The North Orissa University (NOU) is a proud member in the list of supreme universities of India. The university was established with the noble effort of the Government of Orissa under section 32 of the Orissa University Act No.5 of 1989 dated 13th July
Department
There are various departments in the university that boasts of extremely talented and qualified faculty. All the departments offer bachelors and masters degrees. Some of the departments are:
Facilities
Library
The library has 23880 text and reference books in different subjects besides books of common interest. At present the library is subscribing for 75 journals and 24 magazines. Efforts are being made for automation of central library and to provide internet facility to the students.
IT Infrastructure
There are 50 Desktop computers inside the computer centre and around 250 Computers in various labs of the University departments that would be served by the 6 nos. of exclusive servers. The centre would very soon facilitate the users with Web services, Examination, E-resources and 1 GBPS internet connectivity enabled by Optical Fibre spread across the total University campus.
Scholarships
Is it a Recognized University by U.G.C.?
The University is recognized by the University Grants Commission under Sections 2(f) and 12(B) of UGC Act,1956 with effect from 15.02.2000 and 21.06.2006,respecively.It is recognized by Bar Council of India and DEC,IGNOU/UGC. North Orissa University is included in the list of Association of Indian Universities and Association of Commonwealth Universities. The University is also accredited by National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore with B grade with effect from 10th January, 2011. The territorial jurisdiction of the University covers Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts of northern part of Orissa.
What is the eligibility condition for M.Phil?
Candidates with good academic career securing not less than 55% (50% for SC/ST candidates) of marks or equivalent grade at Master's Degree in the subject from any recognized university are eligible to apply for admission into the course provided they qualify an entrance test followed by an interview. For M.Phil. in Computer Science, the qualifying degrees are Master's Degree in Comp. Sc./ IT / Electronics / Computer Application (MCA)/ Mathematics / Statistics. For M.Phil. in Biotechnology, the qualifying degrees are Master's Degree in Biotechnology / Bioinformatics/ Microbiology/ Biochemistry/ Life Sciences/ Botany/ Zoology/ Marine Biology/ Biosciences/ Environmental Science/ Pharmaceutical Science.