Government (Autonomous) College Angul is an educational institute set up by the government of

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

, India, in 1957 at

Angul Angul (also known as Anugul) is a city, municipality and the headquarters of Angul district in the state of Odisha, India. Angul has an average elevation of above sea level and total area of 6232 km2. Geography Angul is located at . I ...

(district headquarters). It was inaugurated by the

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union ter ...

of Odisha, Dr. Harekrishna Mahatab. It is situated in the heart of Angul, nearly a kilometer away from NH-55 and from the nearest railway station.

History

The university started as an intermediate college and its name has undergone several changes. It assumed the name Government College,

in 1976. The college is affiliated to the

Utkal University Utkal University (UU) is a public university in Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha, and is the oldest university in the state, and the 17th-oldest university in India. The university was established in 1943 and was operating from Ravenshaw College ...

. It became a lead college in the year 1990. The ''autonomous'' status was conferred on the college by the University Grants Commission during the session 2006–07 and the college has been accredited by the

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Department

* Mathematics * Botany * Chemistry * Commerce * Computer Science * Economics * Education * English * Geography * Geology * Hindi * History * Odia * Philosophy * Physics * Political Science * Sanskrit * Zoology

Hostel

The college provides accommodation facilities for students. There are three boy's hostels and two women's hostels for 400 students, and the principal appoints a superintendent for managing the hostels.

References

External links

* Department of Higher Education, Odisha Autonomous Colleges of Odisha Universities and colleges in Odisha Angul district Educational institutions established in 1957 1957 establishments in Orissa {{Odisha-university-stub