page_title: Education in Odisha
section_title: Ravenshaw University
hierarchical_section_title: Education in Odisha / State level public institutions / Ravenshaw University
caption_attribution_description: English: Convention Centre of Ravenshaw University ( Seven Pillars Of Wisdom )
context_page_description: Previously a neglected aspect of the Indian Central government, Education in Odisha is witnessing a rapid transformation. Its capital city, Bhubaneswar, is emerging as a knowledge hub in India with several new public and private universities, including the establishment of an Indian Institute of Technology after five decades of demand.
  Odisha has fared reasonably well in terms of literacy rates. The overall literacy rate according to Census 2011 is 73.5%, which is marginally behind of the national average of 74.04%. In Odisha there are also many schools and colleges, maintained by government.
context_section_description: Upgraded from Ravenshaw College one of the oldest and largest colleges of India, the Ravenshaw University came into existence on 15 November 2006. Originally affiliated to University of Calcutta and thereafter to Patna University and then finally to Utkal University the institution finally got its own identity and became one of the most reputed universities of the Odisha state. Presently the university runs 23 Post-Graduate courses with research facilities and 27 Undergraduate honours courses.
caption: Ravenshaw Convention Centre, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha
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