Sonepur College


Sonepur College is located in Sonepur town, district headquarters of Subarnapur district, Odisha, India.

History

This college was started in 1964 with a pre-university arts class at Utkal University. On 01.05.2020 this institute came under the jurisdiction of Rajendra Narayan University. However the students for the academic year 2022 still graduate under Sambalpur University.
Formally classes were started in the old Judge Court Building of Sonepur state. Later it was shifted into the majestic mansion of ‘MITRODAYA BHAWAN', the guest house of the royal family located on the bank of the river Mahanadi. This building was donated by the Trust Fund, Sonepur in 1966.
The institution started B.A. classes in 1966, I.Sc in 1971 and B.Sc. classes in 1975. After getting its full-fledged status in all branches of Arts, Science, and Commerce with all the essential subjects it got Honours affiliation in various Arts, and Science subjects.

Departments

There are 16 departments in this college.
Faculty of Arts
  • DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
  • DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
  • DEPARTMENT OF ORIYA
  • DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
  • DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT
  • DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
  • DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
  • DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Commerce
  • DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Hostels and student facilities

There are two hostels for students. The Principal is the final authority in all matters relating to the hostel. Other student facilities are:
National Cadet Crops
ASSOCIATION and SOCIETIES