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Gangadhar Meher University (GMU)
History of Gangadhar Meher University (GMU) started dates back to 1944 with the establishment of Sambalpur College which was later renamed to Gangadhar Meher College in 1949 which is named after the illustrious Odiya poet. It finally gained the University status on 30th May 2015. The aim of the University is provide higher education opportunity to the tribal dominated region of Odisha. The institution caters to the needs of the poor and underprivileged students of the area.
The University which started as a college with 192 students gained from strength to strength every year. While degree programs in Arts and Commerce were introduced in 1944, B.Sc. programs were added in the year 1957. Postgraduate departments were introduced in 1964 and MPhil in 1983.Pre-Doctoral coursework was also introduced in 2012 in four subjects to meet the demand for higher education and research and PhD programs are being introduced in 2018.
The University provides teaching and research facilities for Undergraduate, Post Graduate and Research programs smoothly on various subjects. Currently, there are 5500 students enrolled in various courses and disciplines. Within a short span of three years, it has already made a mark in the academic arena by providing good quality education, conducting national and international level seminars and workshops on a regular basis and providing enough exposure to the students.
Vision of Gangadhar Meher University
- To make quality higher education accessible to the students without discrimination
- To develop and nurture the intellectual capital
- To promote self-learning and self assessment through adopting technology-intensive education system
- To expand the areas of higher education through inclusion of both basic and applied disciplines
- To promote professional programs using PPP model.
Mission of Gangadhar Meher University
- To adopt inclusive policy in enrolment
- To offer incentives to girl students pursuing higher education/research
- To ensure flexibility in syllabus by involving representatives of students and alumni in syllabus framing
- To promote student centric learning by developing hi-tech classrooms with high speed Internet connections
- To provide the students with the congenial research ecosystem with the target to solve local and global issues and problems
- To evolve mechanisms to explore the diversity in talent and counsel career development in congruence with their talents
- To train the graduating students in finishing schools to make them society-ready
- To offer online and offline certificate courses for enrichment and refinement of their skills
- To offer certificate courses in foreign languages and computer literacy for attaining global competency.
Departments in Gangadhar Meher University
Literature and Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Odia
- Sanskrit
- French
Social Sciences
- Economics
- Psychology
- Political Science
- Sociology
Physical Sciences
Life Sciences
- Anthropology
- Botany
- Biotechnology
- Zoology
Mathematical and Computational Sciences
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Computer Science and IT
Arts and Humanities
- Library and Information Science
- Philosophy
- History
Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Geography
- Geology
- Environmental Science
Commerce and Management Studies
- Commerce
- Business Studies
Education
- Education
- Integrated BA, BEd and BSc, BEd
Academic Programmes in Gangadhar Meher University
Regular UG Courses
Arts
- Economics
- Education
- English
- Geography
- Hindi
- History
- Mathematics
- Odia
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sanskrit
- Statistics
Science
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Statistics
- Zoology
Commerce
Self Financing UG Courses
- BBA
- BSc IST
- Computer Science
- Integrated BA BE.d
- Integrated BSc. BEd
Regular PG Courses
Arts
- Economics
- Education
- English
- Geography
- Hindi
- History
- Mathematics
- Odia
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sanskrit
Science
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Zoology
Commerce
M.Phil
Arts
- Economics
- Education
- English
- Geography
- History
- Mathematics
- Odia
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sanskrit
Science
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Zoology
Commerce
PhD Arts
- Economics
- Education
- Geography
- Odia
- Political Science
PhD Science
PhD Commerce
Certificate of Proficiency
- Cop in French Language
- Civil Services
Central Library of Gangadhar Meher University
The Central Library of Gangadhar Meher University came into its existence in 1944. Today it is one of the largest librarues of India with 116671 Books, subscription to 63 Journals and 15 Magazines and 60000 videos.For more infromation on the ibrary, click here https://www.gmuniversity.ac.in/central-library.php
The minimum eligibility for admission to undergraduate courses is a pass in Higher Secondary. A student who wishes to apply for Biological Science stream should have Biology at the 10+2 level. A student who wishes to apply for Mathematics/Statistics as Honours/Core subject must have Mathematics/Statistics as a subject at the Higher Secondary Lebel respectively.
Contact Details
Gangadhar Meher University
Fatak, Budharaja, Sambalpur, Odisha
Pin- 768004