Samanta Chandra Sekhar (Autonomous) College, Puri

'''Samanta Chandra Sekhar (Autonomous) College''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|m|ʌ|n|t|ə| |ˈ|tʃ|ʌ|n|d|r|ə| |ˈ|ʃ|eɪ|k|ɑːr| |(|ɔː|ˈ|t|ɒ|n|ə|m|ə|s|)| |ˈ|k|ɒ|l|ɪ|dʒ}}; Odia: ସମନ୍ତ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଶେଖର (ସ୍ୱୟଂଶାସିତ) କଲେଜ୍; {{IPA|or|/sɔmɔntɔ tʃɔnd̪rɔ ʃekʰɔr (swɔjɔ̃ʃaːsɪt̪ɔ) kɔled͡ʒ/}}), commonly known as '''SCS Autonomous College''',{{Cite web |last=33 |title=Reaching for the Stars: SCS Autonomous College celebrates Samanta Chandrasekhar's legacy with ‘New Telescope’ - Prameya News |url=https://www.prameyanews.com/scs-college-celebrates-samanta-chandrasekhar |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=prameyanews.com}} is a government funded educational institution located in the coastal city of [[Puri]], [[Odisha]], [[India]].{{cite web |last=Government of Odisha |title=RTI Manual: Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd |url=https://rtiodisha.gov.in/Pages/printAllManual/office_id:1214/lang: |website=Right to Information Central Monitoring Mechanism |publisher=Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Odisha |access-date=April 23, 2026}}{{Cite web |last=Pattnaik |first=Ananya |date=2025-07-25 |title=Pre-Election Violence Erupts at Samanta Chandra Sekhar College |url=https://pragativadi.com/pre-election-violence-erupts-at-samanta-chandra-sekhar-college/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in English I Breaking News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Post News |date=2019-02-09 |title=Irregularities in obtaining sports kit at SCS College - OrissaPOST |url=https://www.orissapost.com/irregularities-in-obtaining-sports-kit-at-scs-college/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Post News |date=2019-02-20 |title=Probe ordered into ‘drunken dance’ at SCS - OrissaPOST |url=https://www.orissapost.com/probe-ordered-into-drunken-dance-at-scs/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Mohapatra |first=Rajendra Prasad |title=Puri SCS College land ‘encroached’; students, locals warn of agitation |url=https://odishatv.in/news/odisha/puri-scs-college-land-encroached-students-locals-warn-of-agitation-228184 |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=odishatv.in |language=en}} Established in 1944, it one of the oldest colleges in the state, named after the Odia astronomer [[Pathani Samanta|Mahamahopadhyaya Chandrasekhara Singha Harichandana Mahapatra]] (commonly known as Pathani Samanta).{{Cite web |title=Samanta Chandra Sekhar Autonomous College, Puri, Odisha - Careerindia - Careerindia |url=https://www.careerindia.com/colleges/samanta-chandra-sekhar-autonomous-college-puri-odisha-cp5584/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=https://www.careerindia.com |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Baliarsingh |first=Cassian |title=SCS College Plus 2 girl student found dead in hostel, suicide note recovered |url=https://odishatv.in/news/miscellaneous/plus-2-girl-student-found-hanging-in-college-hostel-in-puri-suicide-note-found-188711 |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=odishatv.in |language=en}} The college is affiliated with [[Utkal University]] and operates with academic autonomy granted by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC).{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Post News |date=2018-11-01 |title=UGC team visits SCS College - OrissaPOST |url=https://www.orissapost.com/ugc-team-visits-scs-college/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Post News |date=2019-01-02 |title=Past imperfect, future tense for SCS MPhil courses - OrissaPOST |url=https://www.orissapost.com/past-imperfect-future-tense-for-scs-mphil-courses/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=SCS Autonomous College, Puri called off their fast – Odisha Diary, Latest Odisha News, Breaking News Odisha |url=https://orissadiary.com/scs-autonomous-college-puri-called-off-their-fast/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240907110936/https://orissadiary.com/scs-autonomous-college-puri-called-off-their-fast/ |archive-date=2024-09-07 |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=orissadiary.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Sahu |first=Diana |date=2023-10-19 |title=Sans NAAC grade, 26 colleges in Odisha struggle to regain autonomy |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2023/Oct/19/sans-naac-grade-26-colleges-in-odisha-struggle-to-regain-autonomy-2625337.html |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}

