Universities in Odisha
34 universities in Odisha with admission details for 2026.
University admissions in Odisha 2026
Odisha's university landscape includes central, state, and a strong base of private deemed universities — most notably Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, ranked among India's leading deemed universities. The state also hosts Utkal University (1943), one of the oldest in eastern India, and several state universities such as Berhampur, Sambalpur and Ravenshaw.
KIIT admits engineering students via the KIITEE (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Entrance Examination). State engineering admissions are through OJEE (Odisha Joint Entrance Examination). Central universities and Utkal admit through CUET UG and CUET PG.
AIPH University
Bhubaneswar
Private / Deemed
ASBM University
Bhubaneswar
Private / Deemed
Berhampur University
Berhampur
State
Biju Patnaik University of Technology
Rourkela
State
Birla Global University
Bhubaneswar
Private / Deemed
CV Raman Global University
Bhubaneswar
Private / Deemed NAAC A NIRF #125
Central Institute of Technology
Balagaon
Private / Deemed
Central University of Odisha
Koraput
Central
Centurion University of Technology and Management
Gajapati
Private / Deemed NIRF #175
Fakir Mohan University
Balasore
State
Gandhi Institute of Engineering & Technology University
Gunupur
Private / Deemed
Gangadhar Meher University
Sambalpur
State
International Institute of Information Technology
Bhubaneswar
Private / Deemed
Kalahandi University
Bhawanipatna
State
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Bhubaneswar
Private / Deemed NAAC A+ NIRF #15
Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences
Bhubaneswar
Private / Deemed
Khallikote University
Berhampur
State
Madhusudan Law University
Cuttack
State
Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University
Baripada
State
National Law University
Cuttack
State
Odisha State Open University
Sambalpur
State
Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
Bhubaneswar
State
Rajendra University
Balangir
State
Rama Devi Women’s University
Bhubaneswar
State
Ravenshaw University
Cuttack
State
Sambalpur University
Sambalpur
State NAAC A NIRF #125
Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
Puri
State
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan
Bhubaneswar
Private / Deemed NAAC A+ NIRF #14
Sri Sri University
Cuttack
Private / Deemed
Utkal University
Bhubaneswar
State NAAC A NIRF #125
Utkal University of Culture
Bhubaneswar
State
Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
Sambalpur
State
Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology
Sambalpur
State
XIM University
Bhubaneswar
Private / Deemed