Other name ଏଫ୍.ଏମ୍. ୟୁନିଭର୍ସିଟି Established 1999 Founded 3 July 1999 | Phone 091564 70856 Number of students 15,000 | |
Chancellor Governor of Odisha S C Jamir Vice-Chancellor Prof. Siba Prasad Adhikary Address Fakir Mohan College Road, Fakir Mohan College Rd, Mallikashpur, Balasore, Odisha 756001 Motto ସତ୍ୟ ସାଧନା ସ୍ଵାଭିମାନ; (Satya Sadhana Swabhiman); (Odia) Similar Utkal University, Ravenshaw University, Sambalpur University, North Orissa University, Berhampur University | ||
Fakir mohan university function
Fakir Mohan University(Odia: ଫକିର ମୋହନ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ)(abbreviated as FM University) is named after prominent Odia writer Fakir Mohan Senapati, situated in Nuapadhi, Balasore, Odisha, India.
Contents
- Fakir mohan university function
- Fakir mohan university annual function
- About University
- Collaborationslinkages with National institutions
- Facilities
- References
Fakir mohan university annual function
About University
This University was established by the Government of Odisha, under Section 32 of the Odisha Universities Act, 1989 (Act 5 of 1989). The University has also been accredited by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) since 2000 and is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), UK. It was carved out of the Utkal University in 1999 and acts as an affiliating university. The university has 60 colleges and 15,000 students at the graduate and postgraduate levels. It is the only University in India that offers a postgraduate course in Ballistics.
At present it is functioning in two campuses: the old campus at Januganj, besides the National Highway near Remuna Golei (around 3 km from both Balasore bus stand and railway station) and the new campus at Nuapadhi (around 15 km from both Balasore bus stand and railway station), in and around Balasore town.
Collaborations/linkages with National institutions
Facilities
The university has Computer lab, Bioscience (Botany & Zoology) and Biotechnology lab, BIF- Computer lab (at Dept. of Biosciences and Biotechnology), Environmental Science lab and Applied Physics & Ballistics lab. Besides its lab in the department there is a centralised computer centre, central library with internet connection (12hrs open). Welfare facilities include UCO bank, two ATMs (SBI and UCO),One canteen, a common gym for both boys and girls, a mini indoor stadium, one cricket field, one volley field, one boys hostel, two girls hostel, staff quarters and a guest house.