Official UGC list · read 24 Oct 2026

UGC-approved universities in Odisha

42 universities in Odisha are on the official UGC list: 1 central, 26 state, 12 private and 3 deemed. 8 of them are approved by UGC-DEB for online or distance programmes in 2026-27. No fake university in Odisha is on the UGC list.

UGC-recognised universities in Odisha
University	Type	12(B)	Online/ODL 2026-27
AIPH University	State Private University	No	No
ASBM University	State Private University	No	No
Berhampur University	State University	Yes	No
Biju Patnaik University of Technology	State University	No	No
Birla Global University	State Private University	No	No
C. V. Raman Global University	State Private University	No	No
Central University of Odisha	Central University	Yes	No
Centurion University of Technolgy and Management	State Private University	Yes	Yes
DRIEMS University	State Private University	No	No
Dharanidhar University	State University	No	No
Fakir Mohan University	State University	Yes	Yes
Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology University Odisha, Gunupur (GIET University)	State Private University	No	No
Gangadhar Meher University	State University	Yes	No
International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)	State University	No	No
Jagadguru Kripalu University	State Private University	No	No
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Deemed-to-be University	Yes	Yes
Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences	Deemed-to-be University	No	No
Khallikote Unitary University	State University	No	No
Maa Manikeshwari University (Formerly Kalahandi University)	State University	No	No
Madhusudan Law University	State University	No	No
Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University(Earlier North Orissa University)	State University	Yes	Yes
NIST University	State Private University	No	No
National Law University	State University	Yes	No
Odia University	State University	No	No
Odisha State Open University	State University	No	Yes
Odisha University Of Agriculture & Technology	State University	Yes	No
Odisha University of Health Sciences	State University	No	No
Odisha University of Technology and Research	State University	No	No
Rajendra University	State University	No	No
Rama Devi Women's University	State University	Yes	No
Ravenshaw University	State University	Yes	No
Sambalpur University	State University	Yes	Yes
Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya	State University	Yes	No
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan	Deemed-to-be University	Yes	No
Silicon University	State Private University	No	No
Sri Sri University	State Private University	Yes	Yes
Utkal University	State University	Yes	Yes
Utkal University of Culture	State University	No	No
Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research	State University	Yes	No
Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology	State University	Yes	No
Vikram Dev University, Jeypore	State University	No	No
XIM university	State Private University	Yes	No