Government Autonomous College, Angul (GACA), is the oldest autonomous college in Odissa. It has the largest number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes on offer in this college. The programmes offered by GACA are arts, science, commerce, and management. Government Autonomous College, Angul admissions process is to select deserving candidates based on merit.

Admissions in Government Autonomous College, Angul normally begin before the academic session of August-September. The admission process for the undergraduate programmes is through merit in the qualifying examinations (10+2 or equivalent). In case of professionalism, however, the college goes by conducting a Common Entrance Test as prescribed by the Higher Education Department, Government of Odisha.