Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur is an institute for pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an autonomous college located in

Narendrapur Narendrapur is a neighbourhood in the Rajpur Sonarpur of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Geography Area overview Bar ...

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

. The college was established in 1960 and is affiliated with the

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate State university (India), state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered ...

. It is run by the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur. It is a residential, boys-only college. The college has received the nineteenth (19th) rank nationally (4th in West Bengal) among colleges in the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF), 2022.

History

The history of Ramakrishna Mission Residential College is similar to that of its parent organization, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur. In 1943, in the wake of the disastrous Bengal Famine, a handful of spirited and dedicated monks of the

Ramakrishna Order The Ramakrishna Order (Bengali: রামকৃষ্ণ সংঘ) is the monastic lineage that was founded by Sri Ramakrishna, when he gave the ochre cloth of renunciation to twelve of his close disciples, in January 1886 at the Cossipore Hous ...

set up a students’ home at

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in North Kolkata. The home was housed on a small plot of land earmarked for the education of young college and university students. It slowly but steadily accumulated a reputation for nurturing meritorious but indigent students. In 1957, the home was relocated to a larger compound at

. Within a short span of time, it acquired an enviable stature under the dynamic leadership and persistent efforts of the late Swami Lokeswarananda, the founder-secretary, and his team of teachers. The acorn has now grown into a massive oak. The campus of the Ashrama is spread over 150 acres of land, dotted with flower gardens, orchards, mango groves, and water bodies. Far away from the squalor and clutter of the city, the Ashrama boasts quite a few centres of excellence, Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous) being amongst them. The college was established on the Ashrama campus in July 1960. Affiliated to the University of Calcutta, its first batch of students commenced classes in August 1960. Much later, in 1976, the Higher Secondary Unit of the

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started functioning on the college premises, but was shifted to the Vidyalaya after 2006. Autonomous status was conferred upon the college in 2008. Fully residential, this boys' college follows the same principles and objectives as all other institutions functioning under the aegis of the Ramakrishna Mission.

Academics

There is a three-year semester system for an undergraduate degree. The core subjects available to a student based on the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) are Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, English, Bengali, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, and Philosophy. There is a two-year semester system for a postgraduate degree. The courses available to a student are Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, and English. Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur is also a recognised research centre under the

(vide Syndicate Resolution No. Permission/690/UCAC/C.U. dt. 14.05.2015). The

has granted Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur the permission to start Vivekananda Centre for Research to conduct M. Phil./

Ph.D A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common Academic degree, degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields ...

. courses from the academic session 2015–16 (vide letter No. Permission/690/UCAC/C.U. dt. 14.05.2015). The institution has the requisite infrastructure to conduct post-doctoral research work too. Moreover, it has been also conducting regular Ph.D. courses in physics, chemistry and mathematics.

Rankings

Ramakrishna Mission Residential College has been ranked 19th among colleges in India by the

National Institutional Ranking Framework The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India. The Framework was approved by the MHRD and launched by Minister ...

(NIRF) in 2022.

Campus

The campus of the college occupies . The college campus contains hostels, libraries, multi-gyms, swimming pools, sports facilities, and medical facilities. There are four hostels under the supervision of the college: Brahmananda Bhavan: In the presence of Swami Lokeswaranandaji Maharaj (the founding monk of the Narendrapur Ashrama) and other dignitaries,

Morarji Desai Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the 4th Prime Minister of India between 1977 to 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party. During his ...

, then-Finance Minister of India, inaugurated the building. The oldest of all the hostels at Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama opened on 5 December 1958. Shree Gouranga Bhavan: This ''bhavan'' possesses a distinctive characteristic in the form of a centrally positioned open airspace. The hostel is oriented towards the east. Ramakrishnananda Bhavan: This ''bhavan'' is a three-story building with an adjoining dining hall. Adbhutananda Bhavan: This ''bhavan'' is a three-story building dedicated to the accommodation of college students. The college also provides a library. The college building has four floors. A swimming pool beside the Brahmananda Bhavana was recently inaugurated. On 16 September 2018, Sarada Mandir, the college annexe, was inaugurated by the president of

Belur Math Belur Math () is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. It is located on the west bank of Hooghly River, Belur, West Bengal, India. The t ...

Swami Smaranananda Swami Smaranananda (born 1929) is a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, and is its 16th president. He joined the organization in 1952, and was elected president on 17 July 2017. Early life and education Smaranananda w ...

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