Gangadhar Meher University, Amruta Vihar, formerly Sambalpur College and Gangadhar Meher College, is a

state university A state university system in the United States is a group of public universities supported by an individual state, territory or federal district. These systems constitute the majority of public-funded universities in the country. State univers ...

situated in

Sambalpur, Odisha Sambalpur () is the fifth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi, with a population of 335,761 (as per 2011 census). Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Samb ...

, India. It is named after the Odia poet,

Gangadhar Meher Swabhaba kabi Gangadhar Meher () was a renowned Odia poet of the 19th century. Though poor in wealth and education, he remained one of the most prolific and original contributor to Odia literature. Childhood Gangadhara was born in 1862 on the ...

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is the current vice-chancellor, while Smt. Jugaleswari Dash is the registrar and Uma Charan Pati is the deputy registrar.

History

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.

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Universities and colleges in Sambalpur Universities in Odisha Educational institutions established in 1944 1944 establishments in India Colleges affiliated to Sambalpur University {{odisha-university-stub