List of Universities in Odisha in the Year 2026-27. Name, website, phone number, email ID and contact address of top new Government Universities and Private Universities. Central, State Universities and Deemed Universities.
Top Universities in Odisha
According to the NIRF Ranking 2025, the following are the best universities in Odisha which has been included in the list of top 100 Universities in India.
The NIRF 2025 Rankings were released on September 4, 2025, by the Ministry of Education.
In the 2025 rankings, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) and KIIT continue to be the top-ranked multi-disciplinary universities in the state. While central institutes like NIT Rourkela and IIT Bhubaneswar technically fall under the “Institute” category, they are included below as they are among the premier higher education destinations in Odisha.
Top 10 Universities & Institutes in Odisha (NIRF 2025)
| Odisha Rank | Institution Name | NIRF 2025 Rank (Category) | Institution Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) | 15 (University) 25 (Overall) | Private (Deemed) |
| 2 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) | 17 (University) 27 (Overall) | Private (Deemed) |
| 3 | NIT Rourkela | 34 (Overall) 13 (Engineering) | Govt (Central) |
| 4 | Utkal University | 48 (State Public Univ.) Band 101-150 (University) | Govt (State) |
| 5 | IIT Bhubaneswar | 80 (Overall) 39 (Engineering) | Govt (Central) |
| 6 | AIIMS Bhubaneswar | 100 (Overall) 14 (Medical) | Govt (Central) |
| 7 | C.V. Raman Global University | Band 101-150 (University) 95 (Engineering) | Private |
| 8 | OUAT (Odisha Univ. of Agriculture & Tech) | Band 101-150 (University) 19 (Agriculture) | Govt (State) |
| 9 | Sambalpur University | Band 151-200 (University) | Govt (State) |
| 10 | Veer Surendra Sai Univ. of Technology (VSSUT) | Band 151-200 (University) | Govt (State) |
Key Category Leaders in Odisha (2025)
If you are looking for a specific stream, the top institutions vary by category:
- Engineering:
- NIT Rourkela (Rank 13)
- SOA University (Rank 22)
- KIIT University (Rank 36)
- IIT Bhubaneswar (Rank 39)
- Management (MBA):
- IIM Sambalpur (Rank 34)
- XIM University (Rank 45)
- SOA University (Rank 66)
- Medical (MBBS/MD):
- AIIMS Bhubaneswar (Rank 14)
- SOA University (IMS & Sum Hospital) (Rank 15)
- KIIT University (KIMS) (Rank 24)
- Law:
- SOA University (Rank 10)
- KIIT University (Rank 14)
- National Law University (NLU) Odisha (Rank 15)
Notable Changes in 2025
- Utkal University was ranked the 48th Best State Public University in India, making it the highest-ranked state-run university in Odisha.
- NIT Rourkela performed exceptionally well in the newly introduced Sustainability (SDG) category, ranking 9th nationally.
- Government Universities: Apart from Utkal, other state universities like Berhampur University and Fakir Mohan University featured in the 51-100 rank band for State Public Universities.
List of Universities in Odisha
There are more than 40 universities in Odisha as on date. Out of which:-
- Total No. of Government Universities are 26.
- There is one Central University in Odisha.
- State Universities are 25.
- Total No. of Private Universities are 11.
- Total No. of Deemed Universities are 3.
