English plays an important role in binding all the streams of the institute. It is the language that opens the gateway of employability, opportunity and vision for the youth. The department of English started functioning from the date of the establishment of the college i.e. 1963. In conformity with the vision and mission of the college and the need of the present society, English has molded itself with positive aspirations to cope-up with the latest trend prevalent in the national and international level. The department prioritizes development of communicative skill of the students. The students are encouraged for competence in communication skills. The result of English Honours here is comparatively better than other Colleges. The success percentage of students is around 85%.The department is proud to have very competent, efficient and committed teachers for teaching, curriculum designing and extra -curricular activities. The members counsel the students to find placement in different fields after passing out. It will not be out of place to mention that thousands of students have passed out from the college successfully and have established themselves in different fields across the country. In addition to counseling for placement, right kind of information is also imparted for self-employment and above all to be good citizens to meet the challenges in different walks of life.

English is the medium of instruction in all the streams of Arts, Science and Commerce. The Government is pleased to increase the Honours seats from 16 (Sixteen) to 32 (Thirty two) in the academic session of 2015-16. In spite of being an Autonomous college the Department follows the State Model Syllabus. The Department conducts 14 (fourteen) core papers for the Honours students at the Degree level. Semester system is being followed each year. Apart from the core subjects an additional Course under Elective DSE (Discipline Specific) is taken up. The students are asked to undertake this course in the 5^th and 6^th semester examination. Skill Enhancement Course is a compulsory course for +3 Second Year students.

The Govt. of Odisha has set up 93 Language Labs throughout Odisha to enhance the proficiency in Communication Skills in English language. The Language lab at Science College (Autonomous) Hinjilicut was established in 2014 by Centre for Advanced Communication (CACM) and the software used is Integrated Software Integrated Learning System (ISILS).The short term course in Communication skill in English language is imparted through these language laboratories.