Since long before the dawn of Independence the erudite people among the depressed, persecuted and toiling masses of Tehatta and her adjacent villages have earnestly tried to eradicate the cause of illiteracy from the locality and to enlighten them with the blessing of higher education.
The initial steps, now recognized as prime, were the foundation of Tehatta Sailendra Smriti Sangha, a village Library, a small Hospital, a Post Office and of course Tehatta Free Primary School and Tehatta High School. The latest and glorious inclusion in the list was Tehatta Sadananda Mahavidyalaya, (Estd. 2013) a coeducational Govt. aided Degree College, affiliated to University of Burdwan.