Government Autonomous College, Angul: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Government Autonomous College, Angul (GACA) was established in the year 1957 Situated in Hakimpada-Angul Odisha is one of the oldest autonomous college. Located on a large plot of land of 40 acres the college educates 33 different courses included into seven general degrees. Present, total number of students that have enrolment in GACA is 2,960 faculty and 28, the GACA serves the purpose of offering quality education in various fields. The college is affiliated to the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and till date has been successful in maintaining academic quality. Due to its independence from central control, GACA is free to develop the course and its assessment procedures, providing a probationary, professionally pertinent education for the students.

GACA has a wide of facilities that accommodates its academic activity and complements the students affairs. The college library contains a vast stock of books that totals 51,995 so learner’s have a variety of material to read. Amidst nature’s bounty exercises lovers have a playground for outdoor games, Basket ball circle and facilities for indoor games like Carom and Chess. Another aspect of infrastructural development is technology accorded prominence by the college as the campus is Wi-Fi enabled and computer are available in most of the departments of the college. Science students need to make extensive use of restricted equipment; therefore they are offered well-equipped laboratories with modern apparatus. Other facilities include an assembly and meeting hall, dining hall, clinic with first aid facilities, and a gym for student’s exercise.

The college provides yet a range of courses in terms of qualities: it has a wide spectrum of undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Currently, there are 26 courses offered in the school: arts, science commerce, full time management and other equivalent courses. It also offers some of the general undergraduate courses such as B.Com having 192 seats, B.Scudents in Botany, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry of 60 students each, and the BA having Sanskrit, Political Science and Economics as some of the options. At postgraduate level GACA imparts education in MA Odia, Political Science and Economics and M.Sc in Physics and Zoology. MBA and M.Com courses offered by the college in self-financed and comes with an intake of 60 each which caters the management professionals.

Admission in Government Autonomous College, Angul is conductive on merit basis. General admission requirements for most of the undergraduate programs include the scores achieved in the qualifying examination, that is, 10+2 or its equivalent. However for some courses such as MA and M.Sc the college has the privilege of setting its own tests and conducts a Common Entrance Test for recipients. MBA may have a different admission procedure and may have entrance tests scores, academic achievements and interview into consideration.