Suraj Singh Memorial College

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Suraj Singh Memorial College is a graduate-level college in Kanke Road. It is a constituent college of Ranchi University in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.^[1]

With the industrialization of Ranchi City, the demand for quality education, especially in the field of higher education, increased in the mid sixties. There were a few colleges and large number of economically backward young boys and girls willing to undertake higher education. In this backdrop, a few people thought of opening a college. They approached a philanthropist of Ranchi city for their help and guidance.

In 1972, Suraj Singh Memorial College (SSM College) came into existence. The then Chief Minister of Bihar, Kedar Nath Pandey inaugurated the college and it started functioning in the space provided by a school situated in Bariatu Road, Ranchi. The college which was affiliated to Ranchi University, Ranchi was made a constituent unit in the year 1978. The catchment area of this college is the semi–urban fringes of Ranchi City. It also attracts students from other districts of Jharkhand and other states of the country. The college is imparting education up to degree level in all the three faculties, viz., Arts, science and Commerce. The college also offers Honours level courses in many subjects of Arts Commerce and Science.

The college is assessment and accredited by the NAAC.

SSM College teaches at Intermediate and Degree level. The students of science have been successful in CBSE Medical examination, engineering examinations and several other competitive examinations conducted or organised by the State or Central Government Organizations.

The teachers have been extending consultancy to the government and non-government organizations in the fields of primary education and higher education.

• Education in India
• Ranchi University
• Ranchi
• Literacy in India
• List of institutions of higher education in Jharkhand

• http://www.ssmcranchi.org/
• "Suraj Singh Memorial College" (Map). Google Maps.

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