Berhampur University

Berhampur University
Motto	"तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय" "Thamasoma Jyothirgamaya" Let light emerge from darkness
Established	Jan 2, 1967[1]
Type	Public
Chancellor	His Excellency Dr. S.C Jamir, Governor of Odisha
Vice-Chancellor	Prof.Deepak Kumar Behera
Location	Brahmapur, Odisha, India
Campus	Rural
Affiliations	UGC, Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website	()

Berhampur University is a NAAC- B accredited university in Brahmapur, Odisha, India. It is one of the oldest and major universities of Odisha, the others being Utkal University at Bhubaneswar and Sambalpur University at Sambalpur.

History

The Berhampur University came into existence on January 2, 1967. The campus is spread over an area of about two hundred fifty acres. The university is twelve kilometres and 5 kilometers away from the Berhampur City and Sea-beach of Gopalpur respectively.

Prof. Deepak Kumar Behera is the present Vice-Chancellor, who took charge on August 1, 2013. He is a renowned social scientist in the field of Anthropology and Social work.

The University has a wide area under its jurisdiction comprising the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Rayagada, Nowrangapur, Malkangiri, Kandhamala and Boudh. Eleven Govt. colleges, sixty two non Govt. colleges and twenty six professional technical colleges are affiliated to the university. To the credit of the university these institutes cater to the need of students in various subjects and disciplines such as Arts, Science, Commerce, Law, Education, Medicine, Engineering, Pharmacology, Homoeopathy, Ayurveda, Nursing, Military Science, Library Science and Fine Arts.

There are twenty post-graduate departments in the university offering specialized subjects and M. Phil programmes. Some of the faculties like Mass Communication, Tourism and Indian Monuments, Electronic Science, Computer Science, Marine Science, Military Science make the University stand apart from some other universities of the country.

The university has achieved great distinction in the academic world due to the qualitative and quantitative production of M. Phil., Ph.D., D. Litt and D. Sc degrees. So far many projects, major and minor funded by the U.G.C., I.C.S.S.R., C.S.I.R. D.S.T, and NIRD. etc. have been completed. About two hundred fifty research oriented and text books have been published by the teachers. The university has the record of holding seminars and conferences every year apart from organising weekly seminars in the departments. Several U.G.C. sponsored Refresher Courses/Orientation Programmes/Summer Institutes are conducted in the university for the benefit of the university and college teachers.

With all such multifarious academic activities the university has so far received reciprocal recognition from many Indian universities. It is a permanent member of the Inter University Board of India and Sri Lanka and the Association of Common Wealth University of London. The University received NAAC accreditation with a rating of B+.

At present the Campus has eight teaching blocks, eight hostels, PG Council, a Health centre, an Engineering Office, a guest house, an M.E. School, a High School/Junior College, a Library, a Museum-cum-Archival Cell, an AIR STRIP, a Play ground, a Sports Council centre, a Gymnasium, a shopping complex, a Canteen, an S.B.I. Branch, a Post Office, an Administrative Building, a College Development Council, a Distant Education Centre, Women's Studies Research Centre, Convocation Theater, Seminar hall, NSS Bureau,UGC Coaching Scheme Centre and SC/ST Cell.

On the whole for past many decades the university has remained as the symbol of glory and prosperity for the people of South Orissa. Though the university has completed 47 years and has carved for itself a place of pride in the academic map of the country, yet it has miles and miles ahead to go in the service of the students, scholars and society and the country at large.

Several faculty members went abroad for postdoctoral research, to Japan, the USA, Switzerland and Belgium. Many faculty were awarded Commonwealth Academic Staff fellowships, while many visited the USA, UK, Europe, Canada and Japan on short term visits.

Campus

The present campus is known as Bhanja Bihar, named after one of the greatest poets of Odisha, Kabisamrat Upendra Bhanja. Spread over an area of about 250 acres (1.0 km²), the university is about twelve kilometres away from the city of Berhampur and about six kilometres from Gopalpur beach.

Self-financing courses

The University has a number of self-financing courses in professional Programmes such as 1. Master of Social Work(MSW)2.Pharmacy (M.Pharma),3.M.Tech.in Electronic and Computer Sciences and 4. Master of Finance and Control(MFC)5.M.Sc.in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. Classes: Regular as like other Courses in the Morning 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Add-on Courses 1. Communicative Skills 2. Personality Development 3. Computer Skills

Distance learning

The university offers courses, both traditional and professional, in the distance education mode to make educational facilities available to working people at modest fees.

Faculties

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

• Adult & Continuing Education
• Political Science
• Philosophy
• Regional Studies
• Economics
• Master of Social Work
• Fine Arts
• Geography
• Demography
• History
• Home Science
• Industrial Relation
• Information Science & Library Management
• English
• Sociology
• Soil Science
• Tourism Management
• Oriya
• Mass Communication & Journalism
• Music and Theater
• Linguistic
• Urban and Rural Development

Faculty of Science

• Anthr
• Computer Science & Information Technology
• Marine Science
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Botany
• Bioinformatics
• Ecology
• Food & Nutrition Science
• Soil & Water Science
• Geology
• Geophysics
• Genomics
• Geography & Environment
• Mathematics
• Mechanics
• Oceanography
• Electronics
• Pharmacy
• Psychology
• Statistics
• Zoology

Faculty of Management

• Business Administration (MBA, PGDBM)
• Master of Commerce
• Master of Finance and Control (Self financing mode)
• Post Graduation in Industrial Relations&Personnel Management (HRM)
• Master of Social Work (Self financing mode)
• Disaster and Emergency Management

Faculty of Law

• Master of Law (LL M)
• Bachelor of Law (LLB)

See also

• Institutes of national importance in Odisha

References

• Berhampur University Online

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