The Management of Patratu Thermal Power Station (A Unit of State Electricity Board) has established P.T.P.S. College in 1972 to provide higher education among the students of this area. For which Ranchi University accorded affiliation to teach intermediate education. Ranchi University and the State Govt. Provided temporary affiliation of degree standard in Arts, Science and commerce faculties from the session 1982-83.
Library: The library of the PTPS College is rich and arranged in scientific method. There is provision of reading room for the students as well as teachers of the college. The books are issued to the students for 15 days and there is provision of reissue also.The library is having text-books, reference books, Journals and periodicals. There are about ten Thousand books in all the three faculties.