Kalahandi University


Kalahandi University Bhawanipatna is an state public University located in Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters of Kalahandi district, Odisha, India. formly called as Government College, Bhawanipatna

History

This Institute was started as Kalahandi Science College on 18 July 1960 and continued as a private institution till 30 November 1961. Then it was taken over by the Government of Odisha on 1 December 1961 and renamed as Govt. Science College, Bhawanipatna. In 2002 it was recognized as a centre of excellence for higher education and teaching and conferred with autonomous status by UGC.