Santaldih College, Purulia was established in 1960.

It is an affiliated and private aided college. The College is promoting higher education in this rural area.

The college is providing the needs of higher and quality education of the local people. The college offers under graduate courses in Arts stream.

The aim of the college is to provide excellence in education at the undergraduate level to the students of all communities and especially to the financially backward students in the rural area. The college is well equipped with all modern facilities.

The College is affiliated to the University of Burdwan, occupies an exalted place amongst the universities of West Bengal.

This University was started in 1960 with Sukumar Sen as its first Vice-chancellor. All academic activities are carried out in accordance with the prescribed syllabi, examination schedules and academic calendar of the Burdwan University.