PIO & APIO
Designated Public Information Officer and Assistant Public Information Officer with full contact details.
Officer details →RTI Act, 2005
Right to Information
Vikram Dev University is a "public authority" within the meaning of Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, and is fully bound by the obligations under that Act.
Suo motu disclosure
Section 4(1)(b) seventeen-point disclosure.
Disclosure →How to file an RTI
- Write your application in English, Hindi, or Odia (the official languages of communication).
- Address it to the Public Information Officer, Vikram Dev University, Po: Jeypore, Dist: Koraput, Odisha, 764 001.
- Pay the prescribed fee of ₹ 10 by Indian Postal Order, Demand Draft, or in cash at the University Cash Counter. SC, ST, and BPL applicants are exempt from the fee on production of valid certificate.
- For information not available within the University, the application is forwarded to the appropriate public authority under Section 6(3) of the RTI Act.
- You will receive a reply, or a transfer-of-application notice, within thirty days from the date of receipt of the application.
- If the application concerns the life or liberty of a person, the reply will be issued within forty-eight hours.
If your application is denied or unanswered
You may file a First Appeal with the First Appellate Authority within thirty days of the receipt of the reply, or within thirty days of the expiry of the response period. A second appeal lies with the Odisha Information Commission, Bhubaneswar.
Online RTI
Online RTI applications may also be filed through the Government of India's RTI Online portal where the relevant module for State institutions is enabled.
Application form
A model RTI application form is available below. Use of the model form is optional; the Act does not prescribe a mandatory format.
The PDF carries the University crest watermark and prints clean on any standard office printer. The HTML version is the canonical accessible surface; the PDF is the offline / postal-filing copy.
Last updated: 26 April 2026 · Reviewed by: Office of the Public Information Officer