About Us

Ranchi College is one of the oldest constituent units of Ranchi University. Beginning in 1926 as Intermediate College, Ranchi College was upgraded to graduate level in 1946 and post-graduate level in 1951. Thereafter, it is continuing to grow and expand. Today it teaches BA/BSc Honours and General Courses in 22 subjects and Postgraduate in 10 subjects, and has vocational and self-financed courses in Computer Application, Information Technology, Bachelor of Education, and Master of Law.
Any educational institution has teaching as its primary function, and what it teaches becomes abundantly clear when the curricular and co-curricular aspects are examined. Ranchi College provides higher education after matriculation – from Intermediate to Master’s level in Science, Social Science, and Humanities. In all subjects the faculty also provides supervision and guidance for Doctoral Degree. Thus Ranchi College is a complete educational institution in itself and the students are not compelled to change the institution frequently.
The College follows the National Curriculum of UGC in all faculties and disciplines. Ranchi College offers Honours and General courses in 22 subjects and Master’s Course in 10 subjects. In addition, the college provides opportunity to study modern frontier subjects like Information Technology and Computer Application. Courses in Bachelor of Education from 2005-06 session and LL M from 2004-05 session have also been started on self-financing basis successfully.

A good number of the faculties are also the members of various academic and administrative bodies of the university like Syndicate, Senate, Academic Council, Board of Studies etc. They are also working as paper-setters, head examiners, examiners, and evaluation experts, External Examiners in other colleges and Universities. A large number of them are also acting as Resource Persons in Orientation and Refresher Courses run by UGC Academic Staff Colleges.

Goal and Objective of the college
The goal and objectives of the institution is to impart higher education to the students of this state with high percentage of tribal population. The college promises formal and non-formal academic programmes at the Undergraduate and Post-graduate levels to meet the changing and challenging needs of the society in this predominantly tribal area, as well as the capital of an important state, through quality education. The institution provides scientific, commercial, and physical training of best quality with equal opportunity to all.