Manbhum Mahavidyalaya, initially affiliated to the University of Burdwan (1986) now it is affiliated under the Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, was established in 1986, with a view to extending academic knowledge, offering scope for higher education and all round development to its students especially amongst the relatively deprived and backward sections of the people of the district.

The college came into existence primarily as a result of the enterprise and responsibility undertaken by the local residents and social workers with lofty objectives. In 1985 the organizing committee of the proposed college and later, the Ad-hoc Governing Body of the college took massive efforts to realize their dream of a college, went on collecting donations from the people and succeeded remarkably. The college building came up and it was admirably supported by the Purulia Zilla Parishad, without whose repeated sanction of grants from the district plan the present college building would not have been possible.

The college provides platform to cultivate a strong community feeling amongst the students of different communities and this creates a bond of love, respect and fellow feelings.