Dharanidhar Autonomous College accorded University status, announces Odisha Higher Education Department

All degree colleges in the district will now be affiliated with the new university. Earlier the college was under the territorial jurisdiction of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University (MSCB University), formerly North Orissa University.

Dharanidhar Autonomous College accorded University status, announces Odisha Higher Education Department

Odisha Higher Education Department has announced that the Dharanidhar Autonomous College in Keonjhar has been accorded university status. All degree colleges in the district will now be affiliated with the new university. Earlier the college was under the territorial jurisdiction of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University (MSCB University), formerly North Orissa University.

While making the announcement, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in a video message said, “It is happy moment as Dharanidhar College is now converted into university.”

In a notification, the department of Higher Education stated, “In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (2) of section 32 of Odisha University Act, 1989 (Odisha Act 5 of 1989), the state government do hereby alter the territorial jurisdiction of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, Baripada, Mayurbhanj by establishing a new university called the Dharanidhar University at Keonjhar, Odisha with effect from the date of notification in the Odisha Gazette.”

Higher Education Department further informed that the university will become functional from June 1 this year. The department will appoint a vice-chancellor, registrar, comptrollers of finance and examination and the file in this regard has already been sent to the Finance department.

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