Harish Chandra Postgraduate College

Harish Chandra Postgraduate College हरीश चन्द्र पोस्टग्रेजुएट कॉलेज
Location
Harish Chandra Postgraduate College College location on Varanasi district map
Maidagin Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, 221001
Coordinates	25°19′11″N 83°00′45″E / 25.319826°N 83.012362°E / 25.319826; 83.012362Coordinates: 25°19′11″N 83°00′45″E / 25.319826°N 83.012362°E / 25.319826; 83.012362
Information
Founded	1 April 1860 (1860-04-01)
Opened	1 April 1866 (1866-04-01)
Founder	Bharatendu Harishchandra
Status	Active
School district	Varanasi district
President	Mr. Om Prakash Agrawal
Principal	Dr. S. L. Yadav
Enrolment	2,547 (2,147 Bachelor's & 400 Masters degree)
Medium of language	English & Hindi
Campus type	Urban
Affiliation	Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith
Website	College website

Harish Chandra Postgraduate College (Hindi: हरीश चन्द्र पोस्टग्रेजुएट कॉलेज) also known as Harish Chandra PG College is a college in Maidagin, Varanasi (India) that offers undergraduate and postgraduate education to students. It was founded in 1860 by Bharatendu Harishchandra and opened in 1866 with five students.^[1]^[2]

History

In 1860, "Harish Chandra Vidyalaya Samiti" (non profitable charitable institution registered under Indian Society Act 1860) was incorporated and the same year Harish Chandra Postgraduate College was founded by Bharatendu Harishchandra. College opened in the year 1866 with five students. In 1910, the institution started high school and in 1939, intermediate classes were started. In Oct 1951, the college began undergraduate courses in arts and commerce.^[3]

Key timelines

1860: Harish Chandra Vidyalaya Samiti registered.
1860: Harish Chandra Postgraduate College founded.
1866: College opened with five students.
1910: High school classes started.
1939: Intermediate classes started.
1951: Affiliation with Banaras Hindu University.
1958: Law classes recognised.
1960: College shifted its affiliation to the Gorakhpur University.
1960: Commended B.Ed. course.
1963: Commenced B.Sc. (Mathematics) course.
1974: Commenced B.Sc. (Biology) course.
1987: College shifted its affiliation to the Purvanchal University.
2009: College shifted its affiliation to the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith.

Organisation

Harish Chandra Postgraduate College's management is headed by a management team of sixteen members. The team consists of a President, one Secretary, seven members, the college principal, four Teacher Representatives and a non-teaching staff representative.

The principal is responsible for all aspects of college's operations, administration, planning, support services, faculty appointments, curricula and student affairs. The principal is appointed by and reports to the management committee of the college.^[4]

Faculty

Harish Chandra Postgraduate College runs five faculties for various undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Commerce
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Law

Noted alumni

Lal Bahadur Shastri: Second Prime Minister of India.
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala: 23rd Prime Minister of Nepal
Dr.Sampurnanand: Second Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Tribhuvan Narain Singh: Sixth Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Governor of West Bengal
Brigadier Mohammad Usman: Highest ranking officer of Indian Army killed in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.

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References

↑ "About". Official website. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "Location". Latlong.net. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
1 2 "History". Official website. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "Management". Official website. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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