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The Berhampur University came into existence on 2nd January
1967 being inaugurated by Dr. A.N. Khosla, the then Governor of
Orissa and the first Chancellor of the University. The
University was later shifted to the present site known as Bhanja
Bihar, named after the celebrated poet of Orissa Kabisamrat
Upendra Bhanja. Spreading 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.
The university has a wide area under its jurisdiction comprising
the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Rayagada,
Nowrangapur, Malkangiri, Phulbani and Boudh. Eleven Govt.
colleges, sixty two non Govt. colleges and twenty six
professional technical colleges are affiliated to the university
(as on 30.11.01). 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
make the University stand apart from some other universities of
the country.
Berhampur University
Berhampur 760007
Orissa
India
EPABX : +91-680-2242172, 2242173, 2242174, 2242232, 2243615,
2243616, 2243404
FAX :+91-680-2243322
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