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{{Infobox College
{{Short description|College in Bihar}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
|name = Patna College
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}

{{Infobox college
|established = 1863
|type = [[Public College|Public]]
| name = Patna College
| other_name = PC
|chancellor = Devanand Konwar
| image = Seal of Patna College.png
|vice_chancellor = Shambhu Nath Singh
| caption = Seal of Patna College
|principal = Prof. (Dr.) Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh<ref>{{cite newspaper|newspaper=The Times of India |location=Patna |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-03/patna/31119114_1_patna-college-entire-campus-students |title=Punish erring students: Patna College principal |first=B K |last=Mishra |date=Mar 3, 2012 |accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref>
| type = [[Public College|Public]]
|Staff =
| established = {{Start date and age|1863|01|09|df=yes}}
|students =
| affiliation = [[Patna University]]
|undergrad =
| principal = Prof. Dr Sanjay Kumar Singha<ref>{{cite web |title= Patna College celebrates 161st Foundation Day with fervor | website= [[The Times of India]] | url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/patna-college-celebrates-161stfoundation-day-with-fervour/articleshow/96870605.cms |date= January 10, 2023 |access-date = March 5, 2023 }}</ref>
|postgrad =
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|doctoral =
| students =
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| undergrad =
|city = [[Patna]]
| postgrad =
|state = [[Bihar]]
| doctoral =
|province =
| other =
|country = India
|campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]]
| city = [[Patna, Bihar]]
| province =
|sports = [[Cricket]], [[Hockey]], [[curling]]
| country = India
|mascot =
| coordinates = {{coord|25.62|85.16 |type:edu |display=inline}}
|athletics =
| campus = Urban
|website = [http://patnacollege.org/index.htm]
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|footnotes =
| website = {{url|patnacollege.ac.in}}
| logo = Emblem Patna College.png
| footnotes =
}}
}}
'''Patna College''' is a constituent state aided College of [[Patna University]] which was established in 1863<ref name="Chaudhary">{{cite news|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-08/patna/30604047_1_patna-college-higher-education-ras-bihari-prasad-singh |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120701123542/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-08/patna/30604047_1_patna-college-higher-education-ras-bihari-prasad-singh |url-status= dead |archive-date= 1 July 2012 |title= Patna College turns 150 |first=Uday Narayan |last=Chaudhary |date= 8 January 2012 |location=Patna |newspaper= [[The Times of India]] |access-date=2012-01-29}}</ref> during the [[British Raj]]. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in science, arts and commerce as well as some vocational courses like [[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]], [[Bachelor of Journalism#Bachelor of Journalism in India|BMC]] and [[Bachelor of Computer Application|BCA]]. The college is affiliated to [[Patna University]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Colleges of Patna University | url=http://www.patnauniversity.ac.in/colleges.html|website=Patna University}}</ref> It is also considered to be the oldest institution of higher education in [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Times of India|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/PDATOI/articleshow/11429759.cms |title=CM promises all help to Patna College for growth |agency= TNN
|date=10 January 2012 |location=Patna |access-date= 30 January 2012}}</ref>


== History ==
Patna College is the oldest institution of higher education in Bihar. Nearly every major college of Patna- [[Patna Law College]], Engineering College ([[National Institute of Technology, Patna]] at present), [[Patna Science College]] and [[Vanijya Mahavidyala]], has their roots from this college. Patna College was established on 9 January 1863, during the British Raj.


