Gangadhar Meher University

Other name	GMU, GM UNIVERSITY
Former names	Sambalpur College, Gangadhar Meher College
Motto	Knowledge Imparts Immortality
Type	Public
Established	1944 (as college), 2015 (as university)
Accreditation	UGC
Chancellor	Governor of Odisha
Vice-Chancellor	N Nagaraju[1]
Location	Sambalpur, Odisha , India 21°28′58″N 83°58′47″E / 21.4828°N 83.9798°E / 21.4828; 83.9798
Campus	Urban
Website	www.gmuniversity.ac.in

Gangadhar Meher University, Amruta Vihar, formerly Sambalpur College and Gangadhar Meher College, is a state university situated in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. It is named after the Odia poet, Gangadhar Meher. N Nagaraju is the current vice-chancellor, while Smt. Jugaleswari Dash is the registrar and Uma Charan Pati is the deputy registrar.^[2][3]

History

The university was established as college in 1944 as Sambalpur College with 192 students. The name of the institution was changed to Gangadhar Meher College in 1949. It was upgraded to a university in 2015, and has been renamed as Gangadhar Meher University.^[4]