Fakir Mohan University

Fakir Mohan University (FM University) is a state university located at Nuapadhi, Balasore, Odisha, India. It is named after Odia writer Fakir Mohan Senapati.

Fakir Mohan University
Motto in English
Knowledge is Nectar
TypePublic
Established11 July 1999 (11 July 1999)
AccreditationUGC
ChancellorGovernor of Odisha
Vice-ChancellorSantosh Kumar Tripathy
Academic staff
112[1]
Students1,637[1]
Postgraduates1,473[1]
164[1]
Location
Balasore, Odisha
,
India

21°32′38″N 86°48′57″E
Websitefmuniversity.nic.in
Fakir Mohan University entrance

History

This university was established by the Government of Odisha, under Section 32 of the Odisha Universities Act, 1989 (Act 5 of 1989). It was carved out of the Utkal University in 1999 and acts as an affiliating university.Professor Gorachand Patnaik an eminent educationist of the state and former Principal of Ravenshaw college is the founding Vice Chancellor of the University. FM University has 93 colleges and 15,000 students at the graduate and postgraduate levels. It is the only university in India that offers a postgraduate course in Ballistics.

Campuses

FM University is functioning in two campuses: the old campus at Januganj, besides the National Highway near Remuna Golei (at 21.50614°N 86.89101°E / 21.50614; 86.89101, around 3 km (1.9 mi) from Balasore bus stand and railway station) and the new campus at Nuapadhi (at 21.5440°N 86.81592°E / 21.5440; 86.81592, around 15 km (9.3 mi) from Balasore bus stand and railway station). In March 2021 Union minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi inaugurated New Marine Bioresource and Biotechnology Centre at University Balasore campus.[2]

Colleges

FM University affiliates 96 colleges including two autonomous i.e., FM autonomous college and Bhadrak autonomous college, one medical college and 14 professional colleges. Its jurisdiction extends over two districts Balasore and Bhadrak.[3]

Departments
  1. Dept. of Physics
  2. Dept. of Bioscience and Biotechnology
  3. Dept. of Botany
  4. Dept. of Business Management
  5. Dept. of Chemistry
  6. Dept. of Commerce
  7. Dept. of Computer Science
  8. Dept. of Education
  9. Dept. of Environmental Science
  10. Dept. of Geography
  11. Dept. of Geology
  12. Dept. of History & Archaeology
  13. Dept. of Journalism & Mass Communication
  14. Dept. of Language and Literature
  15. Dept. of Mathematics
  16. Dept. of Population Studies
  17. Dept. of Social Science
  18. Dept. of Zoology
  19. Dept. of Library Science
  20. Dept. of Micro Biology
  21. Dept. of Anthropology
  22. Dept. of PMIR
  23. Dept. of MSW
  24. Dept. of Psychology

Facilities

The university has a computer lab, bioscience (botany & zoology) and biotechnology lab, BIF- computer lab (at Dept. of Biosciences and Biotechnology), environmental science lab and Physics lab.

PG Department of Social Sciences

There is a centralised computer centre, central library with Internet connection (12 hrs open).

Welfare facilities include UCO bank, two ATMs (SBI and UCO), one canteen, a common gym for both boys and girls, a mini indoor stadium, one cricket field, one volley field, one boys hostel, two girls hostel, staff quarters and a guest house.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "NIRF 2021". Fakir Mohan University.
  2. "Marine Bioresource and Biotechnology Centre established at F.M. Varsity: First of its kind in Odisha". orissadiary.com. Balasore. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. "Fakir Mohan University: list of affiliated colleges". fmuniversity.nic.in. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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