 The University has many departments from Anthropology to Zoology for post-graduate teaching.The foundation stone of the present campus was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India on 1 January 1958, and the campus was inaugurated by Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India on 2 January 1963.The campus is at the heart of Bhubaneswar city and right on NH-16 (old number NH 5).