Dharanidhar Autonomous College

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{{Infobox university
| name = Dharnidhar Autonomous College
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| established = 1957
| type = Autonomous
Government<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/BJB-tops-list-after-2nd-cut-off-in-Plus-III/articleshow/48243861.cms|title=BJB tops list after 2nd cut-off in Plus III | Bhubaneswar News – Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
| parent =
| affiliation = [[North Orissa University]]
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| principal = Narendra Kumar Sahoo<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sri Narendra Kumar Sahoo {{!}} ଧରଣୀଧର ସ୍ଵୟଂଶାସିତ ମହାବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ|url=http://www.ddcollege.nic.in/?q=node/143|access-date=2020-09-20|website=www.ddcollege.nic.in}}</ref>
| dean =
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| academic_staff = 50+
| students = 3700+
| undergrad = 2300
| city = [[Keonjhar]]
| state = [[Odisha]]
| province =
| country = [[India]]
| coor = {{coor|21.661395|85.611261|display=inline,title}}
| campus = 154 Acres
| website = {{URL|www.ddcollege.nic.in}}
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'''Dharanidhar Autonomous College''' is a Government college in the district of [[Keonjhar]] in the Indian state of [[Odisha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2016/sep/30/keonjhar-bandh-hits-normal-life-190.html|title=Keonjhar bandh hits normal life|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

The college was established in 1957 as an intermediate science college and was granted affiliation by [[Utkal University]]. It began as '''Keonjhar Science College.''' It was initially headed by R. Venkatraman, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]].

== History ==
Funding for the main building of the college was donated by Muhammad Shrajuddin.<ref>[http://kendujhar.nic.in/rtia/RTI-DHARANIDHAR%20AUTONOMOUS%20COLLEGE.doc RTI Dharanidhar Autonomous College]</ref> The college was taken over by the Government of Odisha in 1962. On the opening of the college's humanities courses in 1967, it was renamed after Keonjhar College. It introduced an Hons at B.Sc. level in 1974.

During 1983–84, the institution was renamed after revolutionary [[Dharanidhar Naik]].{{cn|date=September 2020}}

In 1999 the college affiliated<ref>[http://ddcollege.nic.in/sites/default/files/SSR/SELFSTUDY%20REPORT(D.D.AUTONOMOUS%20COLLEGE,%20KEONJHAR).pdf Self Study Report]</ref> with [[North Odisha University]], at [[Baripada]], in the adjoining district of [[Mayurbhanj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nou.nic.in/affiliated_colleges.htm|title=Affiliated Colleges|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222124714/http://www.nou.nic.in/Affiliated_Colleges.htm |date=2016-12-22 |archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref>

[[Autonomous]] status was conferred to the college on 24 September 2004. It was accredited B++ by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) on 2 February 2006.

== Students ==
The college enrolls about 2300 undergraduates. It is the second-largest college in Odisha by accordance area.

== Facilities ==
The college is equipped with laboratories, a central library, audio-visual labs and a playground.

==Academics==
Undergraduate courses include anthropology, botany, chemistry, commerce, computer science, English, economics, geology, history, mathematics, philosophy, physics, political science, and zoology as well as [[Odia language|Oriya]] and [[Sanskrit]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Courses|url=http://www.ddcollege.nic.in/?q=node/29|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-19|website=www.ddcollege.nic.in}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Department of Higher Education, Odisha}}

[[Category: Department of Higher Education, Odisha]]
[[Category: Universities and colleges in Odisha]]
[[Category: Kendujhar district]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1957]]

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