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| founder    = [[Bharatendu Harishchandra]]
| founder    = [[Bharatendu Harishchandra]]
| president  =  
| president  =  
| principal  = Jyotsana Chaturvedi
| principal  = Rajneesh Kunwar
| language    = [[English language|English]] & [[Hindi]]
| language    = [[English language|English]] & [[Hindi]]
| campus      = [[Urban area|Urban]] Government college
| campus      = [[Urban area|Urban]] Government college
| website    = {{URL|http://www.hcpgcollege.edu.in/}}
| website    = {{URL|http://www.hcpgcollege.edu.in/}}
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'''Harish Chandra Postgraduate College''' is a government college and one of the oldest colleges in Maidagin, [[Varanasi]], [[India]]. A government college that offers [[Undergraduate education#Indian system|undergraduate]] and postgraduate. The Ph.D. degree programs are running in most of the departments. It was founded in 1860 by [[Bharatendu Harishchandra]] and opened in 1866 with five students. Admission is done through entrance exams conducted by the college every year<ref name="About">{{cite news|title=About|publisher=Official website|access-date=May 2015|url=http://www.hcpgcollege.edu.in/master.php?msg=college}}</ref><ref name="Location">{{cite news|title=Location|publisher=Latlong.net|access-date=May 2015|url=http://www.latlong.net/}}</ref> The college campus is now fully circulated by wifi since October 2018.
'''Harish Chandra Postgraduate College''' is a government college and one of the oldest colleges in Maidagin, [[Varanasi]], [[India]]. A government college that offers [[Undergraduate education#Indian system|undergraduate]] and postgraduate. The Ph.D. degree programs are running in most of the departments. It was founded in 1860 by [[Bharatendu Harishchandra]] and opened in 1866 with five students. Admission is done through entrance exams conducted by the college every year<ref name="About">{{cite news|title=About|publisher=Official website|access-date=1 May 2015|url=http://www.hcpgcollege.edu.in/master.php?msg=college}}</ref><ref name="Location">{{cite news|title=Location|publisher=Latlong.net|access-date=1 May 2015|url=http://www.latlong.net/}}</ref> The college campus is now fully circulated by wifi since October 2018.


==History==
==History==
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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 [[Bharatendu Harishchandra]]. The college opened in 1866 with five students. In 1910, the institution started [[High school#India|high school]], and in 1939 [[Intermediate school|intermediate classes]] were started.
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 [[Bharatendu Harishchandra]]. The college opened in 1866 with five students. In 1910, the institution started [[High school#India|high school]], and in 1939 [[Intermediate school|intermediate classes]] were started.


In October 1951, the college began [[Undergraduate education#Indian system|undergraduate]] courses in arts and commerce.<ref name="History">{{cite news|title=History|publisher=Official website|access-date=May 2015|url=http://www.hcpgcollege.edu.in/master.php?msg=college}}</ref>
In October 1951, the college began [[Undergraduate education#Indian system|undergraduate]] courses in arts and commerce.<ref name="History">{{cite news|title=History|publisher=Official website|access-date=1 May 2015|url=http://www.hcpgcollege.edu.in/master.php?msg=college}}</ref>


===Timeline===
===Timeline===
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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 (academia)|principal]], four teacher representatives and a non-teaching staff representative.
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 (academia)|principal]], four teacher representatives and a non-teaching staff representative.


The [[Principal (academia)|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.<ref name="Management">{{cite news|title=Management|publisher=Official website|access-date=May 2015|url=http://www.hcpgcollege.edu.in/master.php?msg=managment}}</ref>
The [[Principal (academia)|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.<ref name="Management">{{cite news|title=Management|publisher=Official website|access-date=1 May 2015|url=http://www.hcpgcollege.edu.in/master.php?msg=managment}}</ref>


==Faculty==
==Faculty==
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*[[Tribhuvan Narain Singh]]: Sixth [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Governor of West Bengal]]
*[[Tribhuvan Narain Singh]]: Sixth [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Governor of West Bengal]]
*[[Mohammad Usman]]: Highest-ranking officer of [[Indian Army]] killed in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]].<ref name="History"/>
*[[Mohammad Usman]]: Highest-ranking officer of [[Indian Army]] killed in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]].<ref name="History"/>
*[[Ramesh Jaiswal]], Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 2022-27


==See also==
==See also==
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Harish Chandra Postgraduate College
Established1860 (1860)
FounderBharatendu Harishchandra
PrincipalRajneesh Kunwar
Address
Maidagin Crossing
,
Varanasi
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
221001
,
India

25°19′11″N 83°00′45″E / 25.319826°N 83.012362°E / 25.319826; 83.012362
CampusUrban Government college
LanguageEnglish & Hindi
Websitewww.hcpgcollege.edu.in

Harish Chandra Postgraduate College is a government college and one of the oldest colleges in Maidagin, Varanasi, India. A government college that offers undergraduate and postgraduate. The Ph.D. degree programs are running in most of the departments. It was founded in 1860 by Bharatendu Harishchandra and opened in 1866 with five students. Admission is done through entrance exams conducted by the college every year[1][2] The college campus is now fully circulated by wifi since October 2018.

History[edit | edit source]

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 Bharatendu Harishchandra. The college opened in 1866 with five students. In 1910, the institution started high school, and in 1939 intermediate classes were started.

In October 1951, the college began undergraduate courses in arts and commerce.[3]

Timeline[edit | edit source]

Organisation[edit | edit source]

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.[4]

Faculty[edit | edit source]

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

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

Noted alumni[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "About". Official website. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Location". Latlong.net. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "History". Official website. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Management". Official website. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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