Achhruram Memorial College (AMC), Purulia was established in 1975. The college is affiliated to the Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, recognized by the University Grants Commission and accredited by NAAC with grade 'B'.

The aim of the college is to spread higher education to the grassroots of the society.

Achhruram Memorial College, Jhalda, located just at the entrance of Jhalda town on the Purulia-Ranchi road, is an important landmark. The college covers a moderate area of 26 bighas of land including a pond, a garden, some agricultural lands and the college buildings. The decently painted college building in the midst of the greeneries of rows of tamarisk trees at the background of deep blue sky and far-off hills makes the college stunningly beautiful, visually. Academically, the college provides Honours courses in six Arts (History, Bengali, English, Economics, Geography and Philosophy) and five Science (Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Zoology and Botany) subjects and an array of general degree course subjects. Total number of students at the undergraduate level, at both General and Honours levels, both Arts and Science streams, is more than 1500.

It was a heart-felt desire of the people of Jhalda locality to have an academic institution for higher studies, a college for the local students to study degree course at under-graduate level. The initiative of common people including some eminent citizens gathered momentum during mid-1970s. With the banning of Ananda Marga College by Government of India in 1975, the necessity was felt even more strongly. After several meetings held in this direction in Jhalda and elsewhere, it was decided that a college namely “JHALDA COLLEGE” will be established “as a successor of Ananda Marga College” (as in the letter granting affiliation from the Registrar, Burdwan University). Later it was renamed as “ACHHRURAM MEMORIAL COLLEGE” in the memory of Late Lala Achhruram Behl (1894-1964), an eminent industrialist and father of Late Sohanlal Behl, an eminent industrialist himself and the donor of the college.

Vision & Mission:

To spread Higher Education to the Grassroots of the Society.

To imbibe among the students a tradition of academic excellence, along with commitment and responsibility towards society at large.

To use education as a great equalising tool, a tool of empowerment, which would wipe out ages of social and economic exploitation, based on class, caste and gender.

To mould the students in accordance with the highest ideals of humanity.

To prepare the students, both male and female, to meet the newer challenges of the future.

To provide the students with most contemporary facilities.

To prepare the students to become the citizens of an advanced, prosperous and a glorious nation.