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Centurion University

Centurion University of Technology and Management

Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM) is a state private university located in the Gajapati district of Odisha, India. It is one of the early private universities established in Odisha and focuses on technology, management, and skill-based education, particularly oriented towards livelihoods in tribal and rural regions of eastern India.

Key facts

Name Centurion University of Technology and Management
Type State private university
Location Gajapati, Odisha, India
Country India
Focus areas Engineering, technology, management, agriculture, skill development

Background

Centurion University was established by an Act of the Odisha State Legislature, which granted it the status of a state private university. Its principal campus is situated at Paralakhemundi in the Gajapati district, a region that is largely tribal and economically underserved. Additional campuses and centres operate in other parts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

The university grew out of earlier engineering and professional education initiatives in southern Odisha, and it positions itself as an institution combining formal higher education with vocational skilling and entrepreneurship.

Academics

The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes through several schools, including engineering and technology, management, applied sciences, agriculture, paramedical and allied health, and fisheries. Programmes typically integrate classroom instruction with hands-on training in workshops, farms, and production units operated on campus.

Skill development and outreach

A distinctive feature of Centurion University is its emphasis on skill-based vocational training delivered alongside academic degrees. The university runs skill development centres associated with national skilling missions and works with industry partners to deliver short-term courses, apprenticeships, and certificate programmes. These activities are aimed in particular at first-generation learners, women, and youth from tribal and rural backgrounds.

Campuses

  • Paralakhemundi, Gajapati district – the main campus, hosting most engineering, agriculture and applied science programmes.
  • Bhubaneswar – a campus offering management and technology programmes.
  • Additional centres and skill schools in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

Significance

Centurion University is notable as a private university in India that explicitly integrates higher education with large-scale vocational skilling, with a focus on underserved geographies. Its model of locating a major campus in a tribal-majority district of Odisha is often cited in discussions on access to higher education and rural livelihood generation in eastern India.

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