Gangadhar Meher University (GMU) is a state public university in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. Established in 2015, it evolved from the historic Gangadhar Meher College (founded in 1944) and is named after the eminent Odia poet Gangadhar Meher. The institution is a major center of higher education in western Odisha, serving over 5,000 students across undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs