Jhargram Raj College (JRC), West Midnapore, West Bengal

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Jhargram Raj College (JRC)

Jhargram,

Paschim Medinipur,

West Bengal,

India - 721507.

+91 3221 255022 / +91 258700

[email protected] / [email protected]

http://www.jhargramrajcollege.org

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Accreditation & Recognition

UGC

Established

1949

Affiliation

Vidyasagar university

About Jhargram Raj College (JRC)

Jhargram Raj College, Jhargram was established in 1949 as Jhargram Agriculture College. Its affiliated to Vidyasagar university.

Jhargram Raj College is situated at the twon of Jhargram, the District Head Quarters of the newlu created District of Jhargram. The area is a place of Natural beauty. The college is set in a campus of 57.76 acres of land amid the serence and verdant forests of primordial trees such as Mahua, Sal, Piasal etc. It has registered a spectacular growth over the years since its inception.

Before the partition of 1947, the only agricultural college of the then undivided Bengal was in Dhaka which after partition became the capital of the then East Pakistan. The need of an agricultural college is West Bengal was felt and discussed in academic as well as administrative spheres of the state. In 1949, the young Raja of Jhargram, Raja Sir Narasingha Malla Ugal Sanda Deb, OBE, KBE, at the request of Pramathanath Banerjee, then Vive Chancellor of Calcutta University, made a bequest of Rupees One Lakh in cash and 317 acres of land for the first agricultural college of West Bengal at Jhargram. The Raja was once a pupil of Professor Pramathanath Banerjee at Presidency College. Thus, a teacher-student endeavor resulted in the establishment of the college in Jhargram with a view to spread education in a backward and predominantly tribal area. The Khaira Professor of Agriculture Dr. Pabitra Kumar Sen who was the first principal of the college, helped with the Khaira Endownment Fund.

The building was started to be raised in 1951 and Jhargra, Agricultural College was promoted to the degree standard with a two-years' B.Sc. Course. However, Calcutta University could not meet the financial requirements for long and in 1953 the college was handed over to the Government of West Bengal with the teaching of Agriculture College at Tollygunge, Calcutta.

The land donated by the Raja of Jhargram became government land and much of it was put to use for various government purposes. The college retained about 57.76 acres of land.

Since its inception, as a premier college of the Jungle Mahal, the mission of the college has been the empowerment of the Under-privileged. Founded on the 1st of July in 1949 as Jhargram Agricultural College, Jhargram Raj College grew into a hallowed centre of higher learning, offering to the undergraduate students a whole array of subjects from three disciplines of Arts, Commerce and Science. Initially affiliated to the University of Calcutta, the college came under affiliation of Vidyasagar University in 1985. In 1999, the college celebrated the completion of 50 years of its glorious ecistence. In 2005, the college introduced its first Postgraduate Course in Chemistry. Gradually, Postgraduate courses in Zoology and Bengali also came into being from 2006 and 2008, respectively. Different minor and major research projects funded by different governmet agencies are carried out by the faculty members of various departments of the college. The faculties regularly participate in seminars, workshops etc, and their research papers are regularly published in reputed journals and periodicals. These activities lead to involve and motivate the students, especially those who are pursuing postgraduate courses in this college, to a research career. In its sixty-eight years of ecistence, the college has witnessed the changes with time and it has been prepared accordingly to cope with the changes and offer better education to its students. Many of the alumni of the college are at the top positions of various government and non-govrnment organisations. Many are reputed academicians. Many have made names in the field of art, music, literature etc. While the college takes pride in them, it busies itself with the duty of grooming the present students and looks forward to a brighter future for the coming generations.

MISSION

Since its inception, the mission of Jhargram Raj College has been the empowerment of the under-privileged, The college has been serving the districts of Medinipur and the greater portions of Manbhum (Comprising of the districts of Purulia and Bankura). Trees, Shrubs and bushes and, hills and hillocks amidst a red earth and, the tribes living here are what distinguish this area from other parts of the state. Jhargram Raj College pays homage to Henry Vivian Louis Derozio as well as to Pandit Raghunath Murmu. Both strived for quest of knowledge an both inspited students to ask questions and look for the truth. Jhargram Raj College welcomes ideas, inventions and, innovations.

Jhargram Raj College being a government college offering quality education programmes at UG as well as a few PG levels takes a special place in the area. Many students of this college come from extremely poor families and under-privileged sections of the society and, are often the first-generation learners. Thier requirements are quite different from that of the students belonging to middle class and comparatively well-to-do families. To ahieve what is required of it, Jhargram Raj College functions accordingly to impart good and quality education in particular and contribute towards social in general.

The college consistently works towards :

Empowering the under-privileged.

Spreading education and awareness.

Making youths socially responsible and able to undertake the social responsiblities that are demanded of a good citizen.

Grooming students as sensitive men and women.

Providing a process of learning via activities that cross-links the society with education.

Imparting values that lead to accountability for the soceity at large.

Inculcating a sense of understanding for self as well as for others.

Levels of study

All Bachelor Master

Science