About Us nbsp The Sambalpur University Act was passed by the Odisha Legislature on th December to fulfill long cherished dream of the people of Western Odisha for establishment of a University The University started functioning from st January with Prof Parsuram Mishra as the first Vice-Chancellor The University was inaugurated on th January by Hon ble Chancellor A N Khosla The University started functioning in in a rented private building at Dhanupali Sambalpur and in Government building at Ainthapali Sambalpur from - In the year the University was shifted to the present campus named Jyoti Vihar at Burla The territorial jurisdiction of the University covers districts of the state of Odisha namely Sambalpur Sundargarh Jharsuguda Deogarh Bargarh Boudh and Athamallik Sub-Division of Angul District The University at Jyoti Vihar provides Post-Graduate education in Twenty-seven subjects through Twenty Post-Graduate Departments The University Post-Graduate Departments offer one-year study Programme for M Phil Degree two Read More