Berhampur City College, Berhampur

About Berhampur City College, Berhampur

Berhampur City College came into existence on 2nd January 1967 being inaugurated by the then Governor of Orissa and the first Chancellor of the University. The University was later shifted to the present site known as Bhanja Bihar, named after the celebrated poet of Orissa Kabisamrat Upendra Bhanja. Spreading over an area of about two hundred fifty acres the university is twelve kilometres and 5 kilometers away from the Berhampur City and Sea-beach of Gopalpur respectively. The university has a wide area under its jurisdiction comprising the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Rayagada, Nowrangapur, Malkangiri, Kandhamala and Boudh. Eleven Govt. colleges, sixty two non Govt. colleges and twenty six professional technical colleges are affiliated to the university. To the credit of the university these institutes cater to the need of students in various subjects and disciplines such as Arts, Science, Commerce, Law, Education, Medicine, Engineering, Pharmacology, Homoeopathy, Ayurveda, Nursing, Military Science, Library Science and Fine Arts. There are twenty post-graduate departments in the university offering specialized subjects and M. Phil programmers. Some of the faculties like Mass Communication, Tourism and Indian Monuments, Electronic Science, Computer Science, Marine Science, Military Science make the University stand apart from some other universities of the country. The university has achieved great distinction in the academic world due to the qualitative and quantitative production of M. Phil., Ph.D., D. Litt and D. Sc degrees. So far many projects, major and minor funded by the U.G.C., I.C.S.S.R., C.S.I.R. and D.S.T. etc. have been completed. About two hundred fifty research oriented and text books have been published by the teachers. The university has the record of holding seminars and conferences every year apart from organising weekly seminars in the departments. Several U.G.C. sponsored Refresher Courses/Orientation Programmes/Summer Institutes are conducted in the university for the benefit of the university and college teachers

Vision
The University seeks to take long strides in harnessing the outcome of teaching and research in various fields by way of ensuring inclusive growth and thereby to prove itself to be a center of excellence in the domain of higher education. It further envisions taking up the social responsibility towards the total uplift of the weaker section of people of the region by providing quality education in consonance with the motto of the university, i.e. Tamaso ma Jyotirgamaya which means “from darkness to light may I go”/ “from ignorance to wisdom may I move”.

Mission
Promote inclusive growth in order to cater to the educational needs of the underprivileged people of Southern Odisha, while striving for excellence in scholarship at par with National.
Achieve innovation in teaching, learning and research to realize goals of higher education.
Empower students with relevant knowledge, competence and creativity to face future challenges.
Create modern teaching ambience for quality academics by providing necessary infrastructure and support to teachers, students and employees.
Generate awareness of human rights, value systems, culture, heritage, scientific temper and environment.
Preserve intangible cultural heritage of the region through documentation
Inculcate amongst students an academic rigor which will inspire them to realize their full potential and contribute to the development of the society as a whole.