Ramnarain Ruia College
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Ruia College is located in the central part of Mumbai
close to Hindu colony
, between the Dadar
and Matunga
railway stations. It comprises the Ramnarain Ruia College of Arts and Science and the Ramnivas Ruia Junior College of Arts and Science. The college has been awarded a four star rating by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council
of India. The students and alumni of Ruia college are colloquially known as Ruiaites. The katta (literally meaning meeting place, in Marathi) is a popular meeting point for Ruiaites, present and past.
The College was established in June 1937. It was the first college in Mumbai to be founded by the Shikshana Prasarak Mandali
, Pune. It was inaugurated formally on 3 December 1937 by the then Governor of Bombay, Sir Roger Lumley. A large part of the credit for its establishment goes to Mataji Suvratadevi Ruia and her son, Seth Ramnivas Ruia. Seth Ruia donated a sum of Rs. 2,00,000 (not adjusted for inflation) at that time, from the Ramnarain Harnandrai Charitable Trust. In recognition of this gesture, S.P. Mandali named the institution after him.
Ruia college won the award for the best college given by University of Mumbai
for the year 2006. It has won the trophy in the youth festival organized by Mumbai university for three consecutive years.
The senior college library has a large reading hall which accommodates about 400 students and the reading hall in junior college building accommodates about 200 students. Special facilities to borrow books and exam papers are available in these reading halls. The Open Shelf Library is an important unit of the library for Graduate students, with about 30,000 books readily available to students. The sub-sections are well categorised and meticulously laid out, and book selection is such as to be of great use to students specialising in different subjects. The college also provides instructional material on audio and videocassetes to the students through the audio-visual centre and AV library.
The Information Technology Centre is a fully equipped IT centre, with 60 computers for students and 9 specially for staff members, offers a variety of courses very useful to the students and faculty. The Electronics Laboratory is a very well-equipped electronics lab, with multiple power supplies and a den containing all the necessary components for the students, it is well-known throughout the state as one of the best electronic labs.
The Postgraduate Study and Research Centre is the only Centre of its kind to be established in a college in Mumbai, it provides comfortable accommodation, books, periodicals and bound copies of learned journals to postgraduate and research students. It is housed in the Ruia college library, which has a large collection of about 1,50,000 books, several of which are rare and not available elsewhere.
Another feature that distinguishes the college from others in the state is the Marathi Medium Unit. This unit of the college was launched to tackle a problem faced by several students coming from state board and university students: inability to understand what they are taught in English (medium of instruction) as they have done their schooling in Marathi
.
RKN is a Professional Organisation, an Initiative of Ramnarain Ruia College for Students of Ruia.RKN has four Platforms of Media under its fold, Namely- The Print, Television, e-Radio and New Media (Web).
In simple words, Ruia Knowledge Network is a Media Organization of Ramnarain Ruia College which provides live working exposure to all its students.
Ruia College wants all Ruiaites to not just be Job Ready, But also be Job Experienced, With a "Stamp of Ruia Education" which is Synonymous for Par Excellence.
Ruia Knowledge Network is a Milestone in Indian Education and a beacon for Global Education.
Numbering about 20, there are different Co-curricular Associations which enable students with varied interests to participate in intra- and inter-college activities and beyond, to tap their potential to the maximum. Ruia also has an excellent audiotorium that can accommodate about 400 students. Another well-equipped 150-seat auditorium, with video projection facilities, has also been set up recently.
The Ruiaite (college magazine) has been published annually since 1937, earning for itself a reputation far beyond the aspirations of most other college magazines. It has won several prestigious awards over the years. The Gymkhana is fully equipped with badminton court, shooting range and highly sophisticated exercising equipment, made available for use by the students and faculty of the co
A Student of Mass Media, Aaryan Salman initiated the "Industry meets Academics" Initiative-The Ruia Knowledge Network, which is first of its kind in any Indian College. He is a Freelance Radio Jockey and a Voice-Over artist. Ruia Knowledge Network is entirely conceptualized by Aaryan Salman. Aaryan Salman is a student of SYBMM in the academic year 2011, when he launched this exclusive and innovative Initiative. He has got full support by the college authorities and a vibrant team of around 200 students who are actively working in the Organization. He has been instrumental in setting up the structure and working of the Organization and managed the team of students to make sure that Ruia Knowledge Network runs effeciently and successfully for years. He is an active member of College e-Radio and is the Chairperson of Ruia Knowledge Network.
