Front Introduction

Balod District is an agricultural region with rural environment. In the present scenario when the access of higher education to rural areas has not reached as per the requirement our college is providing education in rural area. Madanlal Sahu Government College Armarikala, was established on 2011 in accordance with the intention of expanding higher education to the rural areas by not keeping the higher education confined to the urban areas. The college is located in the middle of Chhattisgarh state, 35 km north east (200 49’12” N latitude 810 24’14” E longitudes) from the district headquarter Balod. The college is situated 80 km from Vivekananda Airport Raipur and 50 km away from Durg Railway station. Armarikala falls in the tropical humid and dry climate (Aw) according to the Köppen climate classification. The affiliation of Madanlal Sahu Government College, Armarikala is from Hemchand Yadav University, Durg Chhattisgarh and registered under section 2(f) of UGC act. The college started in the year 2011 with 120 students studying Arts, Science and Commerce.
          College was shifted to new building from 2016, since then, it has been making strides in terms of academic and infrastructural up-gradation which has enabled it to emerge as a forerunner in education in the rural and economical backward populated region. The college offers undergraduate programs in B.A. (Geography, Political science, Sociology) B.Sc. (Botany, Zoology, Chemistry) and B.Com. (General) making a humble beginning with 120 students and one in-charge Principal, and now it has more than 700 students. Mathematics and Physics subjects were included in B.Sc. in the year 2016 and Computer Science subject in the year 2020.  A team of dedicated and well qualified faculty members facilitate effectual teaching and contribute in shaping the next generation. In the year 2020, B.A. Economics subject was also included. 

Government has taken approval from University in the initial year 2011, for B.A. 60 seats, for B.Sc. (Bio) 60 seats and for commerce 60 seats. Seeing the desire of the students to study, continuous efforts were made by the college to increase the seats from the system, as a result of which BA 105, BSc (Bio) 90, BSc Mathematics 60, BSc (Computer Science) 60 seats for the session 2020-2021. Permission and affiliation has been obtained from the system. College result for the year 2021 in B.A 100%, B.Com 100% and B.Sc 100%.

           Principal 01 post by the Government for the wealth of administrative works of college, 2 for the Commerce subject and 1-1 post of assistant professors ( Basic pay 56400/- 7th pay commission) for each other subject at the door of the Government for study studies also there Apart from this, 05 Lab Technician and 04 Attendant posts have been approved. Approval has been given for 1-1 post for assistant grades 1, 2, 3 and 2 posts each for peon. For the additional work of the college, Swachak (01), Chowkidar (01) and Computer Operator (01) posts have been appointed by the Jana bhagidari Samiti

         There are total 13 classrooms, 06 laboratory, 01 library reading room and 01 seminar hall with ITC in the college, also the college has a well managed library with a compendium of more than 4800 books, equipped with N-list, computer and internet facilities, cycle-stand, cultural program stage, girls common room, clean washroom, full of greenery in the campus and zero power cut area with the help of Inventor. For the physical and mental growth of the students the college organizes various activities like, cultural programs (dancing and singing) and sports (kabaddi, cricket, athletics and some indoor games). The college has all the necessary requirements for the various sports activities and 6000 m2 ground. To impart holistic training to student, the college undertakes extension activities through NSS volunteers, various societies and departmental activities such as SVEEP, Hygiene, Greenery Committees, Gender Equality and Women Empowerment; moreover the college has Anti-Ragging Committee, Female Anti- Harassment Committee, Grievance Red Cross Committee and Helpdesk etc function in tandem with college administration. These committees work tirelessly as facilitators to enable students to explore their creativity and potential to learn the values of hard work and achieve excellence. 

          The result of the work done with a specific purpose is good, the example of this is our college.