The Odisha Legislative Assembly has passed the Birla Global University Bill 2015 and thereby assented by the Governor on 5th February by giving the legal sanction for creation of the University. The Law Department by its notification on 17 th February 2016, published the Gazette for general information. The University, is being set up by the Birla Academy of Art and Culture (BAAC), Kolkata. The Academy is nationally reputed organisation promoting art, culture and education in India. BAAC has several schools around India, hospitals, temples and higher education institution such as Birla Institute of Management Technology that is on national and international map. The proposed University will aim to create high standards of knowledge creation and management and consolidate the higher educational initiatives under different Schools with a fair degree of autonomy. It is envisaged that at the outset the University will have School of Management, School of Architecture & Planning, School of Communication, School of Law ,School of Marine Science etc. The second phase of the university proposes to establish School of Engineering and Technology, School of Sustainable Development, and School of Social Sciences and Humanities over a period. The rationale for the University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha is to establish an institution of international repute to create a global learning environment in the state, develop the state and national manpower to build the research and professional capacity in the state and create a reputation of the state in global map. This also enhances the visibility of the state in higher education at national and global level. Given the development agenda of the state and global level interest in the agenda, it is important to build a national / international quality higher education to sustain the interest and provide qualified manpower to the state, nation and the global community.