Odisha’s premier educational institution - Utkal University - has attained a new height in terms of quality education, research and infrastructure after being placed among the top 10 State universities in India.
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development announced the list on Sunday during a three-day National Convention on Digital Initiatives for Higher Education in New Delhi.
The Utkal University found its place in the top 10 list along with Savitribai Phule Pune University, Karnataka’s Tumkur University, Sikkim University, Haryana’s Kurukshetra University, Kolhapur’s Shivaji University, Karnataka’s University of Mysore, Jharkhand’s Kolhan University, Tamil Nadu’s Bharathiar University and Kerala’s Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrith.
The Utkal University, which was granted National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation earlier, is the first university of Odisha to be selected as one of the 10 best State universities due to its developed infrastructure, study methodology and research, said its Vice-Chancellor Prof Ashok Das.
Notably, the VCs of all Government and private universities are participating in the New Delhi seminar. Utkal University VC Das along with other VCs of universities placed among the top 10 State universities will make presentation on application of digitisation in development of higher education, innovative projects and usage. The Utkal University is one of three State universities to have earned NAAC A+ status.