Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur

Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur is an institute for pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the Indian state of West Bengal.

In 1943, in the wake of the disastrous Bengal Famine, a handful of spirited and dedicated monks of the Ramakrishna Order set up a students’ home at Pathuriaghata in North Kolkata.

The home was housed on a small plot of land earmarked for the education of young college and university students.

Fully residential, this boys' college follows the same principles and objectives as all other institutions functioning under the aegis of the Ramakrishna Mission.

Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur is also a recognised research centre under the University of Calcutta (vide Syndicate Resolution No.

The University of Calcutta has granted Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur the permission to start Vivekananda Centre for Research to conduct M. Phil./Ph.D.

There are four hostels under the supervision of the college: Brahmananda Bhavana: In the presence of Swami Lokeswaranandaji Maharaj (the founding monk of the Narendrapur Ashrama) and other dignitaries, Morarji Desai, then-Finance Minister of India, inaugurated the building.

[8] Shree Gouranga Bhavana: This bhavan possesses a distinctive characteristic in the form of a centrally positioned open airspace.

On 16 September 2018, Sarada Mandir, the college annex, was inaugurated by the president of Belur Math, Swami Smaranananda.