'''Samanta Chandra Sekhar (Autonomous) College''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|m|ʌ|n|t|ə| |ˈ|tʃ|ʌ|n|d|r|ə| |ˈ|ʃ|eɪ|k|ɑːr| |(|ɔː|ˈ|t|ɒ|n|ə|m|ə|s|)| |ˈ|k|ɒ|l|ɪ|dʒ}}; Odia: ସମନ୍ତ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଶେଖର (ସ୍ୱୟଂଶାସିତ) କଲେଜ୍; {{IPA|or|/sɔmɔntɔ tʃɔnd̪rɔ ʃekʰɔr (swɔjɔ̃ʃaːsɪt̪ɔ) kɔled͡ʒ/}}), commonly known as '''SCS Autonomous College''',{{Cite web |last=33 |title=Reaching for the Stars: SCS Autonomous College celebrates Samanta Chandrasekhar's legacy with ‘New Telescope’ - Prameya News |url=https://www.prameyanews.com/scs-college-celebrates-samanta-chandrasekhar |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=prameyanews.com}} is a government funded educational institution located in the coastal city of [[Puri]], [[Odisha]], [[India]].{{cite web |last=Government of Odisha |title=RTI Manual: Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd |url=https://rtiodisha.gov.in/Pages/printAllManual/office_id:1214/lang: |website=Right to Information Central Monitoring Mechanism |publisher=Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Odisha |access-date=April 23, 2026}}{{Cite web |last=Pattnaik |first=Ananya |date=2025-07-25 |title=Pre-Election Violence Erupts at Samanta Chandra Sekhar College |url=https://pragativadi.com/pre-election-violence-erupts-at-samanta-chandra-sekhar-college/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in English I Breaking News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Post News |date=2019-02-09 |title=Irregularities in obtaining sports kit at SCS College - OrissaPOST |url=https://www.orissapost.com/irregularities-in-obtaining-sports-kit-at-scs-college/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Post News |date=2019-02-20 |title=Probe ordered into ‘drunken dance’ at SCS - OrissaPOST |url=https://www.orissapost.com/probe-ordered-into-drunken-dance-at-scs/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Mohapatra |first=Rajendra Prasad |title=Puri SCS College land ‘encroached’; students, locals warn of agitation |url=https://odishatv.in/news/odisha/puri-scs-college-land-encroached-students-locals-warn-of-agitation-228184 |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=odishatv.in |language=en}} Established in 1944, it one of the oldest colleges in the state, named after the Odia astronomer [[Pathani Samanta|Mahamahopadhyaya Chandrasekhara Singha Harichandana Mahapatra]] (commonly known as Pathani Samanta).{{Cite web |title=Samanta Chandra Sekhar Autonomous College, Puri, Odisha - Careerindia - Careerindia |url=https://www.careerindia.com/colleges/samanta-chandra-sekhar-autonomous-college-puri-odisha-cp5584/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=https://www.careerindia.com |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Baliarsingh |first=Cassian |title=SCS College Plus 2 girl student found dead in hostel, suicide note recovered |url=https://odishatv.in/news/miscellaneous/plus-2-girl-student-found-hanging-in-college-hostel-in-puri-suicide-note-found-188711 |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=odishatv.in |language=en}} The college is affiliated with [[Utkal University]] and operates with academic autonomy granted by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC).{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Post News |date=2018-11-01 |title=UGC team visits SCS College - OrissaPOST |url=https://www.orissapost.com/ugc-team-visits-scs-college/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Post News |date=2019-01-02 |title=Past imperfect, future tense for SCS MPhil courses - OrissaPOST |url=https://www.orissapost.com/past-imperfect-future-tense-for-scs-mphil-courses/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=SCS Autonomous College, Puri called off their fast – Odisha Diary, Latest Odisha News, Breaking News Odisha |url=https://orissadiary.com/scs-autonomous-college-puri-called-off-their-fast/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240907110936/https://orissadiary.com/scs-autonomous-college-puri-called-off-their-fast/ |archive-date=2024-09-07 |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=orissadiary.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Sahu |first=Diana |date=2023-10-19 |title=Sans NAAC grade, 26 colleges in Odisha struggle to regain autonomy |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2023/Oct/19/sans-naac-grade-26-colleges-in-odisha-struggle-to-regain-autonomy-2625337.html |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}

== Notable alumni ==

== Notable alumni ==

* [[Maheswar Mohanty]], a politician and former speaker of ''[[Odisha Vidhan Sabha]]''.

* [[Maheswar Mohanty]], a politician and former speaker of ''[[Odisha Vidhan Sabha]]''.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-07 |title=Senior BJD leader and ex-speaker of Odisha Assembly Maheswar Mohanty passes away at 67 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bhubaneswar/disha-assembly-ex-speaker-maheswar-mohanty-dies-bjd-9016703/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

* [[Radha Mohan Gadanayak]], a poet of Odia literature, who is a recipent of the ''[[Padma Shri]]''.

* [[Radha Mohan Gadanayak]], a poet of Odia literature, who is a recipent of the ''[[Padma Shri]]''.

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