Shantanu Joshi
Ruiacollegeradio.com, the first college e-Radio Station of India is entirely conceptualized by Shantanu Joshi, a student of TYBMM (Advertising) of Batch 2010, when he launched this unique idea. Shantanu is currently gaining experience in professional radio & sound industry. Academically he is doing Post Graduate Diploma in Audio Program Production (Radio Station Management). Shantanu has always been associated with radio, taking part in commercial radio shows and even managing events. He has been an RJ for a U.S.A. based web radio station for 3 years. Not just an amateur, he is a certified radio artist by the AIR (All India Radio). He is also a professional dubbing and voiceover artist. He is one of a few artists who dub for Mickey Mouse in Hindi.
There is also a Cell for Visually-Challenged Students, in which the college has provided excellent facilities for the visually challenged - Robotron to read for the students, computer to translate as well as give printouts of Braille into English and a computer to talk to these students are great assets.
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
close to Hindu colony
Hindu colony
Hindu Colony is an old locality situated in Dadar, India....
, between the Dadar
Dadar
Dadar is a place in Mumbai, and is also a railway station on both the Western and Central lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Dadar is situated in the heart of Mumbai, and Dadar station is the only railway station common to both the Central and Western lines...
and Matunga
Matunga
Matunga is a district located in the central part of Mumbai. It is a railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. This station is called Matunga on the Central railway line, Matunga Road on the Western line and King's Circle, on the Harbour Line...
railway stations. It comprises the Ramnarain Ruia College of Arts and Science and the Ramnivas Ruia Junior College of Arts and Science. The college has been awarded a four star rating by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council
National Assessment and Accreditation Council
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council is an organization that assesses and accredits institutions of higher education in India. It is an autonomous body funded by University Grants Commission of Government of India headquartered in Bangalore.-History:NAAC was established in 1994 in...
of India. The students and alumni of Ruia college are colloquially known as Ruiaites. The katta (literally meaning meeting place, in Marathi) is a popular meeting point for Ruiaites, present and past.
The College was established in June 1937. It was the first college in Mumbai to be founded by the Shikshana Prasarak Mandali
Shikshana Prasarak Mandali
The Shikshan Prasarak Mandali, Pune, is one of the most prestigious private educational societies in Maharashtra. It was established around 1904 to promote education and make it easily accessible to all economic classes in Maharashtra....
, Pune. It was inaugurated formally on 3 December 1937 by the then Governor of Bombay, Sir Roger Lumley. A large part of the credit for its establishment goes to Mataji Suvratadevi Ruia and her son, Seth Ramnivas Ruia. Seth Ruia donated a sum of Rs. 2,00,000 (not adjusted for inflation) at that time, from the Ramnarain Harnandrai Charitable Trust. In recognition of this gesture, S.P. Mandali named the institution after him.
Ruia college won the award for the best college given by University of Mumbai
University of Mumbai
The University of Mumbai , is a state university located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was known as the University of Bombay until 1996 when the city of Bombay was renamed as Mumbai. The affiliated colleges of the university are spread throughout the city of Mumbai and four coastal districts in...
for the year 2006. It has won the trophy in the youth festival organized by Mumbai university for three consecutive years.
Academics
With its varied experience and diligence, the Ruia faculty was in a position to innovate and experiment soon after the college started functioning. Considerable emphasis was placed on development of the instructional programme and evaluation procedures. Under several programmes, such as COSIP (College Science Improvement Programme) and COHSSIP (College Humanities and Social Science Improvement Programme), Ruia has successfully implemented several innovative and experimental academic programmes that won wide acclaim.The senior college library has a large reading hall which accommodates about 400 students and the reading hall in junior college building accommodates about 200 students. Special facilities to borrow books and exam papers are available in these reading halls. The Open Shelf Library is an important unit of the library for Graduate students, with about 30,000 books readily available to students. The sub-sections are well categorised and meticulously laid out, and book selection is such as to be of great use to students specialising in different subjects. The college also provides instructional material on audio and videocassetes to the students through the audio-visual centre and AV library.
The Information Technology Centre is a fully equipped IT centre, with 60 computers for students and 9 specially for staff members, offers a variety of courses very useful to the students and faculty. The Electronics Laboratory is a very well-equipped electronics lab, with multiple power supplies and a den containing all the necessary components for the students, it is well-known throughout the state as one of the best electronic labs.
