A public, co-educational college in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, offering commerce, arts and law programmes, affiliated to Shaheed Nandkumar Patel Vishwavidhalaya Raigarh.
Govt. Paluram Dhananiya Commerce and Arts College is a public, co-educational college located on Kotra Road, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), PIN code 496001. It is affiliated to Shaheed Nandkumar Patel Vishwavidhalaya Raigarh. The college's mission is enabling the youth to meet the demands of contemporary society. It had about 1100 to 1150 students.
The college was established on 15 August 1965 in memory of Palu Ram Dhananiya by the Palu Ram Dhananiya Memorial Samiti, with funds from the Seth Kirodimal Charitable Trust. Before its founding, Raigarh city had no commerce college. It began with 7 students, and the first principal, Nand Lal Sharma, served for about 17 years. Arts faculty classes began in 1969. The college was brought under government control on 1 October 1986.
The commerce faculty offers B.Com and M.Com classes. A five-year integrated B.A. LL.B. course has been run under the law faculty since the 2017-18 session. The college is UGC recognised under Section 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act. Scholarships include Post Matric, BPL and integrated scholarship schemes.
Listed facilities include a seminar hall, canteen, girls common room, library (Vachnalaya), sports ground, NSS Vatika (garden), smart classroom, Wi-Fi, CCTV surveillance, English lab, moot court room and legal aid cell.
Admission is general, through an application form with required documents.