The Government of Karnataka and Department of Collegiate Education, with the aim to bring quality education at the college level within the reach of a common man, established the Government First Grade College in Belagavi, with a Vide Notification No: DCE/ED/NC/2006/07, dated 03-06-2006. College began its journey of serving education to students from the academic year 2006-07. Prof. S. S. Khot. Grade-I Principal, took over the charge as the first Principal of the college. Under his leadership, college was able to obtain the land at the heart of the city.

     Rani Channamma University, earlier called as Kittur Rani Channamma PG Centre of KUD, Became a full pledged University in the year 2010 under the dynamic leadership & First Vice Chancellor Prof. B. R. Ananthan. With the continuous efforts of Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of RCU, the Government of Karnataka announced that the Government First Grade College, Belagavi shall become the Constituent College of Rani Channamma University. Belagavi on 01.01.2013. The "GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE. BELAGAVI" has been renamed as "SANGOLLI RAYANNA FIRST GRADE CONSTITUENT COLLEGE" and Prof. M. A. Dhavaleshwar, Grade-| Principal took charge as the first principal of the Constituent College.

     In the first year of its establishment i.e. 2006-07, the college started BA and BCom courses, in a rented building. BSc course was started from the academic year 2010-11 and further BBA course was added from the academic year 2011-12. In the year 2012, College got approval from the Government to start 7 Post Graduate Courses. As an initiation, only two courses i.e. Mom and MA (Eng) were started from the academic year 2013-14 & BCA course was started from the academic year 2023-24. College strength was gradually increased from hundred to thousand and presently more than thousand students are studying in the college.

     Previous Vice Chancellor Prof. S. B. Hosamani inaugurated the ground floor building of the college on 17th June 2015. Further, with a view of giving quality education to the rural students of this region and all-round development of the college, our Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, Prof. M. Ramachandragowda and other office bearers of RCU, have made tremendous efforts in completing three floor building with all modern equipped laboratories, Hi-Tech computer lab, digital library and beautiful classrooms with all modern amenities. Second phase building construction is under progress. It was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of RCU Prof. M. Ramchandragowda.

     Presently college is being administered by the most strong-willed and dedicated Principal Dr. S. S.Terdal, who has a high aspiration to make this college a prominent one and 'MODEL COLLEGE in and around Belagavi. The college aims towards inculcating humanitarian values among the students along with gaining academic excellence.