Maa Manikeshwari University

Maa Manikeshwari University

Motto	Satyam Gyanam Bruhat
Type	Public
Established	18.07.1960 (as college), 01.09.2020 (as Kalahandi University), 28.12.2023 (as Maa Manikeshwari University)
Chancellor	Governor of Odisha
Vice-Chancellor	Sanjay Kumar Satapathy[1]
Location	Bhawanipatna, Odisha , India 19°55′09″N 83°10′27″E
Campus	Urban (96.47 acres)
Affiliations	UGC[2]
Website	kalahandiuniversity.ac.in

Maa Manikeshwari University (erstwhile Kalahandi University) is a state public university located in Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters of Kalahandi district of Odisha, India[3][4]

History

The University started as Kalahandi Science College on 18 July 1960 under private management till 30 September 1961. It was taken over by the Government of Odisha on 1 December 1961 as Government Science College. The degree classes started in 1982. It was conferred with the status of an autonomous educational institution in 2002. On 1 September 2020, it was upgraded to an affiliating university by the Odisha state government as Kalahandi University. The University serves as a higher educational centre in the KBK (Kalahandi-Bolangir-Koraput) region.[5]

On 28 December 2023, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik approved to change the name of University to Maa Manikeshwari University[6][7]

Academics

The Institution offers UG, PG and P.H.D courses in 16 different subjects.

• Anthropology
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Commerce
• Economics
• Education
• English
• Geography
• History
• Mathematics
• Odia
• Physics
• Political Science
• Sanskrit
• Sociology
• Zoology

Affiliated colleges

The university has jurisdiction over colleges in Kalahandi and Nuapada district.[8]

Name	Location
+3 Degree College Karlapada, Kalahandi	Kalahandi
Chandrika Jain Degree College, Borda, Kalahandi
Dharamgarh Women’s College
Government Women’s College, Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi
Indrabati Mahavidyalaya (+3 stream) Jaipatna, Kalahandi
Jay Prakash Sandhya Mahavidyalay Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi
Jagannath Degree College, Risida
Kalahandi Training College, Bhawanipatna
Kesinga Mahavidyalaya, Kesinga, Kalahandi
Maa Heera Neela Degree Mahavidyalaya, Biswanathpur, Kalahandi
Madanpur Rampur College, M.Rampur, Kalahandi
Maharani Kasturika Modini Devi (+3) Mahavidyalaya Kalampur, Kalahandi
Panchyat College, Dharamgarh, Kalahandi
Panchyat Mahavidyalaya (Degree College) Belkhandi, Kalahandi
Panchayat Samiti College, Koksara, Kalahandi
Panchayat Samiti Degree College, Narla, Kalahandi
Priyadarshini Indira Degree College, Junagarh, Kalahandi
Sarbamangala Degree College, Golamunda, Kalahandi
Anchalik Bastareni Degree Mahavidyalaya, Sanchergaon, Kalahandi
Amar Mahavidyalaya, Kusurla, Kalahandi
Saraswati Institute of Information Technology, Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi (waiting affiliation)
+3 Degree College, Sinapali, Nuapada	Nuapada
Biju Patnaik Degree College, Boden, Nuapada
Kshyama Meher Degree College, Tukla, Nuapada
Khariar College, Khariar, Nuapada
Lokadrusti College of advance Technology (LCAT) Godramunda, Nuapada
National College, Nuapada
Panchayat Samiti 3 DegreeCollege, Komna, Nuapada

References

1. Pradhan, Hemanta. "Two universities in Odisha get vice-chancellors". The Times of India Apr 12, 2021, 16:57 IST. BHUBANESWAR. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. Pradhan, Hemanta (19 August 2021). "UGC grants recognition to Kalahandi University". The Times of India 08:45 IST. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
3. "Government College (Autonomous), Bhawanipatna". gacbhawanipatna.org.
4. "Bhawanipatna College gets unitary varsity status". The New Indian Express, 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
5. "History". www.kalahandiuniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
6. "Kalahandi University Named After Maa Manikeswari". The Times of India. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
7. "Guest faculty runs show in Odisha's Maa Manikeswari varsity". The New Indian Express. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
8. "Odisha Govt established Kalahandi University by altering the territorial jurisdiction of Sambalpur University". Odisha Diary Bureau. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2022.