Khallikote Autonomous College

Khallikote University, formerly Native College and Khallikote College, is a state university situated in Brahmapur, Odisha on the eastern coast of India. Founded as a school in 1856, the institution became a university in 2015.HistoryKhallikote University was started as a school in 1856 became an intermediate College in 1878 named Native College. It was renamed Khallikote College in 1893, commemorating a donation of 16.5acre of land by the Raja of Khallikote. It was affiliated to Utkal University until 1967, when Berhampur University was established. Through these years the college was managed by a private trust named K. C. Trust, until management was taken over by the Government of Odisha in 1971. Autonomy was conferred in 1990. The college has upgraded to a university on 30 May 2015.Alumni V. V. Giri - Former President of India Biswanath Das - Former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Chief Minister of Odisha Kota Harinarayana - Padma Shree, Senior Scientist, Programme Director and Chief Designer of light combat aircraft P K Mahanandia - Internationally renowned Swedish artist