Dr. Meghnad Saha College

Civilization for its future development needs more and more growth of humanity. Our prime objective is to kindle the light of honesty, and other moral values among students. Simultaneously we strain each of our nerves to enrich the students so that they emerge with versatile knowledge along with professional skills.All our efforts are vested to provide the students to enjoy freedom of intellectual inquiry, political debate and creative expression. Students are actively encouraged to develop a rational, scientific spirit free from superstitions as socially responsible, broad-minded individuals. Our college tries to foster friendship and understanding among students of different castes and creeds.We strive to ensure that a student passing out of our college shall emerge as a complete human being and a responsible citizen.Dr. Meghnad Saha College started its journey in the year of 2k at Ranipur, the rural confines of Itahar in the district of Uttar Dinajpur with the solemn appeal of providing quality education at undergraduate level to local youths for enlightening them with academic knowledge as well as versatility of professional skills along with the ‘manifestation of perfection’ of human excellence and morality.Ranipur is a growing village in Itahar block within the district of Uttar Dinajpur featured by its scenic un-rugged landscape touching the horizon, the prominent colours and odours being transformed with seasons, the fresco of zigzag roads curving through the canvas of green cropland, the cloy less wind waving upon the jute and paddy plants and after all the simple, industrious, gentle and helpful dwellers. It was not very long ago that the rural confines of Itahar could only dream of quality higher education.Named after the venerable scientist Dr. Meghnad Saha, who overcame all barriers of poverty and the challenges of outrage of acute social disparity, the college remains a symbol of inspiration and adoration to the resourceful youth of the region towards moulding their lives with the hymns of discipline, devotion and perseverance having tuned with the melody of communal and religious harmony to reach the goal of becoming the responsible citizens for serving the nation. The college initially started functioning with general courses in the humanities stream under the affiliation of the University of North Bengal.Within fifteen years of its origin the college has succeed to offer Honours Degree courses in twelve subjects in Science and Arts stream as well as B.A. and B.Sc. General Degree courses to more than three thousand students per academic session under the affiliation of the University of Gour Banga.