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The Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira is a fully residential degree college for boys affiliated to the University of Calcutta founded in 1941 by the Ramakrishna Mission. The name 'Vidyamandira' was given by [[Swami Vivekananda]] in 1898 who had envisioned such an institution modeled on the ancient Indian 'Gurukula' system. Swami Vimuktanandaji and Swami Tejasanandaji were the founding Secretary and the founding principal, respectively, of this premier institute of higher learning. | The Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira is a fully residential degree college for boys affiliated to the University of Calcutta founded in 1941 by the Ramakrishna Mission. The name 'Vidyamandira' was given by [[Swami Vivekananda]] in 1898 who had envisioned such an institution modeled on the ancient Indian 'Gurukula' system. Swami Vimuktanandaji and Swami Tejasanandaji were the founding Secretary and the founding principal, respectively, of this premier institute of higher learning. | ||
It was accredited 'A+' grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC), India in | It was accredited 'A++' grade by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC), India in 2022. In 2022 the college was re-accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] with CGPA 3.58 out of 4 according to the present gradation policy. Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira has been placed [https://www.nirfindia.org/2021/CollegeRanking.html 5th at the national level in the academic session 22 - 09 - 2021 to 23 - 09 - 2021] in the college category by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)]]. At the very beginning, it started as an intermediate arts college. In the year between 1945 and 1946, the college got affiliation in commerce and science subjects. It was upgraded into a three-year degree college from July 1960. The higher secondary section was added in September 1978 and later on discontinued as per the West Bengal state government policy. In the year 1994, two new courses, B.Sc. (Major) in Computer Applications and Industrial Chemistry, commenced under the UGC scheme of vocationalization of degree education. B.Sc. (Major) in Computer Application was changed to B.Sc. Computer Science Honours course in 2009 academic session. Postgraduate courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, Mathematics and Applied Chemistry have been introduced recently. From 2013 July academic session postgraduate course in Philosophy was introduced. | ||
In April 2010 the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) recognized Vidyamandira as a 'Centre of Potential for Excellence' (CPE); in June 2010 Vidyamandira was awarded with 'Autonomous' status in academic affairs, implying that Vidyamandira will be able to frame the syllabus, introduce new courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, formulate teaching-learning-evaluation methods and offer degrees of its own. | In April 2010, the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) recognized Vidyamandira as a 'Centre of Potential for Excellence' (CPE); in June 2010 Vidyamandira was awarded with 'Autonomous' status in academic affairs, implying that Vidyamandira will be able to frame the syllabus, introduce new courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, formulate teaching-learning-evaluation methods and offer degrees of its own. Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira ranked ninth nationally among colleges in 2018 National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/calcutta/rkm-college-among-top-10-220773 |title=RKM college among top 10 - Telegraph India |website=www.telegraphindia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513011411/https://www.telegraphindia.com/calcutta/rkm-college-among-top-10-220773 |archive-date=2018-05-13}} </ref> | ||
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira ranked ninth nationally among colleges in 2018 National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)<ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/calcutta/rkm-college-among-top-10-220773</ref> | |||
The college ranked 5th among colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) during 2021.[https://www.nirfindia.org/2021/CollegeRanking.html]{{Infobox India university ranking | The college ranked 5th among colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) during 2021.[https://www.nirfindia.org/2021/CollegeRanking.html]{{Infobox India university ranking | ||
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* Applied Chemistry (Postgraduate and Ph.D.) | * Applied Chemistry (Postgraduate and Ph.D.) | ||
* Industrial Chemistry (Honours) | * Industrial Chemistry (Honours) | ||
* Computer Science (Honours) | * Computer Science (Honours(BSc. CS), Postgraduate(MSc. CSMI)) | ||
* Electronics (General Course Only) | * Electronics (General Course Only) | ||
* Statistics (General Course Only) | * Statistics (General Course Only) | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{Official website | * {{Official website}} | ||
{{University of Calcutta}} | {{University of Calcutta}} | ||