Niali College (NC), Niali was established in 1979.

Its affiliated to Utkal University.

The college was established to promote higher education in this area. The college is providing the needs of higher and quality education of the local people. This is a private, affiliated college of Cuttack.

The aim of the college is to provide students with the knowledge and skills they need in this era of information and teaching and as well as to provide ideal environment to develop The College offers undergraduate course in arts and commerce stream.

The college provides qualified lecturers to impart their experience to the students, which would help them in accomplishing their objective. The college has various modern amenities to make comfortable study environment within its campus.

The college is affiliated to Utkal University, established in 1943. This is the oldest university in Orissa and the seventeenth oldest university in India. The University was started under the Utkal University Act, 1943. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating University that has produced some of the best brains in Orissa.

There are at present twenty-six Post-Graduate Departments located in the University Campus for studies and research in various disciplines of Science, Humanities, Business Administration, Social Science and others.