Gangadhar Meher University

**Gangadhar Meher University**
Former names	Sambalpur College, Gangadhar Meher College
Motto	Knowledge Imparts Immortality
Type	Public
Established	1944 (as college), 2015 (as university)
Chancellor	Ganeshi Lal Governor of Odisha
Vice-Chancellor
Location	Sambalpur, Odisha, India; 21°28′58″N 83°58′47″E / 21.482783°N 83.979832°E
Campus	Urban
Nickname	GMU, GM UNIVERSITY
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.gmuniversity.ac.in

Gangadhar Meher University, Amruta Vihar, formerly Sambalpur College and Gangadhar Meher College, is a state university situated in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. It is named after the Odia poet, Gangadhar Meher. is the current Vice-Chancellor, while Smt. Jugaleswari Dash is the Registrar and Uma Charan Pati is the Deputy Registrar.[1] [2]

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.^[2]

References[]

^ "Six state-run varsities get new VCs in Odisha, Utkal University gets first woman VC". The New Indian Express. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "History". Gangadhar Meher University. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

This article about a university or college in Odisha, India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[1] "Six state-run varsities get new VCs in Odisha, Utkal University gets first woman VC". The New Indian Express. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[2] "History". Gangadhar Meher University. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

[1]

[2]

v t Universities in Odisha
State universities	Berhampur University Biju Patnaik University of Technology Fakir Mohan University Gangadhar Meher University International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar Kalahandi University Madhusudan Law University Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University National Law University Odisha Odisha State Open University Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology Odisha University of Technology and Research Rajendra Narayan University Rama Devi Women's University Ravenshaw University Sambalpur University Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidayalaya Utkal University Utkal University of Culture Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology
Central universities	Central University of Odisha
Private universities	AIPH University ASBM University Birla Global University C. V. Raman Global University Centurion University of Technology and Management GIET University, Gunupur Sri Sri University XIM University
Deemed universities	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences Siksha 'O' Anusandhan
Institutes of National Importance	AIIMS Bhubaneswar IIT Bhubaneswar IIM Sambalpur IISER Berhampur NIT Rourkela
Gov. Body	Department of Higher Education, Odisha