Rayagada Autonomous College, Rayagada

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Rayagada Autonomous College, Rayagada
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Motto in English
TRUTH -- PURITY -- BEAUTY
Type Education Institute
Established04.07.1966
Principal smt.V.R.Ratna sri
Location, ,
CampusUrban, spread over 04.00 acres (0.0162 km2) to the eastern-Center of the town.
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Rayagada Autonomous College, Rayagada is a non government aided college which is affiliated to the Berhampur University and Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha, India [1] [2] under the UGC scheme. [3] It is situated in the town of Rayagada; the district headquarters of Rayagada district.

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Established in the year 1966, it is one of the oldest private colleges of Orissa. Sri P. K. Mishra, was the first principal of the college. The College has attained Autonomous Status in the year 2007 [4] and certified at ‘B’ level by the NAAC in 2006. The college offers plus 2 course as well as degree course in Arts, science and Commerce stream. [5] [6] [7] A language laboratory is to be set up in the college as decided by the Government of Odisha. [8]

The college is under the administrative control of:

  1. The Department of Higher Education, Govt of Odisha, Bhubaneswar.
  2. The Regional Director, Higher Education, Berhampur.
  3. The Governing Body, Rayagada Autonomous College, Rayagada.

History

The Rayagada Autonomous College was established at Rayagada with its formal inauguration by Sadasiba Mishra, the then Vice-Chancellor, Utkal University on 4th July 1966.[ citation needed ]

The college was affiliated to Utkal University till the inception of Berhampur University.[ citation needed ]

in 2007 the college attained autonomous status conferred upon it by the University Grants Commission.[ citation needed ] The college was accredited at Grade ‘B’ to the National Assessment And Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2006.[ citation needed ]

Academic Milestones

SessionsCourses OpenedStream
1966-67Pre-UniversityArts
1967-68Pre-UniversityCommerce
1968-69Ist Yr.DegreeArts
1969-702nd year degreeArts
1971-722nd year degree2nd year degree
1971-72Pre-UniversityScience
1972-731st yr. DegreeScience
1974-75Honours in Political Science B.Sc. with C.B.Z
1976-77B.Sc. with P.C.M.
1977-78Honours in English Honours in History
1978-79Honours in Commerce Honours in Oriya
1979-80Honours in Chemistry
1981-82Honours in Physics
1982-83Honours in Botany
1984-85Honours in Zoology
1990-91Honours in Mathematics
2006-07Conferment of Autonomy, NAAC – Accreditation
2007-08Honours in Hindi and Telugu
2018-19Honours in IT, JMC, Geography, Sociology, IRPM & Education

Departments

Botany

Year of opening of the Department: 1971-72 A brief history: The Department of Botany in Rayagada Autonomous College was opened in Academic Session 1971-72 with teaching facility in Pre University (P.U) Degree Classes in Science Started from the Academic Session 1972-73.

Chemistry

Year of opening of the Department: 1971-72 A brief history: The Department of Chemistry in Rayagada Autonomous College was opened in Academic Session 1971-72 with teaching facility in Pre University (P.U) Degree Classes in Science Started from the Academic Session 1972-73.

  • Honours Course in Chemistry was opened in the Academic Session 1979-80.

Commerce

Year of opening of the Department: 1967-68 A brief history: The Department of Commerce in Rayagada Autonomous College was opened in Academic Session 1967-68 with teaching facility in Pre University (P.U) Commerce & Commerce Degree Classes opened in Academic Session 1968-69.

  • Honours Course in Commerce was opened in the Academic Session 1978-79.

Economics

Year of opening of the Department: 1966-67 A brief history: The Department of Economics in Rayagada Autonomous College was opened in Academic Session 1966-67 with teaching facility in Pre University (P.U) Degree Classes in Arts Started from the Academic Session 1968-69.

  • Honours Course in Economics was opened in the Academic Session 1971-72...

English

Year of opening of the Department: 1966-67 A brief history: Arts Started from the Academic Session 1968-69.

  • Honours Course in English was opened in the Academic Session 1977-78.

Hindi

Year of opening of the Department: 1982-83 A brief history: The Department of Hindi in Rayagada Autonomous College was opened in Academic Session 1982-83 with teaching facility in Pre-Degree (I.A) Degree Classes in Arts Started from the Academic Session 1984-85.

