Utkal University

{{short description|Public university in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India}}

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{{Infobox university

| name = Utkal University

| image_name = UU LOGO.png

| image_size = 210px

| motto = {{Transliteration|sa|Satyam param dhīmahi}}

| mottoeng = Seek The Highest Truth

| established = {{start date and age|27 November 1943}}

| chancellor = Governor of Odisha

| vice_chancellor = Jagneshwar Dandapat (I/C)

| faculty = 187

| students = 4,334{{cite web|title=Utkal University Data for NIRF'2022'|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2022/pdf/University/IR-O-U-0366.pdf|publisher=NIRF}}

| undergrad = 249

| postgrad = 3,840

| doctoral = 245

| address = Vani Vihar

| city = Bhubaneshwar

| state = Odisha

| postalcode = 751004

| country = India

| coor = {{coord|20.303961|N|85.839647|E|format=dms|type:edu_region:IN-OR|display=inline, title}}

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| type = Public

| campus = Urban
{{convert|399.9|acre|ha}}

| language = English, Odia

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| accreditation = NAAC

| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|UGC| AIU|AICTE|PCI}}

| website = {{URL|https://utkaluniversity.ac.in/}}

}}

{{Infobox India university ranking

| type = University

|NIRF_U_2024=101-150}}

Utkal University (UU) is a public university in Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha, and is the oldest university in the state, and the 17th-oldest university in India.{{Cite journal |last=Panda |first=Binita |last2=Routray |first2=Padmalita |date=2018 |title=Effectiveness of Training Programs Conducted by the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre: A Case Study of Utkal University |journal=Siddhant: A Journal of Decision Making |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=49–57 |doi=10.5958/2231-0657.2018.00006.X}} The university was established in 1943 and was operating from Ravenshaw College in the early days.

The foundation stone of the current Utkal University campus at Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, on 1 January 1958. The campus was inaugurated by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the second President of India, on 2 January 1963.[https://www.rtiodisha.gov.in/Pages/printManual/section_id:2/office_id:5849/lang: https://www.rtiodisha.gov.in/Pages/printManual/section_id:2/office_id:5849/lang:]{{Cite news |last=Bishnupriya |date=27 November 2016 |title=ଉତ୍କର୍ଷ ପଥେ ଉତ୍କଳ ବିଶ୍ବବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ (in English: Utkal University - The path to excellence) |url=https://www.dharitri.com/e-Paper/Bhubaneswar/271116/p6.htm |work=Dharitri |pages=6}}

It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university. The sprawling 399.9 acre campus at Vani Vihar is located in the heart of Bhubaneswar.

In 2016, Utkal University adopted its theme song from "tunga sikhar chula" (1st 3 stanzas) poem of Godabarish Mishra, one of its founder members.{{Cite web|date=2016-02-16|title=Utkal University gets a theme song|url=https://odishatv.in/odisha/otherstories/utkal-university-gets-a-theme-song-126807|access-date=2020-06-11|website=Odisha Television Ltd.|language=en-US}} File:Utkal University Main Gate.jpg