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{{short description|College in Angul, Odisha, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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| name         = Government Autonomous College, Angul
| native_name  = ସରକାରୀ (ସ୍ଵୟଶାସିତ) ମହାବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ ଅନୁଗୋଳ
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| established  = 1957
| type         = Autonomous College
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]], [[Utkal University]]
| students     = 3000+
| faculty      = 150+
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| principal    = Bira kishore Raj
| location     = [[Angul, Odisha]], India
| coordinates  = {{coord|20.82984|85.103252|region:IN-OR_type:edu|display=title}}
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| website      = {{URL|http://gaca.nic.in}}
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'''Government College (Autonomous) Angul''' is an educational institute set up by the government of [[Odisha]], India, in 1957 at [[Angul]] (district headquarters) and was inaugurated by the [[Chief Minister]] of Odisha, [[Harekrushna Mahatab|Dr. Harekrishna Mahatab]]. It is situated at the heart of Angul, nearly a kilometer away from NH-55 and railway station is just {{cvt|6|km|spell=in}}.

==History==
The university started as an intermediate college and its name has undergone several changes. It assumed the name Government College, Angul in 1976. The college is affiliated to the [[Utkal University]]. It became a lead college in the year 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rtiodisha.gov.in/dept_home.php?id=12&oid=1171&sid=2 |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 April 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120713031555/http://rtiodisha.gov.in/dept_home.php?id=12&oid=1171&sid=2 |archive-date=13 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The ''autonomous'' status was conferred on the college by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] during the session 2006–07 and the college has been accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]].

==Department==
* Mathematics
* Botany
* Chemistry
* Commerce
* Computer Science
* Economics
* Education
* English
* Geography
* History
* Odia
* Philosophy
* Physics
* Political Science
* Sanskrit
* Zoology

==Hostel==
The college provides accommodation facilities for students. There are three boy's hostels and two women's hostels for 400 students, and the principal appoints a superintendent for managing the hostels.

==References==
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*{{Cite web|url=http://www.gaca.nic.in|title=Home {{!}} Government College (Autonomous), Angul|website=www.gaca.nic.in|access-date=2017-01-13}}

==External links==
*{{official Website |http://www.gaca.nic.in/ }}

{{Department of Higher Education, Odisha}}

[[Category:Department of Higher Education, Odisha]]
[[Category:Autonomous Colleges of Odisha]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Odisha]]
[[Category:Angul district]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Orissa]]


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