUB), is a [[Collegiate university|collegiate]] [[Public_university|state public university]] with '''intensive research activities''' established by '''Government of Odisha '''and recognised by the''' University Grant Commission (UGC)'''.  
'''Khallikote Autonomous College''' is a [[state university (India)|state university]] situated in [[Brahmapur, Odisha]]. Its current status as a university came into existence in 2021 when Khallikote Autonomous College was given the status of a unitary university. A similarly named university was a cluster university with five constituent colleges. It was transformed into a unitary university in 2020 and then merged with [[Berhampur University]] in 2021, and ceased operation.


It was established as the ''first cluster University'' in the state of Odisha on 30 May 2015 under Rashtriya Uchhatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) in exercise of powers conferred by subsections (1) and (2) of the Odisha University Act, 1989 (Odisha Act 5, 1989).<ref>[https://govtpress.odisha.gov.in/pdf/2015/889.pdf Odisha Gazette Notification]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Khallikote-to-be-first-cluster-university-in-state/articleshow/45729543.cms|title=Khallikote to be first cluster university in state|last=Jan 2|first=TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2015|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-07-23|last3=Ist|first3=15:27}}</ref> On 26 February 2020, Government of Odisha in exercise of the powers conferred by subsections (1) and (2)  and clause (g) of the sub section (3) of section 32 of the Odisha University Act, 1989 (Odisha Act 5, 1989) altered the '''Khallikote University '''to a''' Unitary University'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Search Results Khallikote University's status changed |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/khallikote-universitys-status-changed/article30935974.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
==History==
The current Khallikote Autonomous College with unitary university status was established in 2021 when Khallikote Autonomous College was given the status of a unitary university. <ref>{{cite news |title= Odisha's Khallikote Autonomous College gets unitary university status
|url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/education/odisha-s-khallikote-autonomous-college-gets-unitary-university-status-121080300277_1.html |access-date=12 November 2021 |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=3 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


At present, the University is functioning in its transit campus at Gmax Building, Konisi, Berhampur, Odisha 761008<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://khallikoteuniversity.ac.in/ku_at_a_glance.php|title=Khallikote University:: At A Glance|website=khallikoteuniversity.ac.in|access-date=2019-07-23}}</ref>
A similarly named university was established in 2015 as the first cluster university in Odisha. This was achieved by excluding Five colleges from the jurisdiction of [[Berhampur University]] (BU) and granting them autonomy, also allowing them to share infrastructure and teaching faculty. The five colleges were Khallikote College, Sashi Bhusan Rath Government Women’s College, Government Science, Chhatrapur College, Binayak Acharya College and Gopalpur College.<ref>{{cite news |title=Khallikote to be first cluster university in state  |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Khallikote-to-be-first-cluster-university-in-state/articleshow/45729543.cms |access-date=14 October 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 January 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://govtpress.odisha.gov.in/pdf/2015/889.pdf|title=Odisha Gazette Notification|date=4 June 2015}}</ref> In 2020, the university was changed to a unitary university, i.e., a university with no affiliated colleges, and the five colleges were re-affiliated to BU.<ref>{{cite news |title=Khallikote University’s status changed |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/khallikote-universitys-status-changed/article30935974.ece |access-date=14 October 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=28 February 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref> In 2021, for financial reasons, the university itself was merged with BU and it ceased operation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mohanty |first1=Hrusikesh |title=Khallikote varsity merges with BU, staff transferred  |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/khallikote-varsity-merges-with-bu-staff-transferred/articleshow/86672665.cms |access-date=14 October 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Notice |url=http://www.kub.ac.in/sites/default/files/inline-images/Notice.png |publisher=Khallikote University |access-date=14 October 2021 |date=27 September 2021}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news |title= NEP 2020: Why Odisha’s Khallikote Cluster University fell apart
|url= https://news.careers360.com/nep-2020-why-odishas-khallikote-cluster-university-fell-apart
|access-date=12 November 2021 |work=[[Careers 360]] |date=22 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


==Academics==
A few months before that Khallikote Autonomous College was given the status of a unitary university. <ref>{{cite news |title= Odisha's Khallikote Autonomous College staff to come under unitary university payroll
The University  offers Post Graduate (PG)  in six interdisciplinary subjects through its six PG Departments Department of Biosciences and Bioinformatics, Department of Natural Resources Management and Geo-informatics, Department of Library and Information Science, Department of Economics and Management, Department of Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management and Department of Mass Communication and Media Technology.
|url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/oct/02/odishaskhallikote-autonomous-college-staff-to-come-under-unitary-university-payroll-2366677.html
 
|access-date=12 November 2021 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=2 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
Master's degree programmes:
 
* M. Sc. in Biosciences and Bioinformatics
* Master in Natural Resources Management and Geo-informatics
* Master in Library and Information Science
* Master in Economics and Management
* MBA in Travel and Tourism Management
* Master in Mass Communication and Media Technology


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official|http://khallikoteuniversity.ac.in/}}
* {{Official|https://www.khallikotecollege.ac.in/}}


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