Overview

The Department of Computer Science came into existence in the year 1986 with the introduction of PG Diploma Course in Computer Application under the Dept. of Electronics (DOE), Govt. India computer education project. In the year 1991 the Master in Computer Application course was introduced with the joint sponsorship of UGC and DOE. Later, in the year 1994 the Dept. of Computer Science became an independent department in the University. The motto of this Department has been to offer quality education and pursue research activities in different frontier areas of computer science, and in interdisciplinary areas. The curriculum of the Department is at par with the leading Universities of the country which is updated time to time keeping pace with the changing technology. The students are admitted based on their ranks in the Orissa JEE. Most of the students of this department have been placed in reputed companies/organizations both within India and abroad.

Department of Marine Sciences was established in the year 1978 in Berhampur University. Berhampur University is the only university in the state which offers M.Sc, M.Phil. and Ph. D/D.Sc. courses in Oceanography and Marine Biology. The prime objective to establish such a department was to prepare quality manpower in the field of Marine Sciences, both through teaching and research, to meet the demand of the state as well the country. Orissa has a long coastline of 480 Km. and is bestowed with unique ecosystems, estuaries, coastal and marine living and non-living resources and beautiful sandy beaches. Developmental activities such as construction of ports and harbors, aquaculture and other industries, tourism etc. are mostly concentrated along the coastal belt. But coastal hazards such as cyclones and floods, which very often ravage the Orissa coast, retard the developmental activities to a large extent. Keeping in view the strategic importance of the coastal areas of Orissa for defence, tourisim etc., the Govt. of Orissa in co-ordination with the Central Government has initiated the integrated Coastal Zone Management( ICZM) programme for all round development of the state.Therefore to promote such activities and to make sustainable management of the natural and physical resources of the coastal environment, and to provide the right momentum to the developmental activities, there is an imminent need to involve skilled manpower in the field of Marine Sciences. The Department of Marine Sciences has been striving to achieve this goal since its inception. Besides the development of the state, the students of Marine Sciences are actively involved in the national and international development and a few of them have proved themselves as leaders in the field of Marine Sciences and allied subjects.

The department offers a two-year Master’s degree course in Chemistry. Since its inception the department has grown appreciably, not only in terms of students and faculty strength but also in terms of the introduction of new courses, specialisations, broadening research activities. The Post- Graduate curricula have recently undergone major orientation congruent with the development and trends in the subject to help the students to seek a career in different thrust areas of the subject like Organic Synthesis, Organometallics, and Environmental Chemistry etc.

The Department of Electronic Science has two British Commonwealth Fellowship Awardees as its faculty.

This Department thrives for quality research, with academic staffs who are global experts in their respective fields. Students in this department study with people whose work contributes significantly in redefining knowledge boundary.

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Location

Berhampur, Ganjam, Ganjam - 760007