This sacred institution was established in the tribal belt of eastern region of Odisha in the district of Balasore. This college is a full-fledged college having both +2 & +3 streams in Arts, Science & Commerce. It is situated in the Ex-princely state of Nilgiri which merged first into Indian Union on 14th November 1947. It is one of the leading colleges of Odisha and is 20 K.M. west of the headquarter of Balasore District and is well connected to NH-5. This Nilgiri College is a seat of higher learning, located in the Sub-divisional head-quarter of Nilgiri This College is named after the place, Nilgiri which etymologically symbolizes the Green Hill, named Swarnachuda which stands on the background of the place. The natural surrounding of this temple of learning creates a healthy study atmosphere of the small hill town Nilgiri.

The college enjoys the proud priviledge of serving this locality relentlessly with a sacred motto of uplifting the condition of tribal population of this region besides its academic pursuit.Its mainly insists on the socio-cultural interaction to develope the standard of living of the people to create a awareness among them about the civic responsibilities and right of the people in ademocratic set up.

As an educational institution,it attches prime importance to educate the people so that these tribals can be able to understand and realise the ABC of living and the tact of a corporate life in the modern world.

Utmost care takes to liberate them from the quagmire of ignorance. Even the pursuit is puarsued to educate the adult population of this locality through adult education programme at the regular intervals. Hence the college besides it's education curriculum,makes effort to appraise the inhabitants of this locality.