Utkal University of Culture

Public cultural university in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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[1]
Location|

Madanpur, Bhubaneswar

Odisha

752054

India

20°16′00″N 85°49′59″E﻿ / ﻿20.2667949°N 85.833028°E﻿ / 20.2667949; 85.833028
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Universities in Odisha

National institutes|

* AIIMS Bhubaneswar
* IIT Bhubaneswar
* IIM Sambalpur
* IISER Berhampur
* NIT Rourkela
* NISER

Central universities|

* Central University of Odisha
* National Law University Odisha

State universities|

* Berhampur University
* Biju Patnaik University of Technology
* Dharanidhar University
* Fakir Mohan University
* Gangadhar Meher University
* IIIT Bhubaneswar
* Kalahandi University
* Khallikote Unitary University
* Madhusudan Law University
* Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University
* Odisha State Open University
* Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
* Odisha University of Health Sciences
* Odisha University of Technology and Research
* Rajendra University
* Rama Devi Women's University
* Ravenshaw University
* Sambalpur University
* Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidayalaya
* Utkal University
* Utkal University of Culture
* Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology
* Vikram Dev University

Deemed universities|

* Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
* Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences
* Siksha 'O' Anusandhan

Private universities|

* AIPH University
* ASBM University
* Birla Global University
* Centurion University of Technology and Management
* C. V. Raman Global University
* GIET University, Gunupur
* Sri Sri University
* XIM University

Gov. body|

* Department of Higher Education

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