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Motto | Bande Utkala Janani |
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Motto in English | I Adore Thee, O Mother Utkala |
Type | Public |
Established | 5 September 2023 |
Chancellor | Governor of Odisha |
Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Sabita Pradhan[1] |
Academic staff | 21[2] |
Students | 72 |
Location | , 752014 , India 19°57′2.87″N 85°48′28.5″E / 19.9507972°N 85.807917°E |
Campus | Urban, 25 acres (10 ha) |
Website | Odia University |
Odia University, is a state language research university situated in Satyabadi on the eastern coast of Odisha, India.[3]
After the Odia language was recognised as a Classical language of India on 20 February 2014, it was decided to establish a university solely dedicated to the research, promotion and study of Odia literature, linguistics, history, and culture.[4]
The Odia University, is established as a language university under the Odia University Act, 2017, passed by the Odisha Legislative Assembly. The university began its first academic session on 5 September 2023.[5]
The permanent campus of the university inaugurated by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 24 January 2024 near Satyabadi Bana Bidyalaya[6] which was established by the famous Panchasakha (Pandit Gopabandhu Das, Acharya Harihar, Pandit Nilakantha Das, Krupasindhu Mishra and Godabarish Misra).
Currently the university offers an integrated M.A. Ph.D. program.[7]