Ramnagar College

Ramnagar is a land of Freedom Fighters.The people of Ramnagar played a note-worthy part in the country’s struggle for freedom.They took very active part in the Salt Movement of Pichhabani and suffered untold hardships at the hands of the British ruler. However,the area was educationally backward with virtually no facility for imparting higher education.This long-felt need was partly met with the setting up of Ramnagar College in 1972 which has been serving the cause of education with fair measure of distinction during the last 39 years.
Initially Ramnagar College was housed in the school-building of Depal Baneswar Charubala Vidyamandir.In those critical days,the founder-Principal Sri Sripati Charan Pradhan, with some benevolent charitable persons and land donors including some teachers and non-teaching personnel and local youth came forward and took initiative with missionary spirit and dedicating outlook to establish this college.Among the principal organizers of this college,mention may be made of Sri Nanda Kishore Ghose,Bar-at-law (the then President of this college),Prof.Rampada Panigrahi,Sri Surendra Nath Sahu (Ex-Head master of Depal Baneswar Charubala Vidyamandir),Sri Hemanta Kr.Dutta,M.L.A,Sri Anil Kr.Pradahan,Late Dr.Lakshmi Charan Pal,Late Balaram Das,Prof.Manomohini Maity,Prof.Sikhidhwaj Pattanayak,Late Rameswar Panigrahi,Sri Himangshu Sekhar Samants,Sri Lakshmikanta Das,Sri Jagannath Praharaj (Ex-Head Master),Paniparul Mukteswar High School,Late Dr.Mriganka Sekhar Maity,Late Abinash Chandra Das,Late Bankim Chandra Maity,Sr.D.C.Sarkar,B.D.O,Ramnara-II,LateP.B.Maity,B.D.O Ramnagar-I,Sri Aditya Chandra Kol,S.D.O.,Contai,the Administrator of Digha,Sri Dipak Kr.Ghosh,the D.M.,Midnapore and many others.
The college owes its glorious birth to the sincere and active leadership of Late Sripati Charan Pradhan who collected the donation in cash and procured a land of 17 Bighas from the gracious and liberal local donors of whom Sripati Charan Pradhan himself and Late Prafulla Kr.Patra need a special mention. On this land, on the auspicious day of Rathajatra (02.07.1973), the foundation stone of this College was laid down by Dr.S.N.Sen, the former Honourable V.C. of Calcutta University.
Historically,Ramnagar College was founded on the 9th September in 1972 and its affiliation was granted by the University of Calcutta upto P.U. and B.A. standard for the first time.The college was granted extension of affiliation in B.Com (Pass) and B.Sc (Pass) by C.U. in 1973 and 1980 respectively. H.S. course in Arts, Science and Commerce was introduced in 1977. However, in pursuance of the all-Indi policy to attach the plus-Two section with schools rather than colleges, the State Government notified the discontinuance of H.S. section and accordingly there is no H.S. section in the college at present. In 1981, Vidyasagar University was established and Ramnagar College came under it. The authorities of Vidyasagar University were pleased to grant the extension of affiliation in B.Com.Hons Course in 1988, Elective Bengali in 1990 and Philosophy Hons, in 1991. The Vocational course in Industrial Fish and Fisheries was granted in 1995.The College authority is indebted to the Chairman, U.G.C. for his kind sanction of I.F.F. course to this college from 1999-2000 along with the allotment of the necessary fund.The extension of affiliation in respect of teaching in Elective English, Hons. in History and Mathematics was granted by V.U. in 1996 and the affiliation for Hons. Course in Bengali came in 1998.
Subsequently Botany (Gen) and Sociology (Gen) were affiliated by V.U. in 2001 and 2002 respectively. In 2001, the extension of affiliation was granted in Political Science (Hons) course. Teaching in English (Hons),Sanskrit (Hons) and Physics (Hons)in 2005, Geography (Gen) and Nutrition (Gen) in 2005, Geography (Hons) and Music (Gen) in 2006, Nutrition (Hons), Aquaculture Management & Technology (Hons) and Physiology (Gen) in 2007 and Sociology (Hons) in 2008 were granted by Vidyasagar University.