Ramananda College is a pioneering higher-educational institution located in Bishnupur, in the district of Bankura. It is the sole co-educational degree college with PG courses recognized by the UGC within the town of Bishnupur. Since its inception in 1945, this institution has been serving the cause of higher education in the local community and also of students from remote villages. Even today, students from other districts study here.
Sri Ramnalini Chakraborty, a freedom-fighter and social worker of Bishnupur, Sri Radhagobinda Roy, the founder-principal of this college and a former minister in the Government of West Bengal, and other eminent community members of Bishnupur decided to establish this college here. Sri Ramnalini Chakraborty, the Koley family, Sri Anil Kumar Bhattacharya, members of the Friends' Union Club, and the community provided almost the entirety of the funds used to build this college. The college is named after a son of the soil, Sri Ramananda Chattopadhyay (1865-1943), a journalist, editor, and scholar who was active during the Bengal Renaissance.
Initially, the college was affliated to the University of Calcutta, and later to the University of Burdwan. Since 1 January 2017, it has been affliated to Bankura University. The college is recognized by the UGC under Sections 2F and 12B of the UGC Act, 1956. As the college was established before Independence, it predates the creation of the UGC as well as that of the University of Burdwan. In 2021, during the college's third assessment cycle, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) re-accredited the College with a B++ grade and a CGPA of 2.83. Furthermore, with the introduction of different Post-Graduate courses in Science and Humanities subjects, the college has become a constituent college of Bankura University. The college is also compliant with the vision and mission of RUSA.