Jashipur, the gateway of Similipal Biosphere, is proud of its apex academic institution i.e. Jashipur College. The college is situated on a hill top, in a campus sprawling on nearly 10 Acres of land of its own by the side of the river Khairi- Bhandan, close to Similipal Biosphere, one of the great virgin mountain ranges of India and an ecological wonder. The College was established in the year 1978 and has been discharging the noble work of disseminating knowledge among the inhabitants of the Jashipur valley and that of the mountain dwellers around the area. The college has celebrated its Silver Jubilee in the year 2003.
Jashipur College is the proud product of the pioneering efforts of some education loving gentlemen. These gentlemen were ably supported, assisted and financed by the whole population of Jashipur for this noble effort. As a result, the college took its birth with a modest beginning at the premises of the local Girls High School. Since then the college has not looked behind. It has progressed and grown with years to the present position of an ideal degree college in Arts and Science with Commerce and Vocational Education facility at +2 level.
The college introduced the Arts faculty in intermediate stage in 1978-79 which has subsequently extended further up to the degree level in the year 1987, with Honours facility in History and Political Science from the academic session 1992- 93, Oriya from the session 1993-94 and Philosophy, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology and Commerce from 2016-17. Incorporation of Honours study facilities has enhanced the value and importance of the college.
+2 classes in science was opened in 1988 and +3 science faculty was introduced in 2000-2001. The college imparted teaching in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Botany and Zoology at Hons. level. In fact, the facility of Degree Education in Science was not available in its Assembly constituency. The students desirous of opting science in degree level had to go to Karanjia College or Rairangpur College or else to join the Arts or Commerce courses. Through it was an adventurous step, the college authority decided to go ahead with its plan to have a full-fledged science faculty. Now the science faculty is housed in an independent spectacular building equiped with latest scientific apparatus. +3 Commerce was opened in 2010-11.
The College is affiliated to CHSE, Orissa. Previously the college was affiliated to Utkal University and during the session 1999-2000 when North Orissa University came into being. Subsequently the college was affiliated to it. The college obtained permanent Govt. concurrence and affiliation and was registered under 2(f) and 12-B of the UGC Act. 1966 in the year 1992.
The mission of the Institution is committed to the course of empowerment of rural tribal youth through access to education, particularly Higher Education enabling them to develop intellectually alive, socially responsible citizen everyday for continuous personal and professional development and to cultivated social, moral and spiritual values. Besides it provides wide range of both professional and conventional knowledge for rural tribal students to meet the changing needs of the society. It prepare plans and programmes for the around development of students personality. The motto of the institution is to free people from all kinds of religious fanaticism, superstitution of caste and communalism.
The college has arrived at its present level of excellence academically and conducting examinations as per rules due to dedicated team work of the teaching and non teaching staff and constant support and encouragement from the management and above all moral and financial support and contribution of the people of the locality.
The members of Jashipur College family are committed to strive hard to reach still greater heights of excellence in higher education, thus thereby fulfill the aspirations and expectations of the people of the locality.