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Narasingha Choudhury College, known as N.C.(Autonomous) College, is a college in Jajpur in Odisha, India that offers courses at primarily the higher secondary and under-graduate levels. The courses at the higher secondary level are affiliated to the Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha, and courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate level are offered in affiliation with Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It is an autonomous institution recognised by the University Grant Commission (UGC) of India. It is accrediated at B+ grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC),an autonomous institution for assessment of educational institutions established by the University Grants Commission (UGC). UGC has selected N.C. Autonomous College under the scheme ‘College with Potential for Excellence” during 11th Plan.

History
The college was established in 1946. It is named after Late Narasingha Charan Mohapatra of Kodandapur, the Principal donor of the institution. Classes were held in Jajpur High School (now Jajpur Zilla School) till 1952 and thereafter the college was shifted to its present campus.

The College was at first affiliated to Utkal University up to the intermediate level in the faculty of Arts, and subsequently it grew in to a degree in Arts, obtaining affiliation to the same University in 1961. Government took over the management of the college on July 1, 1962. Thus it got affiliation in P.U.Sc. in July, 1967, first year degree in Science in 1968 and degree in Science 1971. By the end of the 70s, it had grown into a full-fledged degree college with honours courses in Arts and Science. The faculty of Commerce started working in 1980.

The Institution was elevated to a postgraduate college with postgraduate course in History in 1980. The Postgraduate Department of Mathematics started its work in 1990.

Description
The college is situated at two kilometres to the west of the historical town of Jajpur, famous as MAA BIRAJA KSHETRA.

Today the college offers degree courses with Honours in English, Economics, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Oriya, Sanskrit, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Sociology and Commerce.

The College provides quarters for eighteen members of the teaching staff, besides one for the Principal. Two hostels, one for the boys and one for the girls, cater, in a small measure, to the needs of the students.

The college has been accorded autonomous status from the session 1999-2000.