Berhampur University

Berhampur University, established in 1967, is the public university of southern Odisha, with its Bhanja Bihar campus — named for the Odia poet Upendra Bhanja — a short distance from Berhampur town near the Bay of Bengal coast. It combines postgraduate departments with an affiliating role for colleges across the Ganjam region, and commerce and law are among its steadier offerings. The university holds an A grade from NAAC, and fees are low throughout its system. Berhampur is a mid-sized trading town, affordable and unhurried, with the wider region better known for its temples and coastline than for industry, so students typically pair their degrees with preparation for state services or further study. It suits students from southern Odisha who want a recognised, inexpensive public-university degree without relocating to Bhubaneswar.