Berhampur University, Berhampur

Berhampur University is a public teaching-cum-affiliating university situated in Brahmapur, Odisha, India. It was established on 2 January 1967 under the Odisha Act 21 of 1966. Lingaraj Law College is its only constituent college. The university's campus, called Bhanja Vihar, is named after the poet Upendra Bhanja and spans about 250 acres, located roughly 12 kilometres from Brahmapur and six kilometres from Gopalpur beach. Academically, the university has 24 postgraduate departments spanning Science, Humanities, and Business Studies, and conducts Ph.D. and D.Litt. programmes. It offers self-financing PG courses in Finance, Pharmacy, and Women's Studies, along with a self-financing B.Ed. course, and provides 28 undergraduate and postgraduate courses through constituent colleges and distance education via the Harihar Mardaraj Distance Education Centre. In October 2021, Khallikote University merged with Berhampur University, leading to the creation of four new PG departments. The university holds an 'A' grade accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Previously, it had territorial jurisdiction over several districts, though some were later transferred to Vikram Dev University, Jeypore, starting the 2023-24 academic session.