North Orissa University (NOU), Baripada was established in 1998.

The North Orissa University (NOU) was established by the Government of Orissa, under the Section 32 of the Odisah University Act, 1989 (Act 5 of 1989), vide notification No. 880 dated 13th July, 1998. It was carved out of the Utkal University and became operational Since 1999 at Takatpur (98.84 acres) of Baripada in the Mayurbhanj District of Odisha as an affiliating University. The University is recognized by the University Grants Commission under Sections 2(f) and 12 (B) of UGC, 1956 with effect from 15th February 2000 and 21st June 2006, respectively. The territorial communities. NOU's jurisdiction covers 103 colleges (Mayurbhanj-65 + Keonjhar-38) including 2 Autonomous Colleges, 2 Law Colleges, 3 graduate and post-graduate levels. NOU is recognized by Bar Council of India, DEC, IGNOW, NCTE and included in the list of Association of Indian Universities and Association of Commonwwealth Universities.

The main University campus at Baripada is named as Sriram Chandra Vihar after Sriram Chandra BhanjaDeo (1871-1912) who was the enlightened Maharaja of Mayurbhanj from 1892 to 1912. He is remembered even now for his able administration. Sriram Chandra Vihar is located at the outskirts of Baripada town and one KM away from NH 18. It is 250 km from Kolkata and 260 km from the State Capital Bhubaneswar. It is also well-connected to all places of the State. The foundation stone at Baripada was laid by Hon?ble Sj. Giridhar Gamango, Chief Minister, Odisha on 13th July 1999 and the present campus was inaugurated by His Excellency Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India on 15th May 2003. the 2nd Campus of NOU came to existence of Suleikhamar (in Keonjhar) covering 13.05 acres since 6th November 2015 and became academically functional with effect from 2017-2018 academic Session.

At Present, the University provides Post-Graduate education in eight subjects at Baripada campus and five subjects at Keonjhar campus thrpugh respective regular departments.

Besides, self-financing courses in 15 subjects are imparted at its Baripada Campus. In addition, the University offer M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes in the regular departments. Meanwhile, administrative approval has been obtained for opening eight more new regular curses at its Baripada Campus. Four of the regular P.G. Departments have been granted departmental research support from UGC and DST under SPecial Assistance Programme (SAP) and FIST Programmes, resepctively. Several individual projects have been funded by UGC, DST, DAE, CSIR, ICSSR and other agencies. The University also offers 17 General and Professional courses at different levels through Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education (DDCE) of University. The University has adopted Choice Basd Credit System (CBCS) with semester pattern examinations and grade point evaluation system in all courses. The mode of teaching in all courses in English except Language courses.

VISION

North Orissa University is dedicated to provide a high quality teaching-learning ambience in higher education in order to groom the students to be intellectually responsive, socially responsible, ethically sensitive and professionally competent, enabled to pursue basic and applied research in frontier areas of language & literature, science & technology, law & managment. It iis envisioned that the University emergese as a powerful agent of disseminating and advancing knowledge, excellence and equity and fostering community linkage activities thereby contributing towards an enlightened and sustainable civil society. As nation building depends crucially upon human capital, North Orissa University aims at acting as a beacon to this region so as to pull up the underprivileged youth to the national mainstream of art, culture, science and technology.

MISSION

Providing a sage and functional space conducive to learning, working and conducting research by virtue of professionalism, excellence, teamwork and environment stewardship.

Providing a clean, efficient and transparent system of administration, admission of students, conducting examinations, evaluation and publication of results.

Enabling the University to exemplify the highest ideals of social equity, gender justice and compassion for the weak and disadvantaged.

* Promoting career progression of University / College teachers by continued updating of knowledge in cutting-edge areas of the inter-disciplinary research, current trens in curricular shifts, policy paradigms and associated contemporary issues & challenges.

Optimum utilization of the HRD Centre with activities focussed on training programmes aimed at capacity building and motivation of Univeristy / College teachers for accepting challenges arising from exponential growth of new knowledge, international competitiveness and changing requirements of next generations learners.

Fostering academic linkages with national / international organizations / Universities / research institutes through MOUs for collborative research, consultancy and extension services.

Creating opportunity for students and teachers for higher academic exposure through organizing Research Scholars? Conclave, Hand-on experimental Programmes, Workshops, National/International Seminars / Conferences, etc.

Creating conditions for industry-Univeristy collaboration aiming at translating research into socially useful products.

Promoting harmony among students, Faculty, officers and the ministerial staff constituting an effective quadrangle to reman ceaselessly engaged in all-round constructive activities towards a securing a superior NAAC accreditation Grade and a competitive NIRF-ranking for the University.

Strengthening activities towards rendering community services in under-privileged tribal-dominated villages through the NSS Bureau of the University.