Key academic updates, staff movements, and notable achievements from Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur.
Academic Updates
New Courses Introduced:
Department of Data Science – Established in 2024 to meet industry and research demands at the intersection of mathematics, statistics, and computer science.
Department of Life Science – Four-year UG (Honours) programme launching in 2025–26, along with Environmental Education IDC, Zoology Minor, and a short course in Epidemiology.
Staff Updates
Retirements:
Prof. Bikash Baran Ghosh – Head, Dept. of Chemistry (31 Jan 2025)
Sri Smritimoy Banerjee – Head Clerk (31 Jan 2025)
Prof. Chandra Bhushan Prasad Roy – Head, Dept. of History (28 Feb 2025)
New IQAC Coordinator: Dr. Joykrishna Maity (from 1 Feb 2025)
Alumni Success:
Sri Sanjoy Patra (2015–18, Chemistry Hons.) — First scholar of MVP after its registration.
Completing Ph.D. at IISc Bengaluru on “Singlet Fission in the Covalent Dimers and their Photophysical Studies.”
Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship at MIT, USA under Prof. Gabriella Cohen.
Celebrations & Activities
Saraswati Puja – Celebrated on 2 Feb 2025 for the first time in Bhavana premises.
Academic & Administrative Audit – Conducted on 4 Mar 2025 by NAAC peer team, with participation from alumni faculty members.