Central Universities in Odisha
| University Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Central University of Odisha | Central |
Central University of Odisha
🌐 Website: www.cuo.ac.in
📅 Established: 2009
📞 Contact:
📱 +91 9668887305, +91 8144744270
📧 Email: info@cuo.ac.in
📍 Address:
Koraput, Sunabeda, NAD Post Office
Koraput – 763004, Odisha, India
State Universities in Odisha
| Universities Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Berhampur University | State |
| Biju Patnaik University of Technology | State |
| Dharanidhar University | State |
| Fakir Mohan University | State |
| Gangadhar Meher University | State |
| International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) | State |
| Kalahandi University | State |
| Khallikote Unitary University | State |
| Madhusudan Law University | State |
| Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University(Earlier North Orissa University) | State |
| National Law University | State |
| Odia University | State |
| Odisha State Open University | State |
| Odisha University Of Agriculture & Technology | State |
| Odisha University of Health Sciences | State |
| Odisha University of Technology and Research | State |
| Rajendra University | State |
| Rama Devi Women’s University | State |
| Ravenshaw University | State |
| Sambalpur University | State |
| Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya | State |
| Utkal University | State |
| Utkal University of Culture | State |
| Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research | State |
| Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology | State |
Berhampur University
🌐: www.buodisha.edu.in
📅: 1967
📞: +91-680-2227333, 2242172/73/74
📧: registrarbuorissa@gmail.com
📍: Bhanja Bihar, Ganjam, Berhampur-760007, Odisha
Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT)
🌐: www.bput.ac.in
📅: 2003
📞: 0661-2482556
📧: students@bput.ac.in | bput@bput.ac.in
📍: Chhend Colony, Rourkela, Odisha 769004
Fakir Mohan University
🌐: www.fmuniversity.nic.in
📅: 1999
📞: 6782275787
📧: registrarfmuniversity@gmail.com
📍: Vyasa Vihar, Nuapadhi, Balasore, Odisha 756020
Gangadhar Meher University
🌐: www.gmuniversity.ac.in
📅: 2015
📞: +91-663-2403413 / 2000492
📧: pareg@gmuniversity.ac.in
📍: Amruta Vihar, Sambalpur, Odisha 768004
IIIT Bhubaneswar
🌐: www.iiit-bh.ac.in
📅: 2014
📞: +91-674-2653300
📧: offregistrar@iiit-bh.ac.in
📍: Gothapatna, PO: Malipada, Bhubaneswar-751003
Khallikote University
🌐: www.kub.ac.in
📅: 2015
📞: +91-9437130857
📧: pgco.ku@gmail.com
📍: Konishi, Berhampur-761008, Ganjam, Odisha
Kalahandi University
🌐: www.kalahandiuniversity.ac.in
📅: 2020
📞: 9437862698, 06670-230241
📧: registrar@kalahandiuniversity.ac.in
📍: Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi, Odisha-766001
National Law University Odisha (NLUO)
🌐: www.nluo.ac.in
📅: 2008
📞: +91 671 2338018
📧: registrar@nluo.ac.in
📍: Sector 13, Naraj Rd, Cuttack, Odisha 753015
North Orissa University
🌐: www.nou.nic.in
📅: 1999
📞: +91-6792-255129 / 9861569765
📧: ncctc14@gmail.com | registrarnou123@gmail.com
📍: Takatpur, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha-757003
Odisha State Open University (OSOU)
🌐: www.osou.ac.in
📅: 2015
📞: 1800-34567-58 (Toll Free), 0663-2521xxx
📧: info@osou.ac.in
📍: Sambalpur-768004, Odisha
Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT)
🌐: www.ouat.nic.in
📅: 1962
📞: (0674)-23979xx
📧: registrarouat@gmail.com
📍: Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha
Rajendra University
🌐: www.rajendracollege.nic.in
📅: 2020
📞: 06652-250307
📧: rcollegebgr@gmail.com
📍: Balangir, Odisha 767002
Rama Devi Women’s University
🌐: www.rdwuniversity.nic.in
📅: 2015
📞: 0674-2542644
📧: registrar@rdwu.ac.in
📍: Bhoinagar, Bhubaneswar-751022
Ravenshaw University
🌐: www.ravenshawuniversity.ac.in
📅: 2005
📞: +91-671-2201690
📧: registrar@ravenshawuniversity.ac.in
📍: College Square, Cuttack, Odisha 753003
Sambalpur University
🌐: www.suniv.ac.in
📅: 1967
📞: +91-663-2430157
📧: registrar@suniv.ac.in
📍: Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha-768019
Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
🌐: www.sjsv.nic.in
📅: 1981
📞: 06752-251669
📧: registrar.sjsv@gov.in
📍: Shrivihar, Puri, Odisha 752003
Utkal University
🌐: www.utkaluniversity.ac.in
📅: 1943
📞: +91-674-2567387
📧: info@utkaluniversity.ac.in | helpdesk.uueadmission@gmail.com
