Remuna Degree College

About Institution

The establishment of Remuna Degree College, Remuna in the district of Balasore (Odisha) was a long awaited dream of the enlightened mass of the locality to facilitate higher education at the door step. Late Jayanta Ghosh, veteran journalist of PTI in association with eminent persons of the area namely, Akshay Mishra, Banchhanidhi Dash,Jatindra Mohan Naik, Nilambar Pani, Raghunath Panda, Raghunath Behera, Sk. Md Tahir, Harimohan Behera and many others took a noble attempt to provide college education to the poor and aspirant students of the local area started the functioning of the first college of Remuna Block in the premises of old and glorious Remuna High School with the permission of School Management in 1989 which subsequently obtained permission, recognition and affiliation by the Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of Odisha in 1991 with courses in Humanities alone followed by Science courses in 1994 and Commerce in 1999.

In course of time the institution which got recognition as a Degree College by the Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of Odisha became affiliated to the Utkal University, Bhubaneswar in 1996 and next to the North Odisha University, Mayurbhanj in 1998 and finally to the Fakir Mohan University, Balasore in 1999. As such, Remuna Degree College, Remuna, Balasore in which Honours seats were opened in 2003 grew up to be a full-fledged Degree College with Honours teaching facilities in History, Political Science, Economics, Sanskrit, Odia, Education, Home Science in Humanities; in Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Computer Science in Science stream; and in Accounting, Management in Commerce stream subsequently. The college has been included under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 in 2005 and under 12(B) in 2013.

Vision

With an objective to enhance the standard of higher education, inculcate social and moral values and scientific temper in the students, encourage the hidden talents in other fields and develop consciousness for quality education this college has made a steady progress in academics, non-academics and in infrastructure as well. Working on its mission, the institution is committed to produce the future citizens of the nation, intellectually alive and socially responsible. In all these years the college has been successful to a greater extent in fulfilling the dreams and aspirations of the founding members, donors, and education lovers. However, the journey still continues. A lot has been achieved and there is still more to do.

Mission

To make conversation mandatory in the class room for the students to have a better exposure and can do well in the viva-voce.
To establish research cell to enhance research activities both for faculty and students.
To attract funds from different funding agencies to conduct State level, National Level seminars.
To open IGNOU study centre.
To open PG classes.
To bring NCC directly under College banner.
To open B.Ed. courses.