[1] This college was started in 1964 with pre-university arts class under Utkal University.

Formally classes were started in the old Judge Court Building of Sonepur state.

Later it was shifted in to the majestic mansion of ‘MITRODAYA BHAWAN', the guest house of the royal family located on the bank of the river Mahanadi.

After getting its full-fledged status in all branches of Arts, Science, and Commerce with all the essential subjects it got Honours affiliation in various Arts (Oriya, History, Political Science, Economics, English, Education, Sanskrit, Mathematics, Philosophy), and Science (Physics, Chemistry, mathematics, Botany and Zoology) subjects.

Other student facilities are: National Cadet Crops (NCC) ASSOCIATION and SOCIETIES