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| Motto | Tamasoma Jyothirgamaya |
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Motto in English | Let light emerge from darkness |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1967; 58 years ago (1967) |
| Chancellor | Governor of Odisha |
| Vice-Chancellor | Geetanjali Dash[1] |
| Location | ,, 19°17′52″N84°52′41″E / 19.2977358°N 84.8781602°E /19.2977358; 84.8781602 |
| Campus | Urban 250.670 Ac |
| Affiliations | Association of Commonwealth Universities,Association of Indian Universities |
| Website | www |
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Berhampur University is apublic teaching-cum-affiliating university inBrahmapur,Odisha,India.
Berhampur University was established on 2 January 1967 as an affiliating University by theOdisha Act 21 of 1966.Lingaraj Law College is the only constituent college of the university.[2]
The present campus is known as Bhanja Vihar, named afterKabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja, acelebrated poets of Odisha. The campus is spread over about 250 acres (1.0 km2) and is about 12 kilometres from the city ofBrahmapur and about six kilometres fromGopalpur beach.
The university has 24 departments in the streams of Science, Humanities and Business Studies at the postgraduate level, and carries out Ph.D. & D.Litt. programmes. It offers self-financing PG courses in Finance, Pharmacy & Women's studies. The university also offers a B.Ed. course on self-financing mode.[3] It offers 28undergraduate andpostgraduate courses through its constituent colleges as well as in distance education mode through its Harihar Mardaraj Distance Education Centre.[4]
In October 2021,Khallikote University merged[5] with Berhampur University and the syndicate of the university created four new P.G. departments in Biotechnology, Library & Information Science, Tourism & Travel Studies and Environment Studies.
Berhampur University was accredited by theNational Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an "A" grade.[6]
Earlier the university had the territorial jurisdiction over Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri districts with over 180 affiliated colleges. As per the recent decision of the Government of Odisha, the territorial jurisdiction of Berhampur University has been redefined and the colleges located in the districts of Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri have been transferred toVikram Dev University,Jeypore as of the academic session 2023-24.[7]
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Notable alumni include:
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