Maa Manikeshwari University
Maa Manikeshwari University is a state public university located in Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters of Kalahandi district of Odisha, India
History
The University started as Kalahandi Science College on 18 July 1960 under private management till 30 September 1961. It was taken over by the Government of Odisha on 1 December 1961 as Government Science College. The degree classes started in 1982. It was conferred with the status of an autonomous educational institution in 2002. On 1 September 2020, it was upgraded to an affiliating university by the Odisha state government as Kalahandi University. The University serves as a higher educational centre in the KBK region.On 28 December 2023, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik approved to change the name of University to ''Maa Manikeshwari University''
Academics
The Institution offers UG, PG and P.H.D courses in 16 different subjects.- Anthropology
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Commerce
- Economics
- Education
- English
- Geography
- History
- Mathematics
- Odia
- Physics
- Political Science
- Sanskrit
- Sociology
- Zoology
Affiliated colleges
The university has jurisdiction over colleges in Kalahandi and Nuapada district.| Name | Location |
| +3 Degree College Karlapada, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Chandrika Jain Degree College, Borda, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Dharamgarh Women’s College | Kalahandi |
| Government Women’s College, Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Indrabati Mahavidyalaya Jaipatna, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Jay Prakash Sandhya Mahavidyalay Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Jagannath Degree College, Risida | Kalahandi |
| Kalahandi Training College, Bhawanipatna | Kalahandi |
| Kesinga Mahavidyalaya, Kesinga, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Maa Heera Neela Degree Mahavidyalaya, Biswanathpur, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Madanpur Rampur College, M.Rampur, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Maharani Kasturika Modini Devi Mahavidyalaya Kalampur, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Panchyat College, Dharamgarh, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Panchyat Mahavidyalaya Belkhandi, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Panchayat Samiti College, Koksara, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Panchayat Samiti Degree College, Narla, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Priyadarshini Indira Degree College, Junagarh, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Sarbamangala Degree College, Golamunda, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Anchalik Bastareni Degree Mahavidyalaya, Sanchergaon, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Amar Mahavidyalaya, Kusurla, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| Saraswati Institute of Information Technology, Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi | Kalahandi |
| +3 Degree College, Sinapali, Nuapada | Nuapada |
| Shree Sai Degree College, Kurumpuri, Nuapada | Nuapada |
| Biju Patnaik Degree College, Boden, Nuapada | Nuapada |
| Kshyama Meher Degree College, Tukla, Nuapada | Nuapada |
| Khariar College, Khariar, Nuapada | Nuapada |
| Lokadrusti College of advance Technology Godramunda, Nuapada | Nuapada |
| National College, Nuapada | Nuapada |
| Panchayat Samiti 3 DegreeCollege, Komna, Nuapada | - |