B. J. B Autonomous College (BJBAC) is one of the premier educational institutions of the State. It came into existence in 1957 through the initiative of the Government of Orissa. Named after Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar Bhramarabara Ray Mahapatra, the rebel extraordinary of pre-independent India, it is located over an area of 28.2 acres of land near Kalpana Square on he National Highway connecting Cuttack and Puri. It is situated at a distance of 3 k.ms from Biju Patnaik International Airport and 2 k.ms from Bhubaneswar railway station. It was an affiliated college of Utkal University till 1998. It has been functioning as an autonomous institution since 1999 following the conferment of autonomy by the UGC. The college was placed in Grade ‘A’ in 2004 after an assessment by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous body of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi.

The Institution is an equal opportunity organization of higher learning and noted for dissemination of knowledge and skills in Science, Humanities and Commerce. The college is guided by the noble mission “Learning for Leadership”. It is engaged in preparing the talented  youth  as responsible and useful citizens  by providing  quality education through academic, cultural and physical activities