Prabhat Kumar College is an undergraduate college located in Contai (Kanthi), in the Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. The institution offers programmes in the arts, sciences, and commerce, and is affiliated to Vidyasagar University. It is named in memory of Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay, the noted Bengali short story writer and novelist.
| Name | Prabhat Kumar College |
|---|---|
| Type | Undergraduate college |
| Location | Contai, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal |
| Country | India |
| Affiliation | Vidyasagar University |
| Named after | Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay |
The college serves as one of the principal centres of higher education in the coastal Contai sub-division of Purba Medinipur. Like many general degree colleges in West Bengal, it caters largely to students from the surrounding rural and semi-urban areas, providing access to undergraduate education in the humanities, natural sciences, and commerce streams.
The institution was originally affiliated to the University of Calcutta, and was later brought under Vidyasagar University following the establishment of that university in 1981, which assumed academic jurisdiction over colleges in the Medinipur region.
The college conducts three-year undergraduate degree courses leading to bachelor's degrees in arts (B.A.), science (B.Sc.) and commerce (B.Com.), with both honours and general (programme) options across a range of conventional subjects. Curricula and examinations follow the structure prescribed by Vidyasagar University.
As an established degree college in the Contai region, Prabhat Kumar College plays a notable role in providing accessible higher education to first-generation learners and rural students in eastern Medinipur. It also functions as a local cultural and literary touchstone through its association with the legacy of Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay.