Dharanidhar Autonomous College
Dharanidhar Autonomous College is a Government college in the district of Keonjhar in the Indian state of Odisha.[3]
| Type | Autonomous Government[1] |
|---|---|
| Established | 1957 |
| Affiliation | North Orissa University |
| Principal | Narendra Kumar Sahoo[2] |
Academic staff | 50+ |
| Students | 3700+ |
| Undergraduates | 2300 |
| Location | , , 21°39′41″N 85°36′41″E / 21.661395°N 85.611261°ECoordinates: 21°39′41″N 85°36′41″E / 21.661395°N 85.611261°E |
| Campus | 154 Acres |
| Website | www |
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, IAS.
HistoryEdit
Funding for the main building of the college was donated by Muhammad Shrajuddin.[4] 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.[citation needed]
In 1999 the college affiliated[5] with North Odisha University, at Baripada, in the adjoining district of Mayurbhanj.[6]
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.
StudentsEdit
The college enrolls about 2300 undergraduates. It is the second-largest college in Odisha by accordance area.
FacilitiesEdit
The college is equipped with laboratories, a central library, audio-visual labs and a playground.
AcademicsEdit
Undergraduate courses include anthropology, botany, chemistry, commerce, computer science, English, economics, geology, history, mathematics, philosophy, physics, political science, and zoology as well as Oriya and Sanskrit.[7]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "BJB tops list after 2nd cut-off in Plus III | Bhubaneswar News – Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Sri Narendra Kumar Sahoo | ଧରଣୀଧର ସ୍ଵୟଂଶାସିତ ମହାବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ". www.ddcollege.nic.in. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ "Keonjhar bandh hits normal life". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ RTI Dharanidhar Autonomous College
- ↑ Self Study Report
- ↑ "Affiliated Colleges". 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Courses". www.ddcollege.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2020.