📍: Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar-751004
Utkal University of Culture
🌐: www.uuc.ac.in
📅: 1999
📞: 0674-2972312/13/14
📧: mailboxuuc@gmail.com
📍: Sanskruti Vihar, Madanpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 752054
VIMSAR (Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences)
🌐: www.vimsar.ac.in
📅: 2014
📞: +91-663-2430768
📧: vssmcburlaorissa@gmail.com
📍: Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha-768017
Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT)
🌐: www.vssut.ac.in
📅: 2009
📞: 0663-2430211
📧: registrar@vssut.ac.in
📍: Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha-768018
Private Universities in Odisha
| Universities Name | Type |
|---|---|
| AIPH University | Private |
| ASBM University | Private |
| Birla Global University | Private |
| C. V. Raman Global University | Private |
| Centurion University of Technolgy and Management | Private |
| DRIEMS University | Private |
| Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology University Odisha, Gunupur (GIET University) | Private |
| NIST University | Private |
| Silicon University | Private |
| Sri Sri University | Private |
| XIM university | Private |
AIPH University
🌐 Website: www.aiph.ac.in
📅 Established: 2018
📞 Phone: +91 7205074656, +91 9938213237
📧 Email: admissions@aiph.ac.in
📍 Address: EAST Campus, Prachi Vihar, Anantapur, Phulnakhara – 754001, Cuttack, Odisha
ASBM University
🌐 Website: www.asbm.ac.in
📅 Established: 2019
📞 Phone: 9040884628, 0674-237-4824, 0674-274-4881
📧 Email: info@asbm.ac.in
📍 Address: Shiksha Vihar, Bhola, ASBM University P.O., Chandaka, Bhubaneswar – 754012
Birla Global University
🌐 Website: www.bgu.ac.in
📅 Established: 2016
📞 Phone: 674-7103001-10, 6372802660, 8917575532, 7381058307, 9776129900
📧 Email: info@bgu.ac.in, admission@bgu.ac.in
📍 Address: IDCO Plot No. 2, Institutional Area, Gothapatna, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751029
Centurion University of Technology and Management
🌐 Website: www.cutm.ac.in
📅 Established: 2010
📞 Phone: +91 8260077222
📧 Email: registrar@cutm.ac.in
📍 Address: HIG-4, Floor 1 & 2, Jaydev Vihar, Opp Pal Heights, Bhubaneswar, Dist: Khurda, Odisha-751013
C.V. Raman Global University
🌐 Website: www.cgu-odisha.ac.in
📅 Established: 2020
📞 Phone: 0674 6636555, +91 9040272733/55
📧 Email: info@cgu-odisha.ac.in
📍 Address: Bidyanagar, Mahura, Janla, Bhubaneswar – 752054 (Odisha)
Gandhi Institute of Engineering & Technology University
🌐 Website: www.giet.edu
📅 Established: 2018
📞 Phone: +91-7735745535, 06857-250170, 06857-250172
📧 Email: enquiry@giet.edu
📍 Address: Gunupur, At – Gobriguda, Po- Kharling, Dist. – Rayagada, Odisha, 765022
Sri Sri University
🌐 Website: www.srisriuniversity.edu.in
📅 Established: 2009
📞 Phone: +91 7894424562, 0671-7132677 / 688
📧 Email: ugadmissions@srisriuniversity.edu.in, international_admissions@srisriuniversity.edu.in
📍 Address: Ward No. 3, Sandhapur, Godisahi, Odisha 754006, India
XIM University (Formerly Xavier University)
🌐 Website: www.xim.edu.in
📅 Established: 2013
📞 Phone: +91 674-237-7700
📧 Email: info@xim.edu.in
📍 Address: Plot No: 12(A), Nijigada Kurki, Harirajpur-752050, Dist-Puri, Odisha, India
Deemed Universities in Odisha
| Universities Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Deemed to be Universities |
| Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences | Deemed to be Universities |
| Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan | Deemed to be Universities |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)
🌐 Website: kiit.ac.in
📅 Established: 2002
📞 Phone: +91 67427-25113, +91 81143-73311 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15
✉️ Email: kiit@kiit.ac.in, admission@kiit.ac.in
📍 Address: KIIT Road, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751024, India
Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS)
🌐 Website: kiss.ac.in
📅 Established: 2017
📞 Phone: +91 67460-10001
✉️ Email: ceo@kiss.ac.in, info@kiss.ac.in
📍 Address: Campus 10, K.I.S.S., Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751024, India
Shiksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA)
🌐 Website: www.soa.ac.in
📅 Established: 2007
📞 Phone: +91 96924 56248, +91 94381 72675
✉️ Email: saat2022@soa.ac.in
📍 Address: Khandagiri, Bhubaneswar – 751030, Odisha, India
