Barasahi P. S. College

The year 1978 brought a new sun-rise in the history of higher education in the biggest Block of the District of Mayurbhanj-Barasahi. With the unprecedented academic enthusiasm of the local intellectuals and lovers of education, Barasahi Panchayat Samiti College was founded on the most fateful day of 7th September, 1978 in the local M.E. School. In the beginning, only Intermediate Arts and Commerce Classes were introduced and subjects like English and M.I.L. (Oriya) as compulsory and Political Science, History, Economics, Logic, Sanskrit, Oriya and all commerce Subjects as optional ones were taught. The College got Government concurrence and University affiliation in the year 1979-80. Subsequently, the college got its own land measuring more than 10 acres at a distance of more than 2 Kms. from the small town of Barasahi and shifted to its own building.