Harish Chandra Postgraduate College is a government college and one of the oldest colleges in Maidagin,

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. A government college that offers

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and postgraduate. The Ph.D. degree programs are running in most of the departments. It was founded in 1860 by

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and opened in 1866 with five students. Admission is done through entrance exams conducted by the college every year The college campus is now fully circulated by wifi since October 2018.

History

In 1860, the Harish Chandra Vidyalaya Samiti (a non-profit charitable institution registered under Indian Society Act 1860) was incorporated and the same year Harish Chandra Postgraduate College was founded by

. The college opened in 1866 with five students. In 1910, the institution started

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, and in 1939 intermediate classes were started. In October 1951, the college began

courses in arts and commerce.

Timeline

*1860: Harish Chandra Vidyalaya Samiti registered. *1860: Harish Chandra Postgraduate College founded. *1866: College opened with five students. *1910:

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classes started. *1939: Intermediate classes started. *1951: Affiliation with

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. *1958: Law classes recognised. *1960: College shifted its affiliation to the

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. *1960: Commenced

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course. *1963: Commenced

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(Mathematics) course. *1974: Commenced

(Biology) course. *1987: College shifted its affiliation to the Purvanchal University. *2009: College shifted its affiliation to the

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Organisation

Harish Chandra Postgraduate College's management is headed by a team of 16 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.

Faculty

Harish Chandra Postgraduate College runs five faculties for

and

postgraduate Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree. The organization and ...

education. *Faculty of Arts *Faculty of Commerce *Faculty of Science *Faculty of Education *Faculty of Law

Noted alumni

Lal Bahadur Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri (; 2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 and 6th Home Minister of India from 1961 to 1963. He promoted the White Re ...

: Second Prime Minister of India. * Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala: 23rd Prime Minister of Nepal *

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: Second Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. *

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: Sixth Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and

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* Mohammad Usman: Highest-ranking officer of

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killed in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. * Ramesh Jaiswal, Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 2022-27

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