Our college was started in August 1980 by the Government of Karnataka with a mission to provide quality education to the rural based mass. Initially the college had only a few students, but the strength of the college has crossed more than 2300 students. Earlier the college had no building of its own.The classes were conducted in local Junior College building, Taluk Krishika Samaja and Government, Higher Primary School (old central library building). The Principal’s office was located in the General Hostel. Later on philanthropists like Sri. Sri Srikanta Swamiji of Sri Halaswamy Virukta Mutt and others of Channagiri town donated 8 acres 17cess(guntas) of land to the college by the side of a river called Haridravathi crossing National Highway
