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Other name | GMU, GM UNIVERSITY |
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Former names | Sambalpur College, Gangadhar Meher College |
| Motto | Knowledge Imparts Immortality |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1944 (as college), 2015 (as university) |
| Accreditation | UGC |
| Chancellor | Governor of Odisha |
| Vice-Chancellor | N. Nagaraju[1] |
| Location | , India 21°28′58″N 83°58′47″E / 21.4828°N 83.9798°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
Gangadhar Meher University, Amruta Vihar, formerly Sambalpur College and Gangadhar Meher College, is a state university situated in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. It is named after the Odia poet, Gangadhar Meher. N. Nagaraju is the current vice-chancellor, while Smt. Jugaleswari Dash is the registrar and Uma Charan Pati is the deputy registrar.[2][3]
History
[edit]The university was established as college in 1944 as Sambalpur College with 192 students. The name of the institution was changed to Gangadhar Meher College in 1949. It was upgraded to a university in 2015, and has been renamed as Gangadhar Meher University.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Six state-run varsities get new VCs in Odisha, Utkal University gets first woman VC". The New Indian Express. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "VC's Message".
- ^ "Outlook India Magazine Online- Read News India, Latest News Analysis, World, Sports, Entertainment | Best Online Magazine India".
- ^ "History". Gangadhar Meher University. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.