Utkal University of Culture is a

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Bhubaneswar 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 ...

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dedicated for research, teaching and education in the field of culture.

History

Utkal University of Culture established by an ordinance on 9 June 1999, which was later replaced by ''Utkal University of Culture Act 1999''. It was established as a teaching-cum-affiliating university to engage itself to preserve, promote, propagate and protect the richness of Odisha's cultural values.

Academics

The university offers Postgraduate education,

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, and

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courses in following sections. * Faculty of Culture Studies * Faculty of Architecture and Archaeology * Faculty of Language and Literature * Faculty of Visual Arts * Faculty of Performing Art * Certificate Courses (Jaina & Tamil)

Affiliated Institutes

The university give affiliation to various Art and Craft, Hotel Management institutes in the state of Odisha. Some prominent institutes among them are

Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya is a performing arts-cum-educational institution in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. History and Accreditation Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya was established by former Chief minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik on 14 April 1964, u ...

, B.K. College of Art and Craft, Odissi Research Centre of Bhubaneswar and Govt. College of Art and Craft of Khallikote.

Accreditation

It is accredited by the premier

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. It has also been accredited by

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References

External links

Official website
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