Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University

Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University (MSCB University), formerly North Orissa University (NOU), is a public university in the regional city of Baripada in the state of Odisha, India. This university mainly provides higher education through on-campus as well as distance education modes. It aims to provide job-oriented technical courses.

University at a Glance
The Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University (MSCB University), formerly known as North Orissa University (NOU), was founded by the Government of Orissa under Section 32 of the Odisha University Act, 1989 (Act 5 of 1989), by notice No. 880 dated 13th July 1998.

The university was established in 1999 on a 98.84-acre site in Takatpur, Baripada, in the Mayurbhanj District of Odisha. It was created by separating from Utkal University and operates as an affiliating institution. The University has been acknowledged by the University Grants Commission in accordance with Sections 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956, effective from February 15, 2000, and June 21, 2006, respectively. The university's geographical authority include the Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts in the northern region of Odisha, which are densely inhabited with tribal populations. NOU has authority over a total of 103 institutions, which includes 65 colleges in Mayurbhanj and 38 colleges in Keonjhar. Among these schools, there are 2 Autonomous institutions, 2 Law Colleges, and 3 Teachers' Education (B.Ed.) Colleges, with one of them being specifically for physically challenged students. These colleges provide education to a significant number of students at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

MSCB University has recognition from prestigious organizations such as the Bar Council of India, DEC, IGNOU, NCTE, and is included in the Association of Indian Universities and Association of Commonwealth Universities.

Vision
The goal is to establish a distinguished educational institution that incorporates a global perspective to shape and influence local thinking and behavior. The University aims to become a leading institution in generating and sharing knowledge by combining brilliance with fairness, education with practical skills, research with creativity, and providing students with meaningful opportunities for sustainable livelihoods and respect. The aim is to cultivate the students' intellectual responsiveness, social responsibility, ethical sensitivity, and professional competence, with the ultimate goal of fostering good citizenship.



Mission
Professionalism, quality, cooperation, and environmental stewardship provide a secure and effective learning, working, and research facility. Providing a clean, efficient, and transparent system for student admission, tests, evaluation, and outcomes. The University may reflect the highest principles of social justice, gender justice, and compassion for the impoverished and underprivileged. Advancing the careers of university/college teachers by improving their expertise in cutting-edge research, curricular trends, policy views, and contemporary concerns. Maximum use of the HRD Centre for training programs to prepare university/college teachers for exponential growth of new knowledge, international competitiveness, and changing needs of next-generation learners. Promoting academic partnerships with national/international organizations, universities, and research institutes via MOUs for cooperative research, consultancy, and services .Arranging Research Scholars for students and lecturers to boost academic exposure? Conferencing, hands-on experiments, workshops, national/international seminars/conferences.Establishing industry-university partnerships to turn knowledge into socially useful commodities. To achieve a high NAAC accreditation grade and competitive NIRF-ranking for the University, we promote harmony among students, professors, officers, and ministerial staff by constructing an effective quadrangle.Enhancing University NSS Bureau community outreach programs in underprivileged tribal-dominated areas

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History
The Government of Odisha under the Section 32 of the Odisha University Act, 1989 (Act 5 of 1989), established the Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University and notified vide notification No. 880 dated 13 July 1998. The university is included in the list of Universities maintained under section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, to impart higher education in the Tribal base area of Northern Odisha.

On 23 December 2020, the 150th birth anniversary of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo, CM of Odisha announced that North Orissa University of Mayurbhanj district will now be known as Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University as the institution has been renamed after the erstwhile King of the princely state of Mayurbhanj.

Campuses
Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University has two campuses, a main campus in Baripada, the district headquarters of Mayurbhanj, Odisha and a second campus at Suleikhamar, near Kendujhargarh in Kendujhar district.

Colleges
Its jurisdiction extends to Mayurbhanj district. The university affiliates 55 Colleges in Mayurbhanj.

Accreditation
MSCB was accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an A grade in third assessment cycle with a score of 3.1 out of 4 points.