Dharanidhar University

Dharanidhar University, formally Dharanidhar Autonomous College, is a Government University in the district of Keonjhar in the Indian state of Odisha.[3]

Dharanidhar University
TypeUniversity Government[1]
Established1957
PrincipalNarendra Kumar Sahoo[2]
Location
Keonjhar
,
Odisha
,
India

21.661395°N 85.611261°E / 21.661395; 85.611261
Campus154 Acres
Websitewww.ddcollege.nic.in

The college was established in 1957 as an intermediate science college and was granted affiliation by Utkal University. It began as Keonjhar Science College. It was initially headed by R. Venkatraman, IAS. On February 12, 2023, College was got University status.

History

Funding for the main building of the college was donated by Muhammad Shrajuddin.[4] The college was taken over by the Government of Odisha in 1962. On the opening of the college's humanities courses in 1967, it was renamed after Keonjhar College. It introduced an Hons at the B.Sc. level in 1974.

During 1983–84, the institution was renamed after the revolutionary Dharanidhar Naik.

In 1999 the college affiliated[5] with North Odisha University, at Baripada, in the adjoining district of Mayurbhanj.[6]

Autonomous status was conferred to the college on 24 September 2004. It was accredited B++ by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) on 2 February 2006. The College was got University status on 12 Feb. 2023.

Students

The college enrolls about 2300 undergraduates. It is the second-largest college in Odisha by accordance area.

Facilities

The college is equipped with laboratories, a central library, audio-visual labs and a playground.

Academics

Undergraduate courses include anthropology, botany, chemistry, commerce, computer science, English, economics, geology, history, mathematics, philosophy, physics, political science, and zoology as well as Odia and Sanskrit.[7]

References
  1. "BJB tops list after 2nd cut-off in Plus III | Bhubaneswar News – Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "Sri Narendra Kumar Sahoo | ଧରଣୀଧର ସ୍ଵୟଂଶାସିତ ମହାବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ". www.ddcollege.nic.in. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. "Keonjhar bandh hits normal life". The New Indian Express.
  4. RTI Dharanidhar Autonomous College
  5. Self Study Report
  6. "Affiliated Colleges". 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016.
  7. "Courses". www.ddcollege.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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