Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College: Courses, Fees, Admission 2025, Placements, Ranking

The Ramakrishna Mission Boys’ Home at Rahara, a branch centre of the Ramakrishna Mission, was founded in 1944 as an orphanage with a nucleus of 37 boys rendered orphaned by the Great Bengal Famine of 1942-1943.

RKMVCC forms an integral part and unit of the educational complex is owned and managed by the Ramakrishna Mission. The foundation stone of the College was laid by Swami Vireswaranandaji Maharaj, the then General Secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission, on 3rd December, 1961 and the College started functional in July, 1963.

The college offers courses in Physical Science and Biological Science. There is provision for a 3 years Honours Degree Course. Also providing postgraduate courses in Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and Mathematics. It provides UGC recognized Certificate Courses for degree students.

Highlights

The Ramakrishna Mission Boys’ Home was founded in 1944.
The foundation stone of the college was laid by Srimat Swami Vireswaranandaji Maharaj.
The college was established with a view to commemorating the first birth centenary of Swami Vivekananda.
It is accredited by NAAC with Grade A.
The NIRF India Ranking in 2019- 8th in India, in 2020- 11th in India.
Swami Vivekananda Centre for Multidisciplinary Research in Basic Science and Social Science.
It has recognition of SIROs by the Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi.

Courses and Fees

The college has teaching Honours in Physical Science and Biological Science only. Also providing postgraduate courses in Chemistry, Botany, zoology and Mathematics. The college is also providing UGC recognised certificate courses for degree students.

Courses	Specialisation
B.Sc Honours	Physics Chemistry Mathematics Botany Zoology Microbiology Computer science
M.Sc	Chemistry Botany Mathematics Zoology
PhD	Chemistry Botany Mathematics
UGC Recognized Certificate course	Mushroom cultivation and management Web designing for beginners
Post Graduate Diploma Course	Articulture Biotechnology

Fee

Establishment fee	600
Semester fee	2000/-
Certificate course fee	1500/–
M.Sc Course Fee
First Instalment	17500/-
Second instalment	17500/-
Total	35000/-

Admission

Admission to RKMVCC is only open to MALE students. The application process is fully online mode. The procedure of selection of the eligible candidates will be notified on the college website. The cut off marks for applying in any subject will be mentioned with the number of intake capacity of the students in each department.

The name of the candidates selected for the interview will be notified by mail or sms. Seats are reserved for students belonging to scheduled caste, scheduled tribes, OBC-A & OBC-B as per usual norms.

How to apply

Step 1: Go to official website

Students have to go through the official website of the college, to fill the application form online.

Step 2: fill the application form

While filling the application form, students have to enter total marks secured of all subjects and other required information.

Step 3: upload the required documents

The student has to upload all the required documents like marksheet, transfer certificate, caste certificate and other relevant documents required for various quotas.

Step 4: Pay the application fee

Pay the pre-merit processing charges through online payment mode only.
Registration fee- Rs. 210/-

Eligibility

Candidates should have to check their eligibility requirements before applying for the application form, students who have passed the higher secondary or and equivalent examination are eligible for admission to the degree college.

Course	Eligibility
BSc Honours	Students who have passed the higher secondary (10+2) or an equivalent examination are eligible for admission to the degree courses
MSc	Students must have a graduation degree in a relevant subject with required marks.
PhD	Students must have a postgraduate degree in a relevant subject with required marks.

Ranking

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the MHRD and launched by the Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development.
As the result declared by MHRD, their college has secured 8th rank in India.

Scholarship

Eligible students may receive SC/ST, national merit, national loan or other scholarships. Application for such stipends is to be made through the principal in the prescribed form.

The following is the list of scholarships received by their students. Some scholarships are directly transferred to the students to their own bank account.

Name of the Scholarship	Amount	Total Students	Total Amount
Merit cum means	7020000 1140000	128	4037280/-
Inspire Scholarship	2100000
Post Matric	4000 17280
Sitaram Jindal Foundation	30000 6000
LIC	20000
Staff Benefit fund NF Railway division	20000

Conclusion

The Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College in Kolkata established in 1963 as a part of the Ramakrishna Mission Boys’ Home, the college has grown from its humble beginnings to become a distinguished institution recognised for its academic excellence and holistic approach to education. It offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Physical and Biological Science, RKMVCC also provides UGC-recognised certificate courses. The college's robust scholarship programs and merit-based admissions process ensure that deserving students have access to quality education regardless of their financial background.