Birla Global University (BGU) is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...

Bhubaneswar, Odisha Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango tr ...

, India. It was founded in 2015, by

Basant Kumar Birla Basant Kumar Birla (12 January 1921 – 3 July 2019) was an Indian businessman of the Birla family. He was chairman of the Krishnarpan Charity Trust, BK Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology (BKBIET) and various educational trusts and i ...

and

Sarla Birla Sarala Birla (23 November, 1923 – 28 March, 2015) was an Indian Businesswoman prominent member of the Birla family of Indian industrialists. She took interest in public education and, along with her husband, is credited with having co-founde ...

. It is a self-financed private unitary University and has been established by the enactment of "Birla Global University Odisha Act, 2015", with its main campus spread over an area of nearly 30 acres of land situated at IDCO Plot No.2, Gothapatna, Bhubaneswar.

Governance

As per the Act the management of the university is carried out by a Board of Governors headed by Jayshree Mohta, chairperson, Birla Academy of Art & Culture being the main promoter of Birla Global University. Honorable

Governor of Odisha The governor of Odisha is the head of state and representative of the president of India in the Indian state of Odisha. The governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the President of India at centr ...

is the chancellor of the university. P. P. Mathur is the Vice-Chancellor of the university, who is a distinguished scientist, educationist, and former VC of KIIT. Brajendra Kumar Das is the Registrar.

Schools

*Birla School of Management **BBA (Hons.) **BBA Business Analytics (Hons.) **BBA Digital Marketing (Hons.) **MBA (Spl: Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations & Digital Marketing, Business Analytics) **Doctoral Program In Management *Birla School of Communication **BAJMC (Hons.) **MAJMC **Doctoral Program In Journalism & Mass Communication *Birla School of Social Sciences and Humanities **MA/M.Sc. in Financial Economics **Doctoral Program in Economics **Doctoral Program in English *Birla School of Commerce **B.Com (Hons.) **M.Com **Doctoral Program in Commerce *Birla School of Law **BBA.,LL.B.(Hons.) **LL.M. **Doctoral Program in Law *Birla School of Applied Sciences **B.Sc. Data Science (Hons.) **BCA **MCA **Doctoral Program in Computer Science

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References

External links

* 2015 establishments in Odisha Educational institutions established in 2015 Private universities in India Universities in Bhubaneswar {{Odisha-university-stub