Category: Science Colleges

Tag: Government College Angul,Schools and colleges in Odisha,schools and colleges in Angul

Government College Angul:Government College ( Autonomous), Angul is a premier institute for higher education in Central Odisha. It was founded by the Govt. of Odisha in the year 1957 during the tenure of Dr. H. K. Mahatab as Hon’ble Chief Minister. It started functioning with the 64 nos. of students in 1st year Science Stream from July, 1958. It was named as the Intermediate Science College, Angul. Then Arts & Commerce streams were added to intermediate classes. Degree classes were opened in Arts , Science, Commerce in 1976. Post Graduate Classes in Odiya , Political Science, Industrial Economics were opened later on. This college became autonomous in 2006.

The Junior College affiliated to the CHSE , Odisha provides Higher Secondary teaching in Arts, Science & Commerce, while the Govt. College ( Autonomous ) ,Angul affiliated to Utkal University, provides Degree courses in all the three streams. The Autonomous College provides for Hons. teaching in Oriya, Geography, Sanskrit , English, History, Political Science, Economics, Philosophy , Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Computer Science and Commerce. Post Graduate
teaching in this college began as early as 1980 with the opening of P.G. Courses in Oriya. A little later in 1985, M. A classes opened in Political Science . Almost a decade after Postgraduate teaching in Industrial Economics began in this institution.
There is an IGNOU( Indira Gandhi National Open University) Study Centre in the college to cater to the needs of the aspirants for distance learning. This College has three Men’s Hostels and two Women’s Hostels providing accommodation to 400 students. There is a staff colony with 45 residential quarters for the teaching & non teaching staff

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Total seats in +2 College
(i) Arts : 256 X 2 yrs. = 512
(ii) Science : 256 X 2yrs. = 512
(iii) Commerce: 256 X 2yrs. = 512
Total : = 1536
Total Seats in +3 Classes:
(i) Arts : 256 X 3 yrs. = 768
(ii) Science : 168 X 3 yrs. = 504
(iii) Commerce: 128 X 3 yrs. = 384
Total : = 1656
Total seats in Post Graduate Classes:
(i) Political Science : 32 X 2 yrs. = 64
(ii) Oriya : 32 X 2 yrs. = 64
(iii) Industrial Economics: 16 X 2 yrs = 32
Total : = 160
Total strength of the College:
(1) +2 Classes ( Arts, Science & Commerce) : 1536
(2) +3 Classes (( Arts, Science & Commerce) : 1656
(3) PG Classes : 160
Total : 3352