Other Academic Information

ACADEMIC STANDARD AND RESULTS:
Duly qualified and dedicated teachers, appointed by the College Service Commission (CSC), West Bengal, in association with the non-teaching staff of the college are fully devoted to academic activities of the college. Each year some students obtain University Ranks and a good number of students secure First Class in the University final examinations. In the last academic session (2007-2008), 44 Hons. students secured First Class in the University Final Examinations: Sanskrit –20, English – 4, History –2, Philosophy –3, Zoology –1, Physiology –2, Physics –2, Mathematics –6, Chemistry –3, Accountancy-1.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENTS’ CONCESSION:
For the students coming from economically weaker sections of the society, there are different ‘financial assistance’ schemes:
Funding Agencies:
i) State Govt. : For Physically handicapped students, for OBC/SC/ST students,
and National Scholarships.
ii)Central Govt. : Financial assistance/scholarships (Beedi Worker Welfare Fund)
iii)Ramananda College : Full/Half/Quarter of the tuition fees-concession for the poor and
meritorious students and Students’ Aid Fund.
iv)Others : Jindal Trust scholarship (on the recommendation of the Principal)
Mohsin Fund Endowment (for minority students).

OTHER ACADEMIC ACITIVITIES:
Besides regular teaching and assessment activities the faculty members are intensely engaged in research works. Three UGC sponsored minor research projects and one major research project sponsored by ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research) are being carried out by the teachers of this college. Different Departments organize seminars (State, National Level) and workshops for the academic upgradation and orientation of the students. In 2007-08 academic session ten teachers published papers in national & international journals. For the students & teachers of Humanities & Social Studies Departments, there is a Study Circle, Bikkhan and for the students & teachers of Science Departments, there is an organization Vigyan Parishad in the college.

Some noteworthy Seminars/ Workshops organized in the recent past
· Lecture workshop on “Concept of Chemistry” (28th to 30th Sept., 2007)
Organized by the Dept. of Chemistry ,Ramananda College
Sponsored by a)Indian Academy of Science,Bangalore
b)Indian National Science Academy,New Delhi
c) National Academy of Science, Allahabad
· One day Seminar on “Biodiversity and the need for its conservation”(1st Feb.2008)
Organized by the Departments of Botany and Zoology, Ramananda College
Sponsored by the West Bengal Biodiversity Board
· National Environment Awareness Campaign (NEAC) on Biodiversity Conservation (28th Jan-7th March,2008)
Organized by the Departments of Botany and Zoology, Ramananda College
Sponsored by Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of Indiabr />· State Level Seminar on “Recent Advances in Material Science (SSRMS-1)” (27th &28th March, 2008)
Organized by the Dept. of Physics, Ramananda College
Sponsored by the U.G.C.
· National Seminar on “Insights into cardiac Problems and Its Management”.(11th Feb, 2009)
Organized by the Dept. of Physiology & Nutrition, Ramananda College and N.M.Basu Memorial Committee, Kolkata.