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{{Infobox university
| name = Dharanidhar University
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| established = 1957 (as College)<br/> 2023 (as University)
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/education/news/dharanidhar-autonomous-college-in-odisha-gets-university-status/articleshow/97842022.cms|title=Dharanidhar Autonomous College in Odisha gets University status|date=12 February 2023|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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| president =
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| principal = Narendra Kumar Sahoo<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sri Narendra Kumar Sahoo {{!}} ଧରଣୀଧର ସ୍ଵୟଂଶାସିତ ମହାବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ|url=http://www.ddcollege.nic.in/?q=node/143|access-date=2020-09-20|website=www.ddcollege.nic.in}}</ref>
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| city = [[Keonjhar]]
| state = [[Odisha]]
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| country = [[India]]
| coor = {{coor|21.661395|85.611261|display=inline,title}}
| campus = 154 Acres
| website = {{URL|www.ddcollege.nic.in}}
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'''Dharanidhar University''', formerly '''Dharanidhar Autonomous College''', is a state public university in [[Kendujhar district]] of [[Odisha]], India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2016/sep/30/keonjhar-bandh-hits-normal-life-190.html|title=Keonjhar bandh hits normal life|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

The college was established in 1957 as ''Keonjhar Science College'' an intermediate science college and was granted affiliation by [[Utkal University]]. It was initially headed by R. Venkatraman, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]. On February 12, 2023, the college was got University status.

== History ==
Funding for the main building of the college was donated by Muhammad Sirajuddin.<ref>[http://kendujhar.nic.in/rtia/RTI-DHARANIDHAR%20AUTONOMOUS%20COLLEGE.doc RTI Dharanidhar Autonomous College]</ref> The college was taken over by the Government of Odisha in 1962. On the opening of the college's humanities courses in 1967, it was renamed after Keonjhar College. It introduced an Hons at the B.Sc. level in 1974.

During 1983–84, the institution was renamed after the revolutionary [[Dharanidhar Naik]].{{cn|date=September 2020}}

In 1999 the college affiliated<ref>[http://ddcollege.nic.in/sites/default/files/SSR/SELFSTUDY%20REPORT(D.D.AUTONOMOUS%20COLLEGE,%20KEONJHAR).pdf Self Study Report]</ref> with [[North Odisha University]], at [[Baripada]], in the adjoining district of [[Mayurbhanj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nou.nic.in/affiliated_colleges.htm|title=Affiliated Colleges|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222124714/http://www.nou.nic.in/Affiliated_Colleges.htm |date=2016-12-22 |archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref>

[[Autonomous]] status was conferred to the college on 24 September 2004. It was accredited B++ by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) on 2 February 2006. The College was got University status on 12 Feb. 2023.

== Facilities ==
The college is equipped with laboratories, a central library, audio-visual labs and a playground.

== Colleges ==
Its jurisdiction extends to [[Kendujhar district]].

==References==
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{{Department of Higher Education, Odisha}}
{{Universities in Odisha}}

[[Category:Department of Higher Education, Odisha]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Odisha]]
[[Category:Kendujhar district]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1957]]

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Ajay Kumar at 13:03, 31 August 2023