[3] The college is located in the heart of Contai in the Purba Medinipur district.

The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the science, arts, and commerce branch.

This college aims at imparting education to the undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Kanthi and its adjoining areas.

Postgraduate courses are offered only by departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Physics, Chemistry, and Commerce.

The arts and commerce faculty consists of the In 2022, Prabhat Kumar College is re-accredited and awarded Grade A by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).