This college was started in 1964 with a pre-university arts class at
Utkal University. On 01.05.2020 this institute came under the jurisdiction of
Rajendra Narayan University. However the students for the academic year 2022 still graduate under Sambalpur University. Formally classes were started in the old Judge Court Building of
Sonepur state. Later it was shifted into the majestic mansion of ‘
MITRODAYA BHAWAN', the guest house of the royal family located on the bank of the river
Mahanadi. This building was donated by the Trust Fund, Sonepur in 1966. The institution started (Bachelor of Arts) B.A. classes in 1966, I.Sc (Intermediate in Science) in 1971 and (Bachelor of Science) B.Sc. classes in 1975. 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. ==Departments==