Utkal University is the oldest university in Odisha and the 17th oldest university in India located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It was founded in 1943 and is a teaching-cum-affiliating university.

Utkal University Location

The Utkal University has the jurisdiction over 9 districts - Angul, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Nayagarh and Puri and is spread over an area of 24,973 sq. kilometers catering to the needs of higher education of a population of more than 110 lakhs.

As per the location of the University it's present in the middle of the city - 5Km from airport, 3Km from station. Sainik School is present to its north direction and Mancheswar industrial area to its East.


It has 26 Post-Graduate teaching and research departments located within the campus and three constituent Institutions - Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education, University Law College at Vani Vihar and M.S. Law College at Cuttack.

Besides the regular courses, 26 sponsored courses are offered under the direct academic control of the P.G. Council of the University.

Notable Alumni
• Professor Biswajeet Pattanayak, Founder and Director Asian School of Business Management, Bhubaneswar
• Gopal Ballav Pattanaik, ex. Chief Justice of India
• T. K. Chand, Chairman cum Managing Director of National Aluminium Company
• Hara Prasad Mishra, biochemist based in USA
• Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, former Chief Minister of Odisha and the former Governor of Assam
• Jayanti Patnaik, member of parliament, author and editor
• Kumkum Mohanty, Odishi dancer and winner of Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi award
• Madhu Sudan Kanungo, scientist in gerontology and neuro-science and winner of Padmashree award
• Mihir Sen, first Asian to swim the English Channel in 1958, and the first swimmer to have crossed the Palk Straits in 1966
• Sarojini Sahoo, feminist writer, Sahitya Akademi award winner and editor of India AGE
• Subrata K. Mitra, political scientist and editor of Heidelberg papers of South Asia
• H R Khan, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
• Subroto Bagchi, Indian entrepreneur and a Business leader, co-founder of Mindtree
• Tapan Kumar Pradhan, activist, writer and winner of Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee prize for Kalahandi
• Soumya Mishra, the first female IPS officer of Odisha

Contact Detail:
Utkal University
Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751004
0674 256 7387