Birsa College, Khunti

About Birsa College, Khunti

Birsa College, Khunti being one of the oldest constituent units of Ranchi University, Ranchi in the State of Jharkhand has been established on the 2nd July 1962 by a group of local philanthropists. Thus, the foundation day of the College is on 2nd July 1962 when Pre-University Classed were started with the amalgamation of two separate educational entities named BIRSA BHAGWAN College & KHUNTI College. After amalgamation the newly formed college was Christened as BIRSA COLLEGE, Khunti, with a view to honoring the great freedom fighter and son of the soil Immortal BIRSA MUNDA. The Khunti District situated on the National High way No. 75 E at a distance of 40 KM south from the State Capital City Ranchi is a densely tribal populated area of Jharkhand. Geographically, the place is a hilly forest region inhabited by socially and economically deprived communities e.g. Schedule Caste/Scheduled Tribes/OBC/Minority Communities/Weaker Sections of the society. The College was established with a pious mission and vision to transform the prevailing Social life-pattern of the people through imparting Higher Education to the young generations of the Society. The Foundation Stone of the existing College Building was laid by the then Hon’ble Governor of Bihar His Highness Shri Anant Shayanam Aiyangar on the 9th October, 1964 in the presence of the then Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Colonel Sri Sharangadhar Singh. In no time the college established itself as a cradle of Higher Education for the students of the area and hence the College Management was accorded permission to start the teaching of Bachelor of Arts up to Honours standard along with the Teaching of Intermediate of Science. Thereafter the teaching of Honours standard in Bachelor of Science also in the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology in order to full-fill the aspirations of Science Students seeking admission to Science Faculty with the permission of the University. The College was converted into a Constituent Unit of Ranchi University, Ranchi in year, 1977. In year 1982, the teaching in Commerce Stream was also added up to Bachelor Honours Standard by the permission of the University. Later on the Self Financing Courses have been started with the teaching of BCA Hons and BBA Hons after having permission from the University again.

The College has a sprawling campus of thirty two acres of area surrounded by stone-built boundary wall encompassing, the main College Building, Science Building, well-equipped Laboratories of the Depts. of Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Geography, Psychology and Computer Science, Library, Girls’ Common room, Boys’ Common Room, Cafeteria, Cycle Shed, Boys ’Welfare Hostel, Girls’ Welfare Hostel, fenced Hockey ground, Football ground, a grand Stadium, Volleyball court, Cricket ground have been developed. The Western part of the boundary wall is attached with the Ranchi-Chaibasa National Highway No. 75 E whereas the Southern wall is attached with Khunti -Jamshedpur Road. The main Gate of the College is made at the frontal part of the Boundary Wall i.e.; Western part of Boundary wall of the main College Building. The main College Building is double-storied and is consisting of the Administrative section and the Classrooms. The Administrative Part is having Principal Chamber, General Section, Account Section, Teaching Staff Room, NCC Office, Admission Counters of Arts, Science, and Commerce in the Ground Floor. Besides all these, Physics Laboratory, Chemistry Lab-I, Geography Laboratory, Computer Lab cum IQAC Office, History department, NSS Office and TRL department are also housed on the ground floor of same part of the main Building. On the first floor of the Administrative part of main building a grand Library attached with well furnished Reading Hall is situated. The Classrooms stand occupied separately in fourteen accommodations part of the main Building is consisting of fourteen big Classrooms including one Psychology Lab. Cum Classroom out of which seven Rooms are in the Ground Floor and the rest seven rooms are in the first floor. All the Classrooms are well furnished. The main building is provided with seven toilets two for boys, two for girls, two staff toilets and one Principal Chamber and one Aqua-guard for fresh Drinking Water. One Toilet attached with the Library is under Construction. The Science Building built in the south of the main Building comprises of Chemistry Lab-II, Botany Laboratory, Zoology Laboratory, one Class Room, a common Toilet for Staff & Students and one Aqua-guard for fresh Drinking Water. The Girls Common provided with Toilet Facility is located at frontal side of the main building.