[[File:Wide Angle view of Patna College.jpg|left|thumb|397x397px|Patna College]]
'''Patna College''' is a college in the state of [[Bihar]], India. It was founded on 9 January 1863<ref>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Times of India|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-08/patna/30604047_1_patna-college-higher-education-ras-bihari-prasad-singh |title= Patna College turns 150 |first=Uday Narayan |last=Chaudhary |date= January 8, 2012 |location=Patna |accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref>during the [[British Raj]] and is now affiliated to [[Patna University]]. It is also considered to be the oldest institution of higher education in Bihar.<ref>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Times of India|url= http://m.timesofindia.com/PDATOI/articleshow/11429759.cms |title=CM promises all help to Patna College for growth |agency= TNN
After the split-up of old [[Patna University]] into [[Patna University]] and [[Bihar University]] on 2 January 1952, the institution saw a significant shift. Until January 1952, the college was a government college and it functioned as an independent unit, but later it became an implied college of Patna University and became responsible only for Undergraduate studies due to the shifting of the burden of Post-graduate learning on University. After the centralization of two years of special honours-teaching, the honours of all art subjects remained in this college. Honours teaching was carried out by the nominated teachers of the Faculty of Arts from all the colleges of the university. In the first two hours, the students of Arts of Honors classes, of other colleges also used to come to study in this college.
|date=January 10, 2012 |location=Patna |accessdate= 30 January 2012}}</ref>


But due to the gradual increase in the number of students, up to the end of the eighth decade, honours classes of various art courses were conducted in their respective colleges.
==History==
Since its inception in 1863 Patna College functioned as a Government College. It became a constituent college of Patna University on January 2, 1952.<ref>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Times of India|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-08/patna/30604047_1_patna-college-higher-education-ras-bihari-prasad-singh |title= Patna College turns 150 |first=Uday Narayan |last=Chaudhary |date= January 8, 2012 |location=Patna |accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref> The college is celebrating its 150th year in 2012.<ref>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Kolkatya|url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/bihar/story_14965407.jsp |title= Lecture plan for college birthday |first=Roshan |lkast=Kumar |date= January 4, 2012 |accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref> <ref>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Kolkata|url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120110/jsp/bihar/story_14984333.jsp |title= Slogans counter CM sermons |first=Thirumoy |last=Banerjee |date= January 9, 2012 |accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref>


In 1957, all but the Geography, Sociology and Psychology post-graduate departments were shifted to Darbhanga House. However many teachers of Patna College still have been bearing the responsibility of postgraduate education by attending the departments in Darbhanga House.
The College is also associated with [[E M Forster|E. M. Forster's]] novel, ''[[A Passage to India]]''. According to Adwaita P. Ganguly, the institution known as ''Chandrapore College'' in the novel is "a replica of Patna College".<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite book | title=India, mystic, complex, and real: a detailed study of E. M. Forster's A Passage To India |url= http://books.google.co.in/books?id=heG1kMxJBA8C&pg=PA29 |first=Adwaita P. |last=Ganguly |page= 29 |publisher= Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd. |location=Delhi |year=1990 |accessdate= 2012-02-01}}</ref> Forster met Charles Russell and V. H. Jackson, who were professors of the college, in the course of writing his novel, ''A Passage to India''. Forster had collected [[Hiuen Tsang]]'s ''Indian Diary'' from Russell before he made his visit to ''Barabar Caves'' that appears as an important location in the novel. A hostel in the campus of the college is named after Jackson.<ref name=autogenerated1 />


There is hardly any change in post-operative activities. Maximum old councils, clubs as well as hostels are still under the Principal of the college.
==Campus and buildings==
The administrative block of the college is the oldest of all the buildings. It used to be the site for an opium store-house and a Dutch factory in the 17th century, much before the college was started. Other buildings were constructed gradually over a period of time.


