Chairman of RICE Group and Chancellor of Adamas University
Prof. (Dr.) Samit Ray has been the life and soul behind RICE Education since it was established in 1985. Prof. Ray started his career as a software professional in the 1980s and quickly realized that not many candidates from West Bengal were able to qualify for the state and national competitive examinations.
RICE Education began with a single classroom and a small group of students in the northern fringes of Kolkata. Reaping the benefits of the courses at RICE, countless candidates from the state have gone on to secure government jobs.
Today, the name RICE Group is synonymous with success in Bengal — and the man who has always held the reins to steer us toward excellence is Prof. Samit Ray.
Dear Students,
For West Bengal to sustain its rightful place in terms of power, dignity, and influence—whether in education, innovation, culture, or administration—we must nurture a new generation of leaders committed to public service and nation-building. One of the most effective pathways to such leadership is the Civil Services Examination.
Bengal has historically been the cradle of brilliance. Our students are intelligent, hardworking, and full of potential. Yet, too often, their dreams remain limited to becoming doctors or engineers. While these professions are invaluable, our call is higher. Bengal must once again produce more officers for Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) who will stand at the forefront of governance and nation-building.
The first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service under the British Raj was a Bengali — Satyendranath Tagore, the elder brother of the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. He was followed by a number of Bengalis – including Surendra Nath Banerjee who refused to surrender to irrational dictates of his British superiors and earned the nickname `Surrender Not’, and Subhas Chandra Bose who succeeded in the Indian Civil Service examination but refused to join the imperial bureaucracy to serve the cause of the freedom of his motherland. In the immediate aftermath of independence Bengal’s presence in the IAS – the successor of ICS – was commendable. We need to carry forward this proud legacy of Bengal in governance and administration. Our mission is to guide and empower you with the right training, exam-oriented study materials, and a nurturing ecosystem to enable you to succeed in the UPSC examination. Only when students of Bengal reach Delhi as future administrators, decision-makers, and changemakers Bengal, nay India, will find new strength and prosperity. Through your success, Bengal will rise, and India will prosper.
With faith in you and in the spirit of Bengal,
Prof. (Dr.) Samit Ray
Chairman of RICE Group and Chancellor of Adamas University
Prof. (Dr.) Samit Ray
Chairman of RICE Group
Chancellor of Adamas University
Since 1985
The Journey
Prof. (Dr.) Samit Ray has been the life and soul behind RICE Education since it was established in 1985. Prof. Ray started his career as a software professional in the 1980s and quickly realized that not many candidates from West Bengal were able to qualify for the state and national competitive examinations.
RICE Education started with a single classroom and a bunch of students in the northern fringes of Kolkata. A visionary dream that would transform countless lives across Bengal.
Reaping the benefits of the courses at RICE, countless candidates from the state have managed to secure government jobs. Today, the name RICE Group is synonymous with success in Bengal.
Here, at RICE IAS, students are groomed with meticulous care and subjected to rigorous academic scrutiny, only to secure them a bright future and to help them manifest their dreams. It is here that merit meets excellence, and prudence leads to perfection.
Programme Details
At RICE, we teach you to overcome challenges posed by competitive examinations. The number of candidates overcoming the hurdles of these competitive exams, and emerging with flying colors, is on the rise.
The recipe for success is a methodology unique to RICE, comprising a process called Capacity Buildup. Interactive classes, recurrent testing, special exams, Mission 100… these are some of the tools that will expand your horizon.
As we all know, Rome was not built in a day. Neither was RICE. And yet, in a short span of time, we have achieved astonishing success. RICE has trained almost 1,50,000 successful students who have gone on to work in various central and state Government positions.
Comprehensive preparation for state-level competitive examinations
Rigorous training for India's most prestigious civil services
Specialized courses for banking and railway sector exams
Expert guidance for teaching and staff selection exams
It is here that you will be able to pursue excellence and emerge victorious in this cut-throat world. With you by our side, we look forward to adding more feathers to our well-adorned hat.
This has only been possible due to the meticulous work put in by everyone involved at RICE, from students and parents to our teachers and staff, and we have been encouraged to establish branches in every nook and corner of West Bengal.
Chairman, RICE Group
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