Utkal University (ଉତ୍କଳ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ) is the oldest university in Odisha and the 17th oldest university in India located at the heart of the capital city Bhubaneswar. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university that has produced some of the best brains in Odisha. There are at present 26 post-graduate departments at the university campus for studies and research in various disciplines of Science, Humanities, Business Administration, Social Science, Law, and Commerce. There are nearly 3,000 students in the post-graduate departments at Vani Vihar.