New stamp from India : Fakir Mohan College, Balasore

Fakir Mohan College, Balasore

Date of Issue : 6 July 2019

Release of Commemorative postage stamp on Fakir Mohan College by  Sri Pratap  Chandra Sarangi, Hon'ble MP, Sri Madan Mohan Dutta, Hon'ble MLA, Baladore,Sri A.N.Nanda. Hon'ble Secretary Posts,  Sri V.P.Pati, Hon'ble Additional  Director General,  Dr. Santosh Ku Kamila,Hon'ble Chief P.M.G, Dr. SImoy Das Adhikary , Hon'ble Principal , F.M.College and Dr.Madhusmita Das, Hon'ble VC, F.M.University, Balasore on the occasion of platinum Jubilee of F.M.College, Balasore.

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Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, Balasore

Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, Balasore is a leading institution of higher education in Odisha. It is a full-fledged Graduate and growing Post-Graduate College affiliated to F. M. University, Balasore. The College, initially called Baleswar College, came into existence on 6th July 1944 when the Government of Odisha established a Second Grade Arts College with 96 seats in the premises of the then Zilla School of Balasore. 

In 1946 the College became a First Grade institution and the Bachelor of Arts classes opened. Apart from pass subjects the College offered Honours in English, Economics and History. The College now had its own Governing body although its Principal continued to be the Inspector of Schools.

In 1948 two more Honours subjects Philosophy and Mathematics were introduced. In the same year Intermediate in Science was also introduced and classes were held in a separate block which was newly constructed for the purpose.

In 1949 the College was renamed Fakir Mohan College vide Government of Odisha Letter No 5787-E Dated 02.08.1949 after the great Odia litterateur, Fakir Mohan Senapati who was born at Mallikashpur in the Balasore town.

In 1961 the Bachelor of Science opened. The year also saw the Zilla School shift to its own building at the Jail Road. As a result, the College was fully housed in the original school building to which necessary additions and modifications were made. Subsequently, in order to accommodate the growing number of students the Bhuyan Building Complex was acquired. The Commerce Department had been functioning from the building till it was demolished in 2018 in order to make way for a new Commerce Block to come up.

Fakir Mohan College became Fakir Mohan Autonomous College w.e.f. 1999-2000 after autonomy was conferred on it by the UGC .