Dharanidhar University, formally Dharanidhar Autonomous College, is a state public university in the district of

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in the Indian state of

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. The college was established in 1957 as ''Keonjhar Science College'' an intermediate science college and was granted affiliation by Utkal University. It was initially headed by R. Venkatraman,

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. On February 12, 2023, the college was got University status.

History

Funding for the main building of the college was donated by Muhammad Shrajuddin. The college was taken over by the Government of Odisha in 1962. On the opening of the college's humanities courses in 1967, it was renamed after Keonjhar College. It introduced an Hons at the B.Sc. level in 1974. During 1983–84, the institution was renamed after the revolutionary Dharanidhar Naik. In 1999 the college affiliated with North Odisha University, at Baripada, in the adjoining district of

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status was conferred to the college on 24 September 2004. It was accredited B++ by the

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(NAAC) on 2 February 2006. The College was got University status on 12 Feb. 2023.

Students

The college enrolls about 2300 undergraduates. It is the second-largest college in Odisha by accordance area.

Facilities

The college is equipped with laboratories, a central library, audio-visual labs and a playground.

Academics

Undergraduate courses include anthropology, botany, chemistry, commerce, computer science, English, economics, geology, history, mathematics, philosophy, physics, political science, and zoology as well as Odia and

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References

{{Department of Higher Education, Odisha Department of Higher Education, Odisha Universities and colleges in Odisha Kendujhar district 1957 establishments in Orissa Educational institutions established in 1957