On 9 September 1974, the Economics department was split from the Patna College and it took form into [[Vanijya Mahavidyala]]. Presently [[Vanijya Mahavidyala]] is in the college's yard itself.
[[File:Patna College, Admin Building, June 29 2012.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Administrative Building]]


Patna College is the first college in Bihar that celebrated the centenary ceremony in 1963 itself.
Some of these are the western wing (1871), the eastern (1880), the portico and the present BA lecture theatre (1882) connected with the main building by the long western corridor named after principal Ewbank. Later the hostels like ''Jackson, Minto, New and Iqbal'' and quarters for the principal and professors were constructed.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Times of India|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-07/patna/30601448_1_patna-college-presidency-college-college-building |title= Of Dutch factory and Patna College |agency= TNN |date= January 7, 2012 |location=Patna |accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref>
[[File:Western corridor of Patna College.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Western corridor of Patna College]]


The college is also associated with [[E. M. Forster]]'s novel, [[A Passage to India]]. According to Adwaita P. Ganguly, the institution known as ''Chandrapore College'' in the novel is "a replica of Patna College". Forster met Charles Russell and V. H. Jackson, who were professors of the college, in the course of writing his novel, [[A Passage to India]]. Forster had collected [[Hiuen Tsang]]'s ''Indian Diary'' from Russell before he made his visit to ''Barabar Caves'' that appear as an important location in the novel. A hostel in the campus of the college is named after Jackson.


The legendary filmmaker, [[Satyajit Ray]], used the picturesque campus of the college for his award-winning film, [[Seemabaddha]].<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Hindu |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/oxford-of-the-east-badly-in-need-of-restoration/article5556271.ece |title= 'Oxford of the East' badly in need of restoration |date= 9 January 2014 |access-date=2018-05-18}}</ref>
The college building has been declared to be a heritage site by the Archaeological Survey of India.<ref name=autogenerated2 />


== Campus and buildings ==
==150th anniversary==
[[File:View of Patna College, Administrative Block.jpg|thumb|200px|right|View of Patna College, Administrative Block in the middle]]
A number of celebrations are being organised during 2012 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the college.<ref>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Kolkatya|url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/bihar/story_14965407.jsp |title= Lecture plan for college birthday |first=Roshan |lkast=Kumar |date= January 4, 2012 |accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref> Coinciding with the anniversary is the centenary of the [[Bihar Legislative Council]], which held its first session in the seminar hall of Patna college in 1913 and returned there to mark the occasion on 20 January 2012.<ref>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Asian Age |location=Kolkata |url=http://www.asianage.com/india/bihar-s-oldest-college-revive-royal-link-074 |title=Bihar’s oldest college to revive ‘royal link’ |first= Anand S. T. |last=Das |date=January 31, 2012 |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper| newspaper=The Times of India |location=Patna|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-20/patna/30646550_1_legislative-council-nitish-kumar-ghulam-gaus |title=Council holds centenary meet at Patna College |first=Abhay |last=Singh |date=Jan 20, 2012 |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref>
[[File:Western Corridor Gateway, Patna College.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Western Corridor Gateway of Patna College]]
[[File:View of college from Western Corridor.jpg|thumb|200px|right|View of college from Western Corridor]]


The '''administrative block''' of the college is the oldest of all the buildings. It used to be the site for an opium storehouse and a Dutch factory in the 17th century, much before the college was started. Other buildings were constructed gradually over a period of time.
==Notable alumni==
*Dr Sachidanand Sinha, first President of the Indian Constituent Assembly(provisional).<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|url= http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Qcc-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=lUwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5170,7016041&dq=patna-college&hl=en |title= Sachidanand Sinha Dead |date= Mar 7, 1950 |accessdate= 31 January 2012}}</ref>
*[[Jaya Prakash Narayan]]<ref> http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx </ref>
*Dr. [[Sri Krishna Sinha]]
*Dr. [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]]<ref> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Patna-College-turns-150-celebrations-today/articleshow/17947889.cms</ref>
*[[Srinivas Kumar Sinha]]
*[[Balmiki Prasad Singh]]<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]] |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120326/jsp/bihar/story_15293855.jsp#.UBuqYt4tjnY |title=Old boys pledge to reinstate lost glory |author=ROSHAN KUMAR |date=26 March 2012 |accessdate=3 August 2012}}</ref>


