Maa Manikeshwari University

Maa Manikeshwari University, (erstwhile Kalahandi University) is a state public university located in Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters of Kalahandi district of Odisha, India

History
The University started as Kalahandi Science College on 18 July 1960 under private management till 30 September 1961. It was taken over by the Government of Odisha on 1 December 1961 as Government Science College. The degree classes started in the year 1982. It was conferred with Autonomous status in the year 2002. On 1 September 2020, it was upgraded to an affiliating university by the Odisha state government as Kalahandi University. The University caters as a higher educational centre in the KBK (Kalahandi-Bolangir-Koraput) region.

On 28 December 2023, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik approved to change the name of University to Maa Manikeshwari University

Academics
The Institution offers UG, PG and P.H.D courses in 16 different subjects.


 * Anthropology
 * Botany
 * Chemistry
 * Commerce
 * Economics
 * Education
 * English
 * Geography
 * History
 * Mathematics
 * Odia
 * Physics
 * Political Science
 * Sanskrit
 * Sociology
 * Zoology

Affiliated colleges
The university has jurisdiction over colleges in Kalahandi and Nuapada district.