Gangadhar Meher College (Autonomous), Sambalpur
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Gangadhar Meher College Sambalpur was established in 1944 as Sambalpur College. This institution is popularly known as GM College Sambalpur
. Later the name of the institution was changed to Gangadhar Meher College in 1949 after the name of the illustrious Oriya Poet. From a small student strength of 192 in 1944, the college has made rapid strides over the periods of time and had 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 4 subjects at the M.Phil. cources. Over and above, the conventional streams of study in Humanities, Science and Commerce, this institution has introduced courses in Still Photography and Audio Production and Textile Science. 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 P.G. Diploma in Bio-Informatics, B.B.A., M.B.A. and B.Sc. Information Science and Telecommunication from the academic session 2003-2004.
Sambalpur
Sambalpur is a city in Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Orissa.It lies at a distance of 321 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar. In the year 1876, Sambalpur was established as a municipality. It is currently the headquarters and the largest city of Sambalpur district. It is also...
. Later the name of the institution was changed to Gangadhar Meher College in 1949 after the name of the illustrious Oriya Poet. From a small student strength of 192 in 1944, the college has made rapid strides over the periods of time and had 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 4 subjects at the M.Phil. cources. Over and above, the conventional streams of study in Humanities, Science and Commerce, this institution has introduced courses in Still Photography and Audio Production and Textile Science. 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 P.G. Diploma in Bio-Informatics, B.B.A., M.B.A. and B.Sc. Information Science and Telecommunication from the academic session 2003-2004.