Rayagada district is a district in southern Odisha, a state in India, which became a separate district in October 1992. Its population consists mainly of tribes, primarily the Khonds and the Soras. In addition to Odia, Kui and Sora are spoken by the district's indigenous population. It was founded by Maharajah Biswanatha Deba Gajapati of the Surjyabansha dynasty of Jeypore.
Paralakhemundi shortly known as Parala is district Headquarter of Gajapati district and one of the oldest Municipality established in 1885, in the Indian state of Odisha. Majority of the people in the town speak Odia. The city and the District share its boundaries with Andhra Pradesh. The adjacent town of Pathpatnam is separated by the River Mahendra Tanaya.In later medieval period it became capital of Paralakhemundi Estate of Eastern Ganga dynasty kings of Khemundi Branch. The town is well known for being an ancient cultural center of Odisha and birthplace of noted personalities including poet Gopalakrusna Pattanayaka, statesman Krushna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo, lexicographer Gopinatha Nanda Sharma and historian Satyanarayana Rajguru. This town is also known for its century old temples, monasteries, palaces and heritage buildings.
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) are a group of autonomous institutions established by the Government of India through the Ministry of Education for teaching and research in natural science and to provide collegiate education in basic sciences integrated with research at the undergraduate level.
Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar Autonomous College, better known as BJB Autonomous College, is a college in Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India that offers courses at primarily the higher secondary and undergraduate levels.
Berhampur University is a public teaching-cum-affiliating university in Brahmapur, Odisha, India.
Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital Brahmapur, Ganjam, Odisha is a government medical college and hospital that started functioning in 1962 as a medical college and 1966 as a hospital. Subsequently, the medical college and the attached hospital were renamed after renowned late Maharaja of Parlakhemundi, Ganjam, Krushna Chandra Gajapati. It also has a college of nursing, which is established in 1983. It is the first nursing college in odisha. Courses available in this college are basic bsc nursing, post basic bsc nursing and msc nursing. Recently in 2019 it introduced a new course CHO(community health officer). campus area of MKCG mch is about 162 Acres
Previously a neglected aspect of the Indian Central government, Education in Odisha is witnessing a rapid transformation. Its capital city, Bhubaneswar, is emerging as a knowledge hub in India with several new public and private universities, including the establishment of an Indian Institute of Technology after five decades of demand.
Ravenshaw University, formerly known as Ravenshaw College, is a co-educational state university situated in Cuttack, Odisha on the eastern coast of India. Founded as Ravenshaw College in 1868, the institution became a university in 2006. The university has nine schools, thirty three academic departments and a student enrolment of nearly 8,000. It is one of the oldest educational institutes in the country and its history is synonymous with the history of modern Odisha.
Highbury College is a further education college in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It offers vocational and academic education and training, including apprenticeships, A-levels and foundation degrees.
Vikram Dev University is a public state university located in the city of Jeypore, Koraput district in Odisha, that offers courses primarily at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It was established in 1947 by Maharaja of Jeypore Sri Vikram Dev IV or Vikram Deo Verma as Jeypore College and later has been named in his respect.
Majhighariani Institute of Technology and Science is located in Rayagada, Odisha, India. It was started in 1999 by the Basantdevi Charitable Trust. Its name came from the Goddess Majhighariani, deity of Rayagada. The college was approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the government of Odisha. The college is affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Rourkela and Berhampur University. It is an ISO 9001:2008 certified institute of eastern India.
The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha is a board of education for public and private schools under the state government of Odisha, India.
Parala Maharaja Engineering College (PMEC), Brahmapur, Odisha is Government engineeringcollege(Autonomous) in southern Odisha, India. Established in 2009, the college was inaugurated by Naveen Patnaik, the then chief minister of Odisha. This college is named after the King Krushna Chandra Gajapati honorably known as Maharaja Sir Krushna Chandra Gajapati Narayana Dev KCIE, was a key personality and regarded as the architect of an Independent united Odisha State. The Parala Maharaja engineering College was approved by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi, Govt. of India and was affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Rourkela, Government of Odisha but now, it is an autonomous college from 21 January 2021. This college is also accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) New Delhi, Govt. of India.
Centurion University(CU) is a multi-sector, private university from Odisha, India. With its main campus earlier at Parlakhemundi in the Gajapati and another constituent campus located at Jatni, on the fringes of Bhubaneswar,which is now as main campus & it was accorded the status of a university in the year 2010. The university has been accredited by NAAC with 'A+' Grade, thereby becoming the youngest private university to have earned the distinction. In 2016, the Bhubaneswar campus of the university was ranked 81 among the institutions offering engineering education in India by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India under the NIRF.
Vignan Institute of Technology and Management is an engineering college located in Berhampur, in southern Odisha, India. Established in 2009 by Naveen Patnaik, the then chief minister of Odisha, the college has one academic building and one workshop. It is a constituent college of Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT). This college was named after King Krushna Chandra Gajapati, the creator of modern Odisha.
Department of Higher Education, Odisha is a unit of the Government of Odisha in India that looks after the higher education in the state of Odisha. The department looks after the education curriculum at University, Post-Graduate and Graduate level in the state of Odisha. The department is responsible for hiring and employing teaching staffs in positions of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor as well as non-teaching staff in Higher Education Institutions running under Government of Odisha. Moreover, it looks after functioning of state run Universities namely Maa Manikeshwari University, Rajendra University, Ravenshaw University, Utkal University, Berhampur University, Sambalpur University, Sri Jagannath Sanskrit Viswavidyalaya, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, Fakir Mohan University, Gangadhar Meher University, Rama Devi Women's University, Khallikote Unitary University, NLUO, Dharanidhar University, Odisha State Open University and Vikram Dev University.
Shri Krushna Chandra Gajapati Autonomous College is an autonomous college situated in Paralakhemundi in southern Odisha.
Odisha State Open University (OSOU) is a distance learning state university located in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. The university is established by an Act of the Odisha State Legislature in 2015. The university has jurisdiction over the entire State of Odisha.
Khallikote Unitary University, formerly known as Khallikote Autonomous College, is a co-educational state university situated in Brahmapur, Odisha on the eastern coast of India. Founded as Union College in 1878, the institution became a university in 2021. The university has a student enrolment of nearly 5,000. It is one of the oldest educational institutes in Odisha.
