Government Autonomous College, Rourkela

Campus Location: Rourkela

Located in Located on a sprawling 50 acre campus, Government Autonomous College, Rourkela maintains its reputation as a premier college under Sambalpur University. At the time of its inception in 1961 it was located in a small building in the sector area of the Steel Township and it was then named Government Science College, Rourkela., The college has always identified itself with the values that our society upholds and in so doing it has solidly anchored itself as an institution that helps in building personality and character that play a vital role in the ultimate analysis. Our students are certainly equipped to encounter the varied experiences of the life with an active and contemplative mind. They are guided by a committed and determined group of faculty members and other college staffs. Students come to this citadel of learning from far-flung places., One significant aspect of this institution is that a majority of the students come mostly from economically weaker sections & from the Scheduled Tribe & Caste segments of the society. The institution is located in an SC/ST sub-area., Our stress has all along been on quality and may be for that reason the capital cost of educating a student remains high. This temple of learning has carved out for itself an enviable place among its counterparts affiliated to Sambalpur University., This almost half-century old citadel of learning prides itself on its glorious record of decades of agitation free students involvement in academic, cultural and sports activities. Examinations in this institution are always conducted in smooth and ideal ambience. No wonder our students who come mostly from economically backward communities rise to the occasion in academics and the other fields of excellence. To name a few Shuvendu Dang is working for Ph.D on Distributed systems in the university of Texas USA, Smt. Minati Mohapatra has won the coveted Arjuna Award for Cycling. Sri. Vijay Anand, Sri. Vikram Anand & Sri. Sanjay Behera are presently doing M.S in Illinois Institute, Chicago and Amit Barla, Hilarian Kiro are University players in Hockey. Many more are working as Civil Servants in the I.E.S, in SAIL and Defence services., The alumni of this college occupy positions of dignity in India and abroad., Vision, Introduction of self-financing courses in job-oriented multidisciplinary fields, Continuous and effective upgrading of curricula, Making available to the students an ambience that stimulates their intellect and mental faculties in a learner-friendly atmosphere, thereby optimizing their intellectual caliber so very essential at higher level of studies, To make perpetual efforts to monitor and improve the quality of programmes, To provide training courses in a focused way oriented to the needs of society, To muster alumni support, support from intellectual houses, MP & MLA LAD and WODC fund for overall development of the college. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.