Shortly after Gandhiji’s historic visit to Contai, Prabhat Kumar College, the oldest College of Purba Medinipur district, was founded on 15th July 1926 with bounteous donation from late Biswambhar Dinda. Located in the coastal area of Bengal, the College processes a sprawling campus of 17.43 acres. Initially it functioned as an Arts College under C.U. with only 39 students. In 1985 it got affiliated to C.U. At present, the College runs 18 full-fledged departments (including Arts, Science and Commerce) with a total enrolment of a whopping 3900 students. In keeping with the escalating roll strength in recent years, the College has made provision for conducting classes in two separate shifts, morning shift and day shift. Separate blocks are offered to B.Ed., Computer Science and Netaji Subhas Open University courses (both UG & PG). The Alumni Association, with a dedicated clan of workaholic ex-students, has taken up various laudable projects to add glory of the institution. PG course in PHYSICS has already been started from 2005 under VU. Proposals have been sent to V.U. for the introduction of P.G. Courses in select subjects like English, Bengali, Commerce, Chemistry and B.A/B.Sc. Courses in Nutrition,Physical Education,Music has already been started from 2008. Financial aids are lavished on this 80-years-old institution from all corners (including present and Ex-MPs and MLAs) and even from abroad by some illustrious alumni for infrastructural upgradation and overall progress. Far from the nerve center of V.U., this premier Degree College of West Bengal proposes to serve as the hallowed seat of learning especially for economically disadvantaged students of the coastal region.