Patna Science College, established in 1927, is one of the oldest science colleges in

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. It is affiliated to

Patna University Patna University is a public state university in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj. It is the first university in Bihar and the seventh oldest university in the Indian subcontinent in the modern e ...

, and offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in science.

History

Patna Science College is an institute of higher education in science which began in 1927 as the science department of

. It was opened on 15 November 1928 by the then

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. As of 2010, the college offers courses in physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, geology, mathematics, statistics and management, as well as vocational courses. It provides three-year BSc (Honours) and MSc courses in the aforementioned subjects. The college used to offer

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courses, including Junior school, High school and Junior College education, but these have been discontinued.

Departments

Undergraduate Program

*BSc Chemistry (Honours) *BSc Physics (Honours) *BSc Mathematics (Honours) *BSc Zoology (Honours) *BSc Botany (Honours) *BSc Statistics (Honours) *BSc Geology (Honours)

Self Financing Courses / Vocational Courses

*BSc (Honours) in Biotechnology *BSc (Honours) in Environmental Science *BSc (Honours) in Computer Applications

Location

The college is located between

's main library and the National Institute of Technology Patna on Ashok Rajpath,

. It is situated on the banks of the River Ganga.

Hostel

There are six hostels for students that include

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House, Ramanujan Bhawan C.V. Raman, and Bhabha Hostel. The Girls' Hostel is shared with other Patna university colleges and it is next to the college. Students also take up residence in nearby private accommodation. Each department has its own library as well as its own building. Students also have access to the

library.

Notable alumni

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, Former Cabinet Secretary of India *

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, ex-DGP Bihar *

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, Physicist, known as a

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, Mathematician * Najmuddin, 4 times MLA, Bahadurganj * Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Politician *

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Notable faculty

* Ravindra Kumar Sinha, Biology * H. C. Verma, Physics *Dr. K. C. Sinha, Mathematics * Ram Parikshan Roy, Botany

References

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