With a view to giving shape to Swamiji's comprehensive scheme of education, the authorities of the Ramakrishna Mission started the Vidyamandira as an Intermediate Arts College in 1941 under the auspices of Saradapitha, a branch of the Ramakrishna Mission. Though originally it was an Intermediate Arts College, it received in 1945 affiliation in some commerce subjects and in 1946 in some science subjects. The college was upgraded to a three-year degree college with effect from July 1960. In this college the students come into close contact with their teachers and an attempt is made to impart an all-round training in an atmosphere of serenity, discipline, and moral purity which helps them to develop into worthy citizens of the country with a sense of genuine pride in their hoary cultural traditions. Vidyamandira Shiksha Parishad is the statutory Governing Body of the college comprising of the Secretary, Principal, Vice Principal, College Office Superintendent, Faculty Members of Vidyamandira, and Academic personalities. Ordinarily, a senior monastic member of the Ramakrishna Order acts as the President of the Governing Body.