Institutional Vision

Founded with the Vision to spread the light of learning, and guided by the motto Jnanameva Shakti (Knowledge is power), Ravenshaw University aims to preserve its position as the “temple of learning”, with a deep knowing that the phrase exists in the vernacular for a reason. The university envisions itself as the one-stop destination for higher education for students from diverse social and economic backgrounds, and will help students to steer their passions towards making the world a better place.

With the aforesaid vision, the University has adopted three main principles – coordination, hierarchy and functional differentiation – to maintain unified goals and vision. With efficient academic governance and quality infrastructure the university targets to produce human resource commensurate with the progress of knowledge at international level. The university realizes the demand of quality higher education and requirement of connectivity between the classroom education and the societal application. It visions to initiate future programmes to impart skills, as demanded by the society and the stake holders and training of applicability.   

History

Ravenshaw is the oldest institution of higher education in the state of Odisha and one of the oldest institutions of higher education in India. It was founded in 1868 with intermediate level (F. A.) classes at the Cuttack Zilla (district) School (now Ravenshaw Collegiate School). The high school, which was also known as the Cuttack High School, was elevated to a first grade college in 1876. It became widely known as Cuttack College until it was rechristened Ravenshaw College as a tribute to T. E. Ravenshaw, who was the Commissioner of Cuttack Division and had played a key role in its creation. The office of Ravenshaw College and Ravenshaw Collegiate School was separated in 1904.