Chitrada College, Orissa was established in 1980. It was started in the premises and buildings of Jawahar Vidyapitha, Chitrada and transfered to its own campus in 1993. This college is affiliated to the University Grants Commission under 2(f) and 12(b).  It is affiliated with North Orissa University. The college is catering to the needs of the people in general and tribals in particular to get higher education. The college has come into the grant in aid fold from 1986. It was being managed by a Governing Body as per the Management of Aided colleges Rule of the State Government. It is located 27 km towards East from District head quarters Baripada, 5 km from Morada,75 Km from Kharagpur junction railway station and 245 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.

Department

• Department of English

• Department of Oriya

• Department of History

• Department of Political Science

• Department of Economics

• Department of Philosophy

• Department of Sanskrit

• Department of Physics

• Department of Chemistry

• Department of Mathematics

• Department of Botany

• Department of Zoology

Extra Curricular Activities

NSS - The college has 4 NSS units and 2 for the boys and 2 for the girls. Each units consists of 50 volunteers.

YRC - The college has one Youth Red Cross unit. The activities of the Organisation is to incalculate among the student about peace and service.

Bani Jhankar - Annual college magazine of the college.

Facilities

Scholarship

• National Student Scholarships

• Primary/Secondary Student Scholarships

• Post Matric Student Scholarships

• Physically Handicapped Student Scholarships