Argus News - Odisha Governor Appoints Vice-Chancellors to 14 State Universities

Bhubaneswar, Apr 6: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, who also serves as Chancellor of the state universities, has announced the appointment of Vice-Chancellors to 14 universities across the state.

As per the Odisha Universities Act, 1989 and the Odia University Act, 2017, the Honourable Governor has made these appointments.

Prof Chandi Prasad Nanda appointed as the VC of Utkal University, Prof Arka Kumar Das Mohapatra for Ravenshaw University, and Prof Santosh Kumar Tripathy for Fakir Mohan University.
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Among other, VCs were also appointed for Dharanidhar University, Gangadhar Meher University, Khallikote Unitary University, Madhusudan Law University, Maa Manikeshwari University, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, Rama Devi Women's University, Rajendra University, Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University, Vikram Dev University and Odia University.

#BreakingNews I #Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati appoints Vice Chancellors of Utkal University, Ravenshaw University, and Fakir Mohan University.

Prof Chandi Prasad Nanda appointed for Utkal University, Prof Arka Kumar Das Mohapatra for Ravenshaw University, and Prof… pic.twitter.com/Mqb03PpK7R

— Argus News (@ArgusNews_in) April 6, 2026

List of VCs:

• Dharanidhar University: Prof. Sanjaya Kumar Patro
• Gangadhar Meher University: Prof. Byomakesh Tripathy
• Khallikote Unitary University: Prof. Asima Sahu
• Madhusudan Law University: Prof. Sibaram Tripathy
• Maa Manikeshwari University: Prof. Pawan Kumar Agrawal
• Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University: Prof. Mahendra Kumar Mohanty
• Rama Devi Women's University: Prof Jyotsna K B Rout
• Rajendra University: Prof. Bibhuti Bhusan Malik
• Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University: Prof. Prabhat Kumar Mohapatra
• Vikram Dev University: Prof. Hrushikesh Senapaty
• Odia University: Prof. Satyanarayan Acharya.