The institution started functioning in the building of District Industries Centre with 59 students and 5 faculty members. Subsequently, the academic activities were shifted to an abandoned building of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and finally, the college came to its present permanent site spreading over 200 acres of land in 1995. It has been duly recognized by the UGC with permanent affiliation to Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Itanagar. Significantly, the Commerce stream was introduced in 2004 for offering wider career choices to the students.