Sambalpur is a city in Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Odisha. It lies at a distance of 321 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar. In the year 1876, Sambalpur was established as a municipality. It is currently the headquarters and the largest city of Sambalpur district. It is also the commercial capital of Western Odisha. Sambalpur is famous for Hirakud Dam, Sambalpuri Saree, Sambalpuri songs, Sambalpuri dance, the Sitalsasthi Carnival, The Leaning Temple of Huma and Gandhi temple.
Universities and colleges
Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur Odisha State of Open University
Sambalpur University Official websiteThe Sambalpur University Act was passed by the Odisha legislature on 10 December 1966, the university started functioning from 1 January 1967 with Prof. Parsuram Mishra as the first Vice Chancellor. In the year 1973 the University was shifted to the present campus named Jyoti Vihar at Burla.
Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology [1]VSSUT (earlier University College of Engineering, Burla) was established in the year 1956 as the first engineering college of the state of Odisha. It has already produced more than 10,000 graduate engineers and 2000 post graduates in different fields of engineering and technology.
Sambalpur University Institute of Information Technology [2]SUIIT has been established in the year 2010 as an autonomous constituent institute of Sambalpur University in the line of IIITs to impart training and to have quality research programme relating to Information Technology and allied subjects.SUIITis a unique venture to make use of the decades of rich academic experience and achievements of the University in diverse fields for nurturing the young minds in the contemporary globalized environment where the demand is for innovation, research and technical skill of international standard.
Gangadhar Meher College (Autonomous), Sambalpur[3]Sambalpur Chapter of THE INSTITUTE OF COST ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA,Sambalpur [4]Women's College, SambalpurNSCB CollegeHindi Teacher Training College, SambalpurOrissa Medical College of Homoeopathy & Research, SambalpurVSS Medical College & Hospital, Sambalpur Official websiteLajpat Rai Law College, SambalpurSilicon Institute of Technology, Sason, SambalpurG.M.Junior College,VSS Institute of Science DhankaudaNAC College BurlaHirakud College HirakudSurajmal College, RengaliRamkali Devi Trust Higher Secondary School, BudharajaGovt.Women's College,NSCB College DhanupalliSamaleswari CollegeGovt. Deaf & Dumb High School, BurlaSri Aurobindo School (SAIIE&R)St. Joseph's Convent Higher Secondary School, SambalpurCentral School (KV)Delhi Public School, SambalpurMadanawati Public SchoolVeer Surendra Sai English Medium School, Dhankauda, SamblapurUniversity Campus UGME SchoolLady Lewis Girls High SchoolJyoti Vihar High School BurlaDAV Public School BurlaSaraswati Vidya Mandir DhanupaliTown High School,CSB Zilla SchoolMorden Public School SonapaliGurunanak Public SchoolGovernment Boys High School, BurlaGovernment Boys High School, HirakudJaya Durga College PadiabahalMunicipal Girls High SchoolCS Colony High SchoolGovt. Girls High School, BalibandhaBudharaja High SchoolSDS Municipal Girls High SchoolBM Pattnaik ME SchoolSaraswati Sishu MandirKansar GP High SchoolBrooks Hill, Pry SchoolGovt Girls High School HirakudSasan High SchoolHindi High SchoolShree Ganesh Girls High School, DhanupaliKhetarajpur High SchoolPolice High School,SB high School GopalpaliBalika Vidyalaya KhetrajpurOfficers Colony PRY School BurlaGolgunda Pry School BurlaMhatabnagar Pry School BurlaGoudapali Pry SchoolCentral Line Pry School BurlaA Kantapali Pry SchoolKirba UP SchoolSadeipali UGME SchoolDhankauda Pry SchoolSason Pry SchoolKinsir Pry SchoolPadhanpali Pry SchoolSagunpali Pry SchoolPitapali Pry SchoolHirakud UGUP SchoolNaxapali, Pry SchoolAinthapali, Pry SchoolRemed, Pry SchoolBhatra UGME SchoolAshapali UGUP SchoolDhanupali UGUP SchoolSambalpur Football Academy, PitapaliThis institution imparts football training to specially selected players with free boarding and schooling. The campus is located on the periphery of the left dyke of the Hirakud Dam.
