Kendrapara Autonomous College Admission 2024-25, Application Form, Question Papers, Last Date

The establishment of Kendrapara College has not only added new dimensions to the aspirations of the people of the area but it has also facilitated the spread of education to every corner of the district and beyond this district too. It imparts a high standard of teaching to the boys and girls drawn from this district and other districts of the state as well. Academic excellence is the motto of a galaxy of highly qualified and experienced teachers of this college. At present there are two hostels giving accommodation to the boys and girls coming from distant places. The Boys’ Hostel has been named after Late N. C. Das, the former Secretary of the college. The women's hostel which started functioning in four staff quarters , has   expanded by the addition of two new blocks accommodating 240 girls. The Library of the college has been named after Late Dinabandhu Sahoo and it contains nearly 60,748 books in the general section covering all the subjects. Apart from this, it has 10,000 books in the Book Bank,1205 books in the reference section. It also subscribes to the leading journals and magazines to cater to the needs of students, teachers and researchers. The Statue of Dinabandhu Sahoo was installed in 1984 to perpetuate his memory and his contribution to the college. The statues of Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das and Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das, great architects of Modern Odisha, stand in front of the Main Building.

With the basic assistance and development grants (from the University Grants Commission) this college has developed in different directions. The College been declared fit under section 2(f) from April, 1966 and 12(B) from 1972 of the UGC Act 1956. The UGC has conferred Autonomous status on this college from 2005-06 session on the basis of its academic excellence, infrastructure and its role in spreading higher education in the state. The state Government and Utkal University have declared this college as a full-fledged autonomous institution. The Dress Code is also introduced here since the session 2005-06.

After the NAAC peer team visit to this college in the year 2005-06, this institution has been awarded 'A' Grade and now it is one of the six such graded institutions of our state. This college has also been conferred upon a rare status by UGC, i.e. “College with Potential for Excellence (CPE)” from 2011-12 session.

The UGC has granted Extension of Autonomous status to Kendrapara Autonomous College for a period of six years w.e.f. The academic year i.e. 2013-2014 to 2018-2019 including ex-post-facto approval from 2011-2012 to 2012-2013 vide Joint Secretary, UGC, New Delhi, Letter No. F.22-1/2013(AC) dated 22 May 2013.