Berhampur University

About Berhampur University

Berhampur University is a state public university at Bhanja Bihar, Berhampur, in the Ganjam district of southern Odisha. It was established on 2 January 1967 under the Odisha Act 21 of 1966 as an affiliating university and was inaugurated by Dr. A.N. Khosla, then Governor of Odisha and the university's first Chancellor. The campus is named after the Odia poet Kabisamrat Upendra Bhanja.

The campus spreads over about 250 acres, around 12 km from Berhampur city and 5 km from the Gopalpur sea beach. The university is recognised by the UGC under Sections 2(f) and 12-B of the UGC Act, 1956, and is accredited by NAAC with an 'A' grade.

Departments and programmes

The university runs 24 regular post-graduate departments, which teach master's courses and conduct Ph.D. and D.Litt. research. Four departments, Environmental Studies, Library and Information Science, Biotechnology, and Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management, were added after Khallikote University merged into Berhampur University. It also offers self-financing post-graduate courses in Pharmacy, Women's Studies and Finance, a self-financing B.Ed., and a DBT-sponsored, stipend-based M.Sc. in Biotechnology.

Jurisdiction

Berhampur University affiliates colleges in southern Odisha. Lingaraj Law College, Berhampur is its only constituent college. From the 2023-24 session, colleges in Koraput, Rayagada, Nowrangpur and Malkangiri districts were transferred to Vikram Dev University, Jeypore, leaving Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal under Berhampur University.