  • Honours Course in Hindi was opened in the Academic Session 2007-08.

History

Year of opening of the Department: 1966-67 A brief history: The Department of History in Rayagada Autonomous College was opened in Academic Session 1966-67 with teaching facility in Pre-University (P.U) Degree Classes in Arts Started from the Academic Session 1968-69.

  • Honours Course in History was opened in the Academic Session 1977-78.

Information Technology

Year of opening of the Department: 2018-19 A brief history: The Department of Information Technology in Rayagada Autonomous College was opened in Academic Session 2005-06 with teaching facility in Pre Degree Classes in Arts & Commerce.

Journalism & Mass Communication

The Department of Journalism & Mass Communication imparts teaching facilities for Bachelor of Arts. The department was opened in the Academic Session 2018-19. The department follows the CBCS syllabus as prescribed by Govt. of Odisha. The degree programme of JMC is based on various disciplines of media like print media as well as electronic media. The Department has been organizing departmental seminars from time to time.

Mathematics

Year of opening of the Department: 1971-72 A brief history: The Department of Mathematics in Rayagada Autonomous College was opened in Academic Session 1971-72 Honours Course in Mathematics was opened in the Academic Session 1990-91.

Odia

Year of opening of the Department: 1966-67 A brief history: The Department of Oriya in Rayagada Autonomous College was opened in Academic Session 1966-67 with teaching facility in Pre University (P.U) Degree Classes in Arts Started from the Academic Session 1968-69.

  • Honours Course in Oriya was opened in the Academic Session 1978-79.

Physics

Established in the academic year 1971-72 the Department of Physics stimulates its students to enjoy the subject and aims to impart them knowledge for day-to-day implications of Physics in the society. It is now one of the best well-equipped departments for undergraduate studies in Rayagada Autonomous College. The department adopted Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) from 2015. From then it is also offering Generic Elective (GE) Physics to undergraduate students with Honours other than Physics. Master of Science program was opened in the academic year 2018-19. At present there are six regular teaching faculties, two demonstrators, one laboratory assistant and two lab attendants in the department.

Apart from the traditional method of chalk-and-talk teaching, the department uses modern ICT enabled methods of teaching using LCD projector.

Political Science

Year of opening of the Department: 1966-67 A brief history: The Department of Political Science in Rayagada Autonomous College was opened in Academic Session 1966-67 with teaching facility in Pre University (P.U) Degree Classes in Arts Started from the Academic Session 1968-69.

  • Honours Course in Political Science was opened in the Academic Session 1974-75.

Telugu

Year of opening of the Department: 1966-67 A brief history: The Department of Telugu in Rayagada Autonomous College was opened in Academic Session 1966-67 with teaching facility in Pre University (P.U) Degree Classes in Arts Started from the Academic Session 1968-69.

  • Honours Course in Economics was opened in the Academic Session 2007-08.

Zoology

Year of opening of the Department: 1971-72 A brief history: The Department of Zoology in Rayagada Autonomous College was opened in Academic Session 1971-72 with teaching facility in Pre University (P.U) Science Degree Classes.

  • Honours Course in Zoology was opened in the Academic Session 1984-85.

Activities

National Service Scheme (N.S.S)

A unit of NSS is functioning in the College [9]

The National Cadets Corps (N.C.C)

The NCC Army wing (Boys) with strength of 75 cadets was instituted in the college in the year 1972. The army wing (girls) was commissioned in 2011. The training period for the cadets in the NCC spans over for three years, in order to be eligible for ‘B’ certificate examination, cadets are required to attend the mandatory ATC/CATC in the second year of their being in NCC. The Cadets shall attend a similar camp in the third year of their services which renders them eligible for ‘C’ certificate examination.[ citation needed ]

Youth Red Cross (Y.R.C)

As a wing of the Indian Youth Red Cross Society,( Odisha State Branch) the Youth Red Cross started in the college in 1993.[ citation needed ]

Facilities

College Hostels

There are three Hostels of the college: two boys hostels and one girls hostel. . The Girls Hostel is present within the college premises. The selection for admission to hostel is made strictly on merit and good conduct after admission into the college.

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