Gangadhar Meher University

Gangadhar Meher University (GMU), Sambalpur came into existence on the 30th May 2015 as a unitary institution of higher learning [The Government of Odisha Order No.11598/HE Dated 30.05.2015]. That was a momentous event for the people and student community of the Western Odisha for the fulfillment of their long cherished dream and aspirations. The newly formed University replaced the erstwhile Gangadhar Meher College (Autonomous). Consequently, the entire teaching and nonteaching staff of the G.M. College were deployed to G.M. University and became the stakeholders of the newly formed GMU. This transition was indeed the crowning glory for an institution that had a humble beginning at its inception way back in the pre-independence era.

G.M. University has taken on the mantle from G.M. College (Autonomous) and is poised to take off to new heights of excellence in the academic firmament in the years ahead. The new entity started functioning from 30.05.2015 after its new incarnation. Prof. Sudhansu Sekhar Ratha, an eminent professor of Economics and a noted economist from Sambalpur University was appointed as the OSD, while Dr. Smita Devi, Reader in English and Principal of the erstwhile (Autonomous) College was deputed as the acting Registrar to oversee the administration of the University. On 27th April 2015, Prof. Ratha was officially designated as the first Vice-Chancellor of the G.M. University.

The University provides teaching and research facilities for running Undergraduate, Post Graduate and Research programs smoothly on various subjects. This University is serving to the needs of around 5500 students at present and rendering services to the society at large. Within a short span of three years, it has already made a mark in the academic arena by providing good quality education, conducting national and international level seminars and workshops on a regular basis under the dynamic leadership, long-term vision and missionary zeal of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Atanu Kumar Pati.

Vision:

• To make quality higher education accessible to the students without discrimination.
• To develop and nurture the intellectual capital.
• To promote self-learning and self assessment through adopting technology-intensive education system.
• To expand the areas of higher education through inclusion of both basic and applied disciplines.
• To promote professional programs using PPP model.

Mission:

• To adopt inclusive policy in enrolment.
• To offer incentives to girl students pursuing higher education/research.
• To ensure flexibility in syllabus by involving representatives of students and alumni in syllabus framing.
• To promote student centric learning by developing hi-tech classrooms with high speed Internet connections.
• To provide the students with the congenial research ecosystem with the target to solve local and global issues and problems.
• To evolve mechanisms to explore the diversity in talent and counsel career development in congruence with their talents.
• To train the graduating students in finishing schools to make them society-ready.
• To offer online and offline certificate courses for enrichment and refinement of their skills.
• To offer certificate courses in foreign languages and computer literacy for attaining global competency.

We endeavor to transform the nascent GMU to:

• Aa center of academic excellence through giving paramount emphasis on research and innovations,
• An organization to thrive on co-operative expansion and advancements taking in to confidence all stakeholders, especially the alumni,
• An institution, which will strive hard to achieve meaningful linkages through connectivity and collaborations with industries, and institutions of national & international repute,
• A campus supported and enabled by digitized e-governance modules, ERP-based Management Information System and ICT-enabled academic and administrative systems and practices.

We extend a warm invitation to all stakeholders and well-wishers of the GMU to join us in our honest efforts and endeavor to make this great institution as an enviable destination for the talented youths of Odisha and our great Nation for pursuing their dreams in the realm of higher education and research.