About The University
About The University
The Sambalpur University Act was passed by the Orissa Legislature on 10th December, 1966 and the University started functioning from 1st January, 1967. The Postgraduate Departments of Sambalpur University offer P. G. Diploma, MA, M.Sc., M. Tech, M. Phil., Ph.D., and D.Litt. /D.Sc. degrees. All the departments are actively involved in research and well equipped for research facilities for NET/JRF/GATE students. Many P. G. Departments have been recognized as Centers of Excellence and have been receiving special grants for conducting cutting edge research. The central library of the university holds a large collection of books, journals, theses, and reference documents along with access to e-resources from INFLIBNET. The University has received ‘Think Odisha Leadership Awards-2013’ from the Chief Minister of Odisha for its remarkable contribution to the betterment of the State. The University is accredited with ‘A-Grade’ by UGC (NAAC).
Established in 1976 as the first LIS School in Odisha, the P. G. Department of Library & Information Science has achieved excellence in teaching and research. The Department has been inducted under DRS-SAP of UGC during the period (2002-07). The Department imparts a two-year Masters Level Programme in Library & Information Science (MLISc), One-year Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Ph.D. in Library & Information Science as regular courses. It also conducts One-Year P. G. Diploma in Library Automation and Networking (PGDLAN) and One- Year P. G. Diploma in Mass Communication & Journalism (MC&J) under Distance Education Mode. The alumni of this Department have been serving in almost all the national level institutions in the country including IIMs, IITs, NITs, CSIR, ICSSR & ICAR laboratories/institutions and abroad as well. The Course Curriculum has been updated as per the requirements of the industry and their libraries.