Ramananda College is an institution of higher education situated at Bishnupur,

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, in the state of

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. It is the only co-educational degree college at the headquarters of

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History

Establishing a center of higher education in this historically important place was initially made by Ramnalini Chakraborthy, freedom fighter and social worker of Bishnupur. Initiative was taken by Radhagobinda Roy, founder Principal of the college and Ex- Minister,

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and many other eminent personalities of the town and the district. Fund was generated by the contributions of Ramnalini Chakraborthy, The Koley family of Bishnupur, Sri Anil Kumar Bhattacharya, members of the Friend's Union Club and by the donations of the common people. The college was named after the famous son of the district of

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Ramananda Chatterjee Ramananda Chatterjee ( bn, রামানন্দ চট্টোপাধ্যায়) (29 May 1865 – 30 September 1943) was founder, editor, and owner of the Calcutta based magazine, the '' Modern Review''. He has been described as th ...

(1865-1943), noted

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, editor and

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. He was the editor, publisher and owner of the '' Modern Review'', Modern Review - An illustrated English Monthly a high grade illustrated monthly published in English, and ''

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'', a Bengali organ, published in the vernacular. He was pre-eminently an editor although during his useful life he was associated in many reform movements. Since its inception in 1945, this institution has been spreading the light of higher education to the local populace and even to students who come from faraway rural areas. The latter stay in the college hostels and also in paid accommodation in Bishnupur. The college was affiliated to the

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at inception, and then it came under the purview of the

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and now it came under

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. The College is recognized by the UGC u/s 2f and 12B. As a college established in the pre-independence era, this college predates both University Grants Commission (UGC) and the

Departments and courses

The college offers courses on

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, and

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and aims at imparting education to all undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Bishnupur and its adjoining areas. Apart from these traditional courses some add-on career oriented certificate courses are done in this college, which is sponsored by University Grants Commission (UGC).

Accreditation

The College was accredited at NAAC B++ level (score 83.15) by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in the year 2007.

Notable alumni

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, Scientist, ISRO, Satellite Center, Bangalore, India *

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, recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his contributions to physical sciences in 2020

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