Some of these are the '''western wing''' (1871), the '''eastern''' (1880), the '''portico''' and the present '''BA lecture theater''' (1882) connected with the main building by the long '''western corridor''' named after principal Ewbank. Later the hostels like ''Jackson, Minto, New and Iqbal'' and quarters for the principal and professors were constructed.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite news|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-07/patna/30601448_1_patna-college-presidency-college-college-building |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130103090737/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-07/patna/30601448_1_patna-college-presidency-college-college-building |url-status= dead |archive-date= 3 January 2013 |title= Of Dutch factory and Patna College |agency= TNN |date= 7 January 2012 |location=Patna |newspaper= [[The Times of India]] |access-date=2012-01-30}}</ref>
==Notable faculty==

*[[Ram Sharan Sharma]], historian, and also an alumnus of the college.<ref>{{cite newspaper|newspaper=Frontline|url= http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2819/stories/20110923281910500.htm |title= Secular historian | first=Suvira |last=Jaiswal |date= September 23, 2011 |accessdate=2012-02-14}}</ref>
[[File:Western Corridor Patna College.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Western Corridor Patna College with the language wing in the far]]
*[[R. K. Sinha]], English,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bihartimes.in/articles/snsinha/rksinha.html |title=Homage to Dr R.K.Sinha |author=Suresh Nandan Sinha |work=article |publisher=The Bihar Times |accessdate=2 August 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Language Wing connected with Western Corridor.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Language Wing connected with Western Corridor]]

The college building has been declared to be a heritage site by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref name="autogenerated2" />

[[File:Huge Indoor Staircase of Administrative block.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ground Floor Stairway]]
[[File:Upper Stairway of Administrative block.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Upper Stairway]]

== Departments ==
=== Arts & Commerce ===

* English
* Hindi
* Urdu
* Maithili
* Bangla
* Sanskrit
* Arabic
* Farsi(Persian)
* History
* Political Science
* Economics
* Psychology
* Philosophy
* Sociology
* Geography
* Mass Communication
* Ancient Indian history and Archaeology

== 150th anniversary ==
A number of celebrations were organised during 2012 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the college.<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Kolkata|url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/bihar/story_14965407.jsp |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130203133144/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/bihar/story_14965407.jsp |url-status= dead |archive-date= 3 February 2013 |title= Lecture plan for college birthday |first=Roshan |last=Kumar |date= 4 January 2012 |access-date=2012-03-28}}</ref> Coinciding with the anniversary is the centenary of the [[Bihar Legislative Council]], which held its first session in the seminar hall of Patna college in 1913 and returned there to mark the occasion on 20 January 2012.<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Asian Age |location=Kolkata |url=http://www.asianage.com/india/bihar-s-oldest-college-revive-royal-link-074 |title=Bihar's oldest college to revive 'royal link' |first= Anand S. T. |last=Das |date=31 January 2012 |access-date=2012-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|location=Patna|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Council-holds-centenary-meet-at-Patna-College/articleshow/11568444.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707034420/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-20/patna/30646550_1_legislative-council-nitish-kumar-ghulam-gaus |url-status=live |archive-date=7 July 2012 |title=Council holds centenary meet at Patna College |first=Abhay |last=Singh |date=20 Jan 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date= 2012-03-29}}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==

*[[Khuda Bakhsh|HMJ Sir Khan Bahadur Khuda bakhsh]] - Eminent Historian, Advocate and Former Chief Justice of Nizam's [[Hyderabad State]], Founder of [[Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library]]
*[[Ramdhari Singh Dinkar]]-The Hindi poet of national eminence.
*[[Annada Shankar Ray]] – Noted Bengali novelist and an early Indian ICS
*[[Ram Sharan Sharma]] – Reputed Historian, former chairman, [[Indian History Congress]], Former Head, Dept. of History, [[Delhi University]]
*[[Jayaprakash Narayan]]- Known for his Concept of ‘[[Total Revolution]]’.
*[[B C Roy]] (1897–