Utkal University of Culture

Utkal University of Culture
Mottoसा प्रथमा संस्कृति र्बिश्वबारा (Sanskrit)
TypePublic
Established9 June 1999
AffiliationUGC; AIU
ChancellorGovernor of Odisha
Vice-ChancellorPrasan 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
CampusUrban, 45 acres (18 ha)
NicknameSanskruti Vihar
Websiteuuc.ac.in

Front gate of Utkal University of Culture

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

  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.