Established in 1944 as Sambalpur College, the name of the institution was changed to Gangadhar Meher College in 1949 after the name of the illustrious Oriya poet. It is situated in a tribal dominated part of Orissa and strives hard for excellence in its way to fulfill its goal and mission since then. Basically, it aims at educating weaker sections, which constitute half of the population of Western part of Orissa

Basically, it aims at educating weaker sections, which constitute about half of the population of Western Orissa.From a small student strength of 192 in 1944, the college has made rapid strides over the periods of time and has grown into a multi-faculty Post-Graduate College, catering to the needs of about 4500 students. It provides teaching facility in 19 subjects at Under-Graduate level and 7 subjects at the M.Phil. stage. Over and above, the conventional streams of study in Humanities, Science and Commerce, this institution has introduced courses in 'Still Photography and Audio Production. In addition to this, the college has been offering Computer courses at B.Sc. and M. Sc. levels including M.C.A. .The college has opened some career oriented courses like  B.B.A., M.B.A. and B.Sc. Information Science and Telecommunication from the academic session 2003-2004. The relevance of these courses in general terms and within the specific context of a backward part of the country is undeniably significant. This college has also been identified as a center to upgrade the merit of SC/ST/Minority/OBC(Non Creamy Layers) students through different schemes, functioning since 2007-2008. The college has been functioning as an Autonomous College since 1991 and managed and controlled by statutory and non-statutory bodies, as prescribed by the University Grants Commission. The autonomy of this institution has been extended up to 2013-2014 by the UGC letter No.:-F.22-1/2009(AC)/April 2009, basing on its academic reputation , co-curricular activities, quality of institutional management and responsiveness of administrative structure.The college has been identified as 'College with Potential for Excellence'(CPE )by the U.G.C. since 2004-05 and it has been extended up to end of XI Plan period.It is also NAAC accredited  with B-Grade since February 28 2005.This Institution is fully committed to its aims and goals and taking good care of students.

Facilities(Physical Facilities & Infrastructure) :

• Land & Buldings
• Teaching & Learning
• Hostel
• Library
• ICT Infrastructure
• Teaching Tools/Aids
• Other

1. Canteen
2. Computer Rooms
3. Bank
4. Herbal Garden
5. Common Room for Student
6. UGC Sponsored Schemes
7. Big Hall
8. Galleries
9. Workshop
10. Vehicle Parking stand
11. Yoga center
12. IGNOU study center
13. Open area stage
14. Govt. Quarters
15. T.F. Quarters
16. Staff common room
17. Language Lab

Eligibility :

U.G : The minimum eligibility for admission into the U.G.(B.A./B.Sc./B.Com.) Hons. courses is that the applicant must have passed +2 level exam with 40% marks in aggregate excluding 4th optional). Students are admitted through e-admission qualifying examination

P.G : The minimum eligibility to apply for M.Sc. courses is that the applicant should have passed with Honours and have secured 50% of marks in the concerned Honours subjects (45% for SC/ST students), where as for M.A. courses, it is 45% in the commerce Honours subject.

M. Phil : The minimum eligibility to apply for M. Phil. courses is that the applicant must have secured 50% of marks in the Post-Graduate subject concerned. They are selected on the basis of marks obtained in the previous qualifying examinations. Minimum Eligibility for Professional Courses:

• B.Sc.IST:+2 Science with Physics or Mathematics and minimum 45% marks in aggregate.
• BBA:+2
• MBA:OJEE
• Any Graduate:

M.C.A : Students are selected from state level Joint Entrance Examination. This Examination is Conducted by B.P.U.T. (Biju Pattnaik University of Technology).

Placements :

Placement Cell: To provide the opportunity to the students so far the Employability is concerned and to create awareness on various career opportunities.

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