Nilagiri Womens degree college was established in 1993 with a vision of quality higher education to the unprivileged girls of the whole Nilagiri Sub-Division it was a long awaited dream of the enlightened mass of the locality to facilitate higher education at the door step one of the eminent educationists and social activists Er. Diptikanta Mohapatra in association with Sadasiv Ratha, Ratnakar Behera, Mr. Chittaranjan Sarangi (Ex. M.L.A), Late Er. Damodar Mohapatra, Nirmal Chandra Mohapatra, and others took a noble attempt to established this college for the poor and aspirant girls of this locality.

The College started functioning in the premises of Ratnakar Town High School, Baligohiri with the permission of School Management in 1993.The college was shifted to its present campus in 1995.subsequently it was upgraded to a degree college in the year 2000 with permission, recognition, and affiliation by the Deptt. of Higher Education Govt. of Odisha with Arts stream presently. The sanctioned strength of the Degree wing is 288 with Hons. subject in Pol. Science, Sanskrit and Home Science.