Nimapada Autonomous College,Nimapada,Puri

On the outskirts of a small town Nimapara, 40km away from Bhubaneswar, the Nimapara college stands amid vast expending green field with natural abundance of a picturesque phenomena. Situated across two roads one that runs to Srikhetra, Puri the seat of Lord Jagannath and other touching the sea at Konark famous for magnificent Sun Temple, the Nimapara college vibrates with multifarious activities with the strong boundary wall spreading around a vast area of 16 acres of land, the encircling greenery saturated with coconut plant, bushy trees and a large pond inside the campus where varied fishes play and shine under the sun, add to the panoramic beauty of the college campus.

A team of freedom fighters and social workers established the college for the spread of higher education in this area. In this connection the bounteous contribution of late Biju Pattnaik, Ex. Chief Minister and Sri Bhabani Ch. Pattnaik, eminent freedom fighter and Ex. MP is remarkable. Sri Bhabani Pattnaik is also counting in the management of the college since its inception.

The college has assumed the status of a fully fledged under graduate degree college in the year 1965 having Honors teaching provision. At present the student strength has gone up to 3500 with Hons. teaching provision in English, History, Pol. Sc., Economics. Oriya, Psychology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Geology, Education, Sanskrit and Commerce. Affiliated to Utkal University, it is a premier Govt. aided college, providing higher education to rural poor.

With a team of highly qualified teachers and experienced non-teaching staff, the college forges ahead to achieve the height in different stages. Our students of degree courses have fared exceedingly well in the University Examinations and some students have brought laurels in academics and other spheres. Our Mathematics students are regularly selected to participate in the interactive programmes sponsored by Institute of Mathematics. They have also been selected different Mathematics Olympiad Tests.

The NCC Units of the college has brought glory to this institution. Two cadets of our NCC were felicitated at Independence Day Parade, 2005 at Puri. Our NCC candidates have rendered substantial help to the State administration for smooth conduct of general election 1999. Due to timely counseling of our NCC officers, five cadets have joined the armed forces in 2004-05.