The Orissa Bigyan Academy was conceptualized way back in the year 1981, by a group of senior scientists of Orissa belonging to different disciplines of science. Through their incessant endeavours, devoted zest & zeal, it came into existence at Cuttack on the auspicious day of "Utkal Dibas" - the 1st Day of April of that year under the patronage of Late Prof. Dr. Keshab Chandra Sahu.

Then its primary aims & objectives were to promote and popularize the ever increasing mass of informed knowledge emanating from various frontier fields of Science & Technology, amongst the common public so that scientific literacy, -temper and -awareness could be engendered in the public domain that would serve the wider interest of the Oriya people.

The Academy was duly registered under 'Registration of Societies Act' during 1981-82. In due recognition of its performance and appropriateness, and in order to widen its scope and area of activities, the Govt. of Orissa recognized Orissa Bigyan Academy as an organization suitable for the purpose and accepted the newly adopted Contitution of the Orissa Bigyan Academy, dated 25th November, 1984 vide Resolution No.3577/STE., Dated- 21/03/1985.