Christ College, Cuttack

Christ College, Cuttack is a degree college situated in Cuttack, Odisha, India. It was founded in 1944 as Utkal Christian College by the Cuttack Christian Education Board and initially functioned as an Intermediate College in Arts, affiliated with Utkal University. In 1946-47, it became a Degree College in Arts, offering honors courses in English and Oriya. The institution was renamed Christ College in 1949 and relocated to its current site in 1951. Science classes were introduced in 1960, and +2 and +3 courses in Arts & Science were introduced in 1983-84 and 1985-86 respectively. Today, the college offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in subjects including English, Odia, History, Political Science, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Commerce, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Psychology, Home Science, Electronics, and Education. It is an autonomous institution, allowing it to design its own syllabus and conduct its own examinations. The campus includes academic buildings, laboratories, a library, hostels, and sports facilities. Notable alumni from the Department of History include Sri Nirmal Chandra Mishra, an IAS officer and District Collector of Khurda, and Sri Samir Dey, a politician.