The Postgraduate Study and Research Centre is the only Centre of its kind to be established in a college in Mumbai, it provides comfortable accommodation, books, periodicals and bound copies of learned journals to postgraduate and research students. It is housed in the Ruia college library, which has a large collection of about 1,50,000 books, several of which are rare and not available elsewhere.
Another feature that distinguishes the college from others in the state is the Marathi Medium Unit. This unit of the college was launched to tackle a problem faced by several students coming from state board and university students: inability to understand what they are taught in English (medium of instruction) as they have done their schooling in Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
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Ruia Knowledge Network (RKN)
Ruia College, India’s 1st College to have an "Integrated Media Organisation"RKN is a Professional Organisation, an Initiative of Ramnarain Ruia College for Students of Ruia.RKN has four Platforms of Media under its fold, Namely- The Print, Television, e-Radio and New Media (Web).
In simple words, Ruia Knowledge Network is a Media Organization of Ramnarain Ruia College which provides live working exposure to all its students.
Ruia College wants all Ruiaites to not just be Job Ready, But also be Job Experienced, With a "Stamp of Ruia Education" which is Synonymous for Par Excellence.
Ruia Knowledge Network is a Milestone in Indian Education and a beacon for Global Education.
Co-curricular Activities
The Vidyarthi Pratinidhi Mandal (VPM) was founded to enable students of the college to be in close touch with the teacher and members of the management, the VPM was constituted as a student body in the year 1969. It has been highly successful in encouraging in student participation in a variety of co-curricular activities.Numbering about 20, there are different Co-curricular Associations which enable students with varied interests to participate in intra- and inter-college activities and beyond, to tap their potential to the maximum. Ruia also has an excellent audiotorium that can accommodate about 400 students. Another well-equipped 150-seat auditorium, with video projection facilities, has also been set up recently.
The Ruiaite (college magazine) has been published annually since 1937, earning for itself a reputation far beyond the aspirations of most other college magazines. It has won several prestigious awards over the years. The Gymkhana is fully equipped with badminton court, shooting range and highly sophisticated exercising equipment, made available for use by the students and faculty of the co
Student Entrepreneurs
Aaryan SalmanA Student of Mass Media, Aaryan Salman initiated the "Industry meets Academics" Initiative-The Ruia Knowledge Network, which is first of its kind in any Indian College. He is a Freelance Radio Jockey and a Voice-Over artist. Ruia Knowledge Network is entirely conceptualized by Aaryan Salman. Aaryan Salman is a student of SYBMM in the academic year 2011, when he launched this exclusive and innovative Initiative. He has got full support by the college authorities and a vibrant team of around 200 students who are actively working in the Organization. He has been instrumental in setting up the structure and working of the Organization and managed the team of students to make sure that Ruia Knowledge Network runs effeciently and successfully for years. He is an active member of College e-Radio and is the Chairperson of Ruia Knowledge Network.
Shantanu Joshi
Ruiacollegeradio.com, the first college e-Radio Station of India is entirely conceptualized by Shantanu Joshi, a student of TYBMM (Advertising) of Batch 2010, when he launched this unique idea. Shantanu is currently gaining experience in professional radio & sound industry. Academically he is doing Post Graduate Diploma in Audio Program Production (Radio Station Management). Shantanu has always been associated with radio, taking part in commercial radio shows and even managing events. He has been an RJ for a U.S.A. based web radio station for 3 years. Not just an amateur, he is a certified radio artist by the AIR (All India Radio). He is also a professional dubbing and voiceover artist. He is one of a few artists who dub for Mickey Mouse in Hindi.
Support for disadvantaged students
The Students Mutual Aid Fund (SMAF) was started in 1948 with the intention of helping out those deserving students who required financial assistance. It now extends benefits to the economically disadvantaged students through lunch coupons,paying fees and issuing sets of books on loan. It arranges exhibitions and other programmes to augment its funds.There is also a Cell for Visually-Challenged Students, in which the college has provided excellent facilities for the visually challenged - Robotron to read for the students, computer to translate as well as give printouts of Braille into English and a computer to talk to these students are great assets.
Courses offered
- B.Sc.
- B.Sc. (Biotechnology)
- B.Sc. (Computer Science)
- B.M.M.
- B.A.
- M.Sc. (Chemisry, Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Microbiology)
- M.Sc. (Biotechnology)
- M.Sc. (Computer Science)
- M.A.
- Doctoral courses in Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Life Science and History
- Diploma in Information Technology
- Diploma in Bioinformatics
- Diploma in Travel and Tourism
- Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Analytical Chemistry.