The list of 28+ Universities/University-like Institutes

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There are 28 Universities/University-like-institutes in the greater capital region of Odisha. See the compilation at  http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/7524 . Those are (20 in Bhubaneswar, 6 in Cuttack, and 2 in Puri):

1. IIT Bhubaneswar
2. NISER Bhubaneswar
3. AIIMS Bhubaneswar
4. XIM University Bhubaneswar (HQ located in Puri district)

5. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
6. OUAT, Bhubaneswar

7. National Law University, Cuttack
8. IIIT Bhubaneswar
9. AIPH University, Bhubaneswar

10. SOA Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar
11. KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar
12. CUTM University, Bhubaneswar

13. Sri Sri University, Cuttack
14. Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar

15. Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
16. Rama Devi University, Bhubaneswar

17. Sri Jagannath Sanskrit University, Puri
18. Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar

19. KISS Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar
20. Odia University, Satyavadi, Puri

21. ASBM University, Bhubaneswar

22. CV Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar
23. Jagadguru Kripalu University, Cuttack
24. Madhusudan Law University, Cuttack
25. Odisha University of Technology and Research, Bhubaneswar
26. Odisha University of Health Sciences, Bhubaneswar
27. DRIEMS University, Tangi, Cuttack
28. Silicon University, Bhubaneswar

Among the above, 23 is not operational yet. It is expected to be operational in 2024.

In addition there are three campuses of universities with HQ elsewhere in the country. Those are:

1. ICT Mumbai – IOC Campus, Bhubaneswar
2. Central Sanskrit University – Sadashiv campus, Puri
3. Cuttack (polytechnic) campus of Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad 

In addition,

4. CSIR IMMT, Bhubaneswar

can grant PhD degree to researchers through the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR).

and

5. Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar is under NCERT which now has Deemed University status.

and 

6. IIMC Dhenkanal (IIMC is now a deemed university)  - also referred to as Eastern Indian Regional Center of IIMC

and

7. SVKM trust, which operates NMIMS University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SVKM%27s_NMIMS) in Mumbai has been leased 40 acres land in/near Bhubaneswar. The Odisha government has signed an MOU with this trust to establish a component of NMIMS or a stand-alone university there. 

The following should be part of deemed universities.



1. IITTM Bhubaneswar

2. CIPET Bhubaneswar



The following may be established as universities .



1. Radhanath Education University, Cuttack (by upgrading RNIASE)

2. Sports and Physical Education University (is in the state manifesto - page 19, item 8, first bullet - of BJP in the 2024 elections)

3. Veterinary University


(See https://www.orissalinks.com/archives/6243 for the time line of higher education institutions in Odisha.)