Khallikote Autonomous College, Brahampur

About Khallikote Autonomous College, Brahampur

The century-old institution with its glorious past of more than hundered years has been the center of learning and intellectual pursuits in Orissa. The college has its origin in 1856 as a Zilla School. It continued as a High School until 1878 when it acquired the status of an Intermediate College with the addition of F.A. class. In 1887, it was renamed as the Native College. In 1896, the building which at present houses the Khalllikote Junior College was constructed. The present extensive play ground on the far side of the main road was acquired in 1913. The huge building presently housing the library on the ground floor and class on the first floor was constructed in 1944. In 1963 the college was elevated to a postgraduate college, opening P.G. in Economics, Commerce and Chemistry and later English and Mathematics.The three storeyed building now presenting the front view was constructed in 1979. The Centenary Building and Life Science Block with four galleries were added in 1982.

At present the college has eighteen undergraduate departments with Hons. and eleven P.G.Depts in Humanities, Science and Commerce faculties and M.Phil, in Mathematics, Economics, Botany and Commerce. The U.G.C. conferred autonomy to this premier institution in 1990. In keeping with the increasing demand of the times M.C.A course has been introduced from the session 1997-98.