| Sri Ramkrishna Sarada Vidyamahapith | |
| Type: | Undergraduate college Public college |
| Affiliation: | University of Burdwan |
| Address: | College More |
| City: | Kamarpukur |
| State: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
| Postcode: | 712612 |
| Coordinates: | 22.9123°N 87.6484°W |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
| Campus: | Rural |
| Website: | Sri Ramkrishna Sarada Vidyamahapith |
Sri Ramkrishna Sarada Vidyamahapith, also known as Kamarpukur College, is a college in Kamarpukur, in the Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan.[1] It was established in 1959.
Sri Ramkrishna Sarada Vidya Mahapitha was set up at Kamarpukur, the birthplace of Sri Ramkrishna, in the year 1959 on 15 February under the auspices of a trustee board - the Anur Jana Siksha Samsad. The project was the result of a pioneering effort of Sri Prafulla Chandra Sen and Dr. Bimala Kanta Mukhopadhyaya, the sole purpose being the spread of higher education in the rural backdrops of the area. The college today has a capacity of about 4000 students engaged in thirteen academic streams, nine in the Arts Section and four in the Science Section.
Sri Ramkrishna Sarada Vidya Mahapitha has a sprawling campus with five main faculty buildings, one for the administrative (Vivekanada Bhaban), Meghnath Saha Bhaban (Department of Physics), Prafullya Chandra Roy Bhaban (Chemistry Department), humanities (Bimalakanta Bhaban) and the others for besides two boys' hostels, a girls' hostel, a well equipped library, modern laboratories for conducting practical sessions for the science students and a highly upgraded computer laboratory enabling students to cope with the requirements of the current job market.[2]
The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and aims at imparting education to the undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Kamarpukur and its adjoining areas.[3]
Science faculty consists of the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science & Application, Nutrition, and Economics.
Arts faculty consists of departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Geography, Political Science, Philosophy, Physical Education, and Education.
Recently, Sri Ramkrishna Sarada Vidyamahapith has been re-accredited and awarded C++ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).[4] The college is also recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[5]