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'''Government Science College, Jabalpur''' is an institution situated in the city of [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. It was established in 1836, making it one of the oldest colleges in India. It has been accredited with grade 'A' by [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sciencecollegejabalpur.org/about-us/|title=About Us – Government Science College, Jabalpur, MP}}</ref> The [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission (UGC)]] granted it autonomous status in 1990 and heritage status in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mphighereducation.nic.in/InstitutePortal/Public/About_Institute.aspx?InstId=NDE5|title=Institute Portal|website=www.mphighereducation.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/487689/mangaluru-college-gets-heritage-tag.html|title=Mangaluru college gets heritage tag|date=July 6, 2015|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Timeline ===<br />
[[File:Jabalpur Engineering College (JEC)'s Civil Engineering Department.jpg|thumb|The former building of Robertson College now houses the Civil engineering department of the [[Jabalpur Engineering College]]]]<br />
* 1836 – Established in the Year 1836 at Saugor (Sagar, MP)<br />
* 1860 – Collegiate School at Saugor started<br />
* 1873 – Transferred from Saugor to Jabalpur <br />
* 1896 – Degree Courses in Science started<br />
* 1916 – Named as Robertson College<br />
* 1947 - Moved to the present campus as the previous campus was alloted to the [[Jabalpur Engineering College]]'s Civil engineering department<br />
* 1947 – After Independence the college is renamed as Mahakaushal Mahavidyalaya. Post Graduate Studies started.<br />
* 1962 – Bifurcated into ‘Govt. Science College’ and Mahakaushal Arts & Commerce College.<br />
* 1985 – Declared Model College by the Department of Higher Education, [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]].<br />
* 1990 – Granted autonomy by the UGC.<br />
* 2002 – Declared "Centre of Excellence in Science Education" by [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]].<br />
* 2002 – Accredited “A” Grade by NAAC.<br />
* 2004 – College with Potential for Excellence by the UGC.<br />
* 2011 – Selected for FIST grant by the [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science & Technology]].<br />
* 2015 – Received Heritage Status from the UGC.<br />
* 2018 – Declared institute of excellence in higher education (iehe): mp govt. (02-07-2018).<br />
* 2019 – 3rd cycle NAAC accredited "A" grade.<br />
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=== Affiliations ===<br />
* 1860–1890: [[Calcutta University]]<br />
* 1891–1922: [[Allahabad University]]<br />
* 1923–1946: [[Nagpur University]]<br />
* 1947–1956: [[Sagar University]]<br />
* 1957–present: [[Jabalpur University]]<br />
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== Academics ==<br />
Government Science College, Jabalpur (MP) India has undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes; offering [[Bachelor of Science]], [[Bachelor of Computer Applications]],[[Master of Science]] and [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degrees in [[natural sciences]], [[formal sciences]], [[exact sciences]] and [[applied sciences]].<br />
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== Teaching Departments ==<br />
* Botany and Microbiology<br />
* Chemistry and Biochemistry<br />
* English Language<br />
* Environmental Science<br />
* Geology<br />
* Hindi<br />
* Mathematics and Computer Science<br />
* Military Science<br />
* Physics, Electronics, Computer Application and Computer Maintenance<br />
* Zoology and Biotechnology<br />
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== Alumni ==<br />
The notable alumni of the college include:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencecollegejabalpur.org/distinguished-alumni-list/|title=Distinguished Alumni List – Government Science College, Jabalpur, MP}}</ref><br />
* [[Kunji Lal Dubey]]<br />
* [[Veni Shankar Jha]]<br />
* [[Ashok Kumar]]<br />
* [[Bhawani Prasad Mishra]]<br />
* [[Kusum Nair]]<br />
* [[Ramkumar Verma]]<br />
* [[Prem Nath]]<br />
* [[Yogesh Mohan Tiwari]]<br />
* [[Ravishankar Shukla]]<br />
* [[Jagmohan Das]]<br />
* [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]]<br />
* [[Chandulal Chandrakar]]<br />
* [[Shiv Prasad Kosta]]<br />
* [[Sharad Yadav]]<br />
* [[Prahlad Singh Patel]]<br />
* [[Rakesh Singh (politician)|Rakesh Singh]]<br />
* [[Om Prakash Dhurve]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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