The University was established in Western Odisha to fulfill the dreams of people of western Odisha when The Sambalpur University Act was passed on 10th December, 1996. The University came into function from 1st January, 1967 and then the vice – chancellor was Prof. Parsuram Mishra. On 4th January, 1967 this university was inaugurated by Honourable Chancellor A.N.Khosla. When the University came into function then it was in a private building on rent at Dhanupali, Sambalpur and another was at Ainthapali, Sambalpur in government building (from 1968 to 1972).
In 1973 the University had shifted to the present campus which is at Jyoti Vihar at Burla. The territorial jurisdiction of the University is covered in ten districts which are as follows:
Athamallik Sub – Division of Angul District.
Sambalpur
Boudh
Sundargarh
Kalahandi
Jharsuguda
Nawapara
Deogarh
Subarnapur
Bargarh
Bolangir
There are twenty Post – Graduate Departments and under these twenty departments there are twenty- seven post graduation subjects in Sambalpur University.
The Post graduation department of university offers M.Phil study program for one year. University offers a study programme for degrees of M.A/ M.Sc/ LL.M/ M.Lib and Inf. Science for two years. In Sambalpuri studies there is a P.G. Diploma course in Computer Science and application.
Autonomous status is conferred by the University of P.G Departments for :
Mathematics
Chemistry
Library and Information Sciences
Life Sciences
Economics
History
In the year 2000 BCA, PGDCA and PGDIT courses were launched by the Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education.
In the year 2003 MCA and DCA courses were started by the Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education. Both the direct and lateral courses were started.
In the year 2006 full time MBA course was started by the Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education (D.D.C.E).
From 1967 there have been many vice – chancellors which are Prof. R.K. Kapur, Prof. Kishore Chandra Pattnaik,Prof. Bhubaneswar Behera, Prof. Debendra Chandra Mishra, Prof. Nabin Kumar Sahu, Prof. Prafulla Kumar Pati, Prof. Udaya Chand Agrawal, Prof. L.K.Mohapatra, Prof. Niranjan Panda, Prof(Mrs) Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi, Prof. Dhrubaraj Naik, Prof. Madhab Chandra Dash, Prof. Pradeep Chandra Tripathy, Prof. Udaya Chand Biswal, Prof. Arun Kumar Pujari, Prof. Bishnu Charan Bari Prof. Chitaranjan Tripthy.
In the University Campus there are nearly ten post- graduate hostels. Out of these ten post graduate hostels there are four ladies hostels and there are six Men hostels. There many facilities provided to the hostelers like STD telephone booth, Common room with T.V., First aid, Reading room with newspaper and magazine etc. There is one health centre, one faculty house, cafeteria, community centre and many more facilities in the campus of Sambalpuri University. The University has been a well established University and is growing at a higher rate. University is expected to reach the height of success and it continues to providing the best and quality education to all the students. Sambalpur University Courses are designed in a way to feed the students with all the information and are making their students competent enough to face the professional world of technocrats. Sambalpur University has been welcoming students with gestures of learning and of gaining knowledge.
The University was established in Western Odisha to fulfill the dreams of people of western Odisha when The Sambalpur University Act was passed on 10th December 1996. The University came into the function from 1st January 1967 and then the vice-chancellor was Prof. Parsuram Mishra. On 4th January 1967, this university was inaugurated by Honourable Chancellor A.N.Khosla. When the University came in function then it was in a private building on rent at Dhanupali, Sambalpur and another was at Ainthapali, Sambalpur in a government building (from 1968 to 1972).
In 1973 the University had shifted to the present campus which is at Jyoti Vihar at Burla. The territorial jurisdiction of the University is covered in ten districts which are as follows:
-
Athamallik Sub – Division of Angul District.
-
Sambalpur
-
Boudh
-
Sundargarh
-
Kalahandi
-
Jharsuguda
-
Nawapara
-
Deogarh
-
Subarnapur
-
Bargarh
-
Bolangir
There are twenty Post – Graduate Departments and under these twenty departments, there are twenty- seven post graduation subjects in Sambalpur University.
The Post graduation department of university offers M.Phil study program for one year. University offers a study programme for degrees of M.A/ M.Sc/ LL.M/ M.Lib and Inf. Science for two years. In Sambalpuri studies, there is a P.G. Diploma course in Computer Science and application.
Autonomous status is conferred by the University of P.G Departments for :
-
Mathematics
-
Chemistry
-
Library and Information Sciences
-
Life Sciences
-
Economics
-
History
In the year 2000 BCA, PGDCA, and PGDIT courses were launched by the Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education.
In the year 2003 MCA and DCA courses were started by the Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education. Both the direct and lateral courses were started.
In the year 2006 full-time MBA course was started by the Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education (D.D.C.E).
From 1967 there have been many vice – chancellors which are Prof. R.K. Kapur, Prof. Kishore Chandra Pattnaik, Prof. Bhubaneswar Behera, Prof. Debendra Chandra Mishra, Prof. Nabin Kumar Sahu, Prof. Prafulla Kumar Pati, Prof. Udaya Chand Agrawal, Prof. L.K.Mohapatra, Prof. Niranjan Panda, Prof(Mrs) Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi, Prof. Dhrubaraj Naik, Prof. Madhab Chandra Dash, Prof. Pradeep Chandra Tripathy, Prof. Udaya Chand Biswal, Prof. Arun Kumar Pujari, Prof. Bishnu Charan Bari Prof. Chitaranjan Tripathy.
In the University Campus, there are nearly ten post- graduate hostels. Out of these ten post graduate hostels, there are four ladies hostels and there are six Men hostels. There many facilities provided to the hostelers like STD telephone booth, Common room with T.V., First aid, Reading room with newspaper and magazine, etc. There is one health center, one faculty house, cafeteria, community center, and many more facilities on the campus of Sambalpuri University. The University has been a well established University and is growing at a higher rate. University is expected to reach the height of success and it continues to provide the best and quality education to all the students.
Sambalpur University Courses are designed in a way to feed the students with all the information and are making their students competent enough to face the professional world of technocrats. Sambalpur University has been welcoming students with gestures of learning and of gaining knowledge.
From 1967 there have been many vice – chancellors which are Prof. R.K. Kapur, Prof. Kishore Chandra Pattnaik,Prof. Bhubaneswar Behera, Prof. Debendra Chandra Mishra, Prof. Nabin Kumar Sahu, Prof. Prafulla Kumar Pati, Prof. Udaya Chand Agrawal, Prof. L.K.Mohapatra, Prof. Niranjan Panda, Prof(Mrs) Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi, Prof. Dhrubaraj Naik, Prof. Madhab Chandra Dash, Prof. Pradeep Chandra Tripathy, Prof. Udaya Chand Biswal, Prof. Arun Kumar Pujari, Prof. Bishnu Charan Bari Prof. Chitaranjan Tripthy.
In the University Campus there are nearly ten post- graduate hostels. Out of these ten post graduate hostels there are four ladies hostels and there are six Men hostels. There many facilities provided to the hostelers like STD telephone booth, Common room with T.V., First aid, Reading room with newspaper and magazine etc. There is one health centre, one faculty house, cafeteria, community centre and many more facilities in the campus of Sambalpuri University. The University has been a well established University and is growing at a higher rate. University is expected to reach the height of success and it continues to providing the best and quality education to all the students. Sambalpur University Courses are designed in a way to feed the students with all the information and are making their students competent enough to face the professional world of technocrats. Sambalpur University has been welcoming students with gestures of learning and of gaining knowledge.
Public University 
Burdwan,
Odisha 
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Admission 2024 
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