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Rama Devi Women's University, formerly known as Rama Devi Women's Autonomous College, is a
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for women in
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Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
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named after freedom fighter and social reformer Ramadevi Choudhury.


History

The institution started as ''Government Women's College'' in 1964 in a small building of the Labour Department of Govt. of Orissa and was affiliated to Utkal University at that time. The college was later shifted to the Old School Building of Unit-1, Bhubaneswar in 1966 and ultimately to the present campus near Rupali Square of Bhubaneswar (present University campus) on 1 January 1969. The name of the college was changed to ''Rama Devi Women's College'' in 1969 and was given Autonomous status on 19 June 1999. Higher Secondary wing of Rama Devi Women's Autonomous College was separated from the Autonomous College from 2001. The college was accredited by NAAC with grade 'A' on 16 September 2004. It was reaccredited with an 'A' grade again in February 2015. In 2010, it was given CPE (College with Potential for Excellence) Status by UGC. On its Golden Jubilee celebration, former President of India Pranab Mukherjee attended as the Chief Guest in its Inaugural function on 30th Nov 2014. Under the RUSA scheme the college was upgraded to the Status of a Women's University on 30 May 2015. As an affiliating University, 46 Women's Colleges under Utkal University came under the jurisdiction of the new university. The Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik officially inaugurated the university in a ceremony held on 3 December 2015 coinciding with the birth day of Maa Ramadevi Choudhury. On July 1, 2021, the university was accorded with 12(B) status by UGC.


Academics

The university has respective departments under its seven schools. It offers various undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D courses. *School of Biotechnology **Department of Biotechnology *School of Life Sciences **Department of Life Science **Department of Botany **Department of Zoology *School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences **Department of Physics **Department of Chemistry **Department of Computer Science **Department of Mathematics **Department of Statistics *School of Commerce, Management & Communication **Department of Commerce **Department of Business Administrative **Department of Journalism & Mass Communication *School of Pedagogical Science **Department of Education *School of Languages Literature & Culture **Department of English **Department of Odia **Department of Sanskrit **Department of Hindi **Department of Music *School of Social Sciences & Humanities **Department of Gender Studies **Department of Economics **Department of Home Science **Department of History **Department of Philosophy **Department of Sociology **Department of Political Science **Department of Psychology **Department of NCC


Notable alumni

* Droupadi Murmu, 15th
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. * Valena Valentina, Indian karateka * Anu Choudhury, actress


See also

* Department of Higher Education (Odisha)


References


External links

* Women's universities and colleges in Odisha Universities in Bhubaneswar 2015 establishments in Odisha Universities and colleges established in 2015 {{Odisha-university-stub