Vivekananda Satavarshiki Mahavidyalaya, Manikpara

About Vivekananda Satavarshiki Mahavidyalaya, Manikpara

Vivekananda Satavarshiki Mahavidyalaya was established in the year 1964 in commemoration of birth centenary of Swami Vivekananda It was an outcome of a tremendous moral and financial support and farsightedness of some of the most sincere and enlightened local people. The college is situated amidst quiet natural surroundings in a small town called Manikpara, located between Kharagpur and Jhargram, just 2.5 km away from NH-6 and about 3.5 km from the nearest Railway Station, Sardiha on Kharagpur-Tatanagar Railway line.

Starting its journey with approximately 50 students of arts stream, 5 teaching and 2 non-teaching staff members in two rooms of a local high school, it now has its own sprawling campus over 18.86 acres of land acquired on lease from the State Government. Our college presently accomodates more than 1500 students enrolled in Arts, Science and Commerce streams, 51 teaching Part-time, guest teachers included, 15 non teaching staff members and 1 Librarian, who strive together to ensure that Vivekananda Satavarshiki Mahavidyalaya emerges as one of the best performing colleges in this region. At present, the College offers degree courses in 13 thirteen honours subjects and 14 fourteen general subjects.

Our college campus is surrounded by extensive greenery, providing the perfect ambience that is conducive for a healthy mind and body. It has been providing an opportunity for higher education in Arts, Science and Commerce streams to the first generation learners of the extensive tribal belt of Jhargram previously Paschim Medinipur district since many years. Some of our students have performed remarkably well at the University exams, SSC exams and NET. We feel proud of the fact that some of them are engaged as part-time lecturers in our college, a tradition we would like to continue in future with sincerity and confidence.

Mission and Vision
The role of education towards the advancement of a society is of supreme importance. Empowering the poor and academically backward people of Manikpara and adjoining areas was the sole aim and objective of founding this College. In spite of the fact that our College faced different obstacles like financial crunch, lack of permanent posts, difficult transport and communication, it could still become functional towards delivering quality education to students, irrespective of their caste, creed, religion, gender or financial status of the students.

As the digital age is undergoing a phenomenal change with new technologies making our lives easier and faster than ever before, education system has also been fundamentally altered due to rapid advancements in teaching and learning methods. While adopting with the glamour of technological advancements, we still try our best to address the challenges posed to our educational system by the ever-changing technology like ICT.

Our college has been trying its best to go ahead with the development projects with the limited resources it has. We are grateful for the financial aid and guidance from Vidyasagar University, Government of West Bengal, U.G.C., M.P.LADS and B.E.U.P. We acknowledge the untiring efforts of our predecessors and are committed to fulfill their mission of providing opportunities for higher education to the students of this backward region with our utmost zeal.