Gangadhar Meher University, Amruta Vihar, formerly Sambalpur College and Gangadhar Meher College, is a
state university
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situated in
Sambalpur, Odisha, India. It is named after the
Odia poet,
Gangadhar Meher. N. Nagaraju is the current vice-chancellor, while Jugaleswari Dash is the registrar and Uma Charan Pati the deputy registrar.
History
The university was established 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.
References
Universities and colleges in Sambalpur
Universities in Odisha
Universities and colleges established in 1944
1944 establishments in India
Colleges affiliated to Sambalpur University
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