Utkal University Bhubaneswar Answered Questions

A total of 75 companies visited the campus during Utkal University placements 2023. Further, an, improving trend was witnessed in the number of companies that visited the campus over the past three years during Utkal University placements, which is presented below:Particulars Placement Statistics (2021)Placement Statistics (2022)Placement Statistics (2023)Companies visited286375

According to data gathered from unofficial sources, Operations domain has placed the most number of Utkal University students. The domain-wise Utkal University alumni placement statistics are presented below:Note: The above-mentioned alumni data is gathered from unofficial sources and hence may vary.The “Others” category includes the domains of Engineering, Education, Human Resources, Finance, Research, Consulting, Accounting, Program and Project Management, Customer Success and Support, Marketing and Media and Communication.

According to the NIRF Report 2024 released by the University, the median package offered during Utkal University UG 4-year, UG 5-year and PG 2-year placements 2023 stood at INR 2.20 LPA, INR 3.5 LPA and INR 4.5 LPA, respectively. Further, the key highlights of Utkal University placements 2023 as compared with 2022 and 2021 are presented below:Particulars Placement Statistics (2021)Placement Statistics (2022)Placement Statistics (2023)Companies visited286375Recruitment drives444536Selected students142197198

Utkal University MBA placement report is not released. However, as per the Utkal University NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of PG 2-year (including MBA course) placements 2023 as compared with 2022 and 2021 are presented below:Particulars PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2021)PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2022)PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2023)Median packageINR 3.94 LPAINR 4 LPAINR 4.5 LPATotal students147815831720Students placed509805925Students opted for higher studies270285320

Yes, the University offers a RUSA Doctoral Fellowship for / MPhil PhD students. The University announces the fellowship of INR 50,000 to INR 75,000 per month depending upon the academic qualifications, research competencies and publications for a maximum period of four years. For this fellowship, candidates can apply through the Common Research Entrance Test (CRET). Apart from this, many other merit and need-based scholarships are also offered such as POSCO Asian Scholarship, Poverty-Cum-Merit Scholarship, namely Khiragovinda, Post-Metric Scholarship, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Scholarship, etc. 

Yes, Utkal University is recognised by UGC and AIU. It is also accredited with an “A+” grade by NAAC. It is ranked 93 among the top Universities in India by NIRF 2023. At present, Utkal University has 27 post-graduate teaching and research departments on campus. Utkal University has three main departments and 31 sub-departments. It is the oldest university in Orissa and the 17th the oldest university in India. The university offers distance-learning programmes to its students. The university offers UG, PG, PhD, and MPhil courses to students.

Utkal University has 117 faculty members and 343 non-teaching staff. The university professors are PhD and Diploma holders. The university conducts conferences on a large scale and also arranges guest lectures for the students on various occasions. In addition to this, from Presidents to CEOs, Utkal University has witnessed visits from numerous inspiring personalities, such as Professor Ganeshi Lal and many others.

Utkal University placement data has not been released. However, according to Utkal University NIRF report 2023, the course-wise total students and number of students placed during Utkal University placements 2022 is presented below:CourseTotal Students (2022)Students Placed (2022)UG 4-year587UG 5-year12087PG 1-year9835PG 2-year1,583805