Birla Global University


Birla Global University is a private university in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It was founded by Basant Kumar Birla and Sarla Birla. It was established in August 2013 as Birla Institute of Management Technology Bhubaneswar, a private business school by Birla Academy of Art and Culture.
Dr. B K Das, Advisor to the institute, contacted various government agencies and a formal proposal indicating long-term plans for setting up a state-of-the-art management institute/private university was submitted to the government. The Orissa Government took a quick decision and allotted 29.4 acres located in a prime institutional area called Gothapatna.
Key management personnel:
Dr. Brajendra Kumar Das, Director and Member, Board of Governors, BGU
Dr. Sudhakar Panda, Vice-Chancellor, BGU.

History

Established in 2013, it was approved by All India Council for Technical Education and started offering Post Graduate Diploma in Management. It was offshoot of Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida.
In 2015, the institute became Birla Global University under Birla Global University Odisha Act 2015 and started offering UGC recognized degrees.

Academics

•Bachelor of Arts in Economics