The college was established in the year 1979. From a hired building of Madan Mohan High School, Kongba Bazar, the make-shift arrangements continued till the college took its final shape in the year 1981 when it got its present location at Dhobi Lampak, a little distance from Kongba Bazar along Imphal-Yairipok road, with generous donations in cash and kind and contributions of the local people under the supervision of then Governing Body with Shri Nongmaithem Bijoy Singh as the first Secretary. The college owns about eight (8) acres of land as college campus and the first Foundation Stone was laid down on 3rd November of the same year by Shri Rishang Keising, the then Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur and Shri I. Tompok Singh, the then Hon’ble Education Minster. The college is co-educational having both Arts and Science disciplines.
The college imparts undergraduate courses in different science and arts subjects. From academic session 2021-2022 Four (4 year) degree courses was introduced.
The college had been accredited with CGPA of 2.25 on seven point scale at B Grade by the NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council), an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission) on September 16, 2016 and reaccredited with CGPA of 2.33 on four point scale at B Grade on October 26, 2022.
VISION
The vision of the institution is to pursuit excellence in higher education, character building, total development of personality to mould into a responsible citizenship. The principal goal of the college is to ensure quality education for empowering women, economically poor sections and the native people educationally backward in science and promoting science education by enhancing the status of science and technology
MISSION
The mission of Standard College is to educate young boys/men and girls/ women within the framework of liberal and republican values, to equip them to excel in the service of the nation. The principal goal is to cater to the need for learning in the college level various fields of science and arts education in Manipur. It is envisaged the knowledge and skills gained from the institution, with the degree obtained, would facilitate students for future employment opportunities. The main objective of the mission is to create an environment where all round development of the individual is promoted with dignity, principally through right relationships with creation of rich heritage of the diverse country. Also, the mission envisages the idea of inculcating the young students to learn opportunities of self-employment through entrepreneurship development programmes.