The Online MA in Odia provided by Utkal University is a full-time 2-year course, which is expected to equip students with the latest knowledge on Odia language, literature, culture and linguistic heritage. This is an online course that is offered in distance mode based on the Choice Based Credit Semester (CBCS) system, which provides the students with outstanding flexibility to pursue studies as they may balance their professional endeavours, family and personal interests at the same time. The curriculum is carefully designed to combine theory with practices so that the graduates are adequately equipped in fields of education, research, translation, media, content development, cultural preservation, and in the field of administration.

The students receiving this program will be exposed to the diverse Odia literature, both classic literature and medieval literature, and modern prose and fiction, as well as modern literary movements. The course program includes the most important courses, such as advanced grammar and linguistics in the Odia language, literary criticism and theory, oral traditions and folk literature, translation studies, comparative literature, and the development of the Odia language in various historical periods. Moreover, students can be exposed to interdisciplinary topics, including research methodology, cultural studies, media communication, and digital humanities, which can offer a comprehensive image of how the Odia language and culture can be relevant to the modern demands and technological progress of society.

The faculty members and renowned Odia scholars are the ones who guide the program, and they are the ones who introduce a lot of academic knowledge and practical wisdom to the learning process. Each of the semesters has a single Personal Contact Program (classes) of 10-12 days to meet all the requirements of theory, practical, and project as per the syllabi. At such sessions, students are able to meet with teachers to seek advice, counselling, and to clear their doubts about them. The course meets all the requirements of UGC-DEB and is recognized, and has an equivalent standard of recognition and validation as any other on-campus degree, which makes it suitable for employment, government jobs, competitive exams, and other higher learning programs like MPhil and PhD.

The Utkal University Online MA graduates in Odia may choose various career opportunities in teaching in institutions of higher learning, research and academia, journalism and media, publishing houses, translation and interpretation services, content creation, cultural organizations, government departments, administrative services and media production. The possible career options are Odia language professor, research scholar, translator, journalist, content strategist, cultural coordinator, curriculum developer, PR specialist and documentary filmmaker.