Utkal University of Culture

Utkal University of Culture
Motto	सा प्रथमा संस्कृति र्बिश्वबारा (Sanskrit)
Type	Public
Established	9 June 1999
Affiliation	UGC; AIU
Chancellor	Governor of Odisha
Vice-Chancellor	Prasan Kumar Swain
Location	Madanpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 752054, India; 20°16′00″N 85°49′59″E / 20.2667949°N 85.833028°E
Campus	Urban, 45 acres (18 ha)
Nickname	Sanskruti Vihar
Website	uuc.ac.in

Utkal University of Culture is a Public university in Bhubaneswar, Odisha dedicated for research, teaching and education in the field of culture.^[2]

History

Utkal University of Culture established by an ordinance on 9 June 1999, which was later replaced by Utkal University of Culture Act 1999. It was established as a teaching-cum-affiliating university to engage itself to preserve, promote, propagate and protect the richness of Odisha's cultural values.^[3]

Academics

The university offers Postgraduate education, Master of Philosophy, and Doctor of Philosophy courses in following sections.

Faculty of Culture Studies
Faculty of Architecture and Archaeology
Faculty of Language and Literature
Faculty of Visual Arts
Faculty of Performing Art
Certificate Courses (Jaina & Tamil)

Affiliated Institutes

The university give affiliation to various Art and Craft, Hotel Management institutes in the state of Odisha. Some prominent institutes among them are Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, B.K. College of Art and Craft, Odissi Research Centre of Bhubaneswar and Govt. College of Art and Craft of Khallikote.^[4]

Accreditation

It is accredited by the premier University Grants Commission (India). It has also been accredited by Association of Indian Universities.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Utkal University of Culture gets new V-C". The Times of India Feb 21, 2023, 08:36 IST. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ "About the university". UUC. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
^ "About University". uuc.ac.in. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
^ "List of Affiliated Colleges". uuc.ac.in. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] "Utkal University of Culture gets new V-C". The Times of India Feb 21, 2023, 08:36 IST. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

[2] "About the university". UUC. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

[3] "About University". uuc.ac.in. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

[4] "List of Affiliated Colleges". uuc.ac.in. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

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Central universities	Central University of Odisha
Deemed universities	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences Siksha 'O' Anusandhan
State universities	Berhampur University Dharanidhar University Fakir Mohan University Gangadhar Meher University Maa Manikeshwari University Khallikote Unitary University Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University Odisha State Open University Rajendra University Rama Devi Women's University Ravenshaw University Sambalpur University Utkal University Vikram Dev University
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Gov. body	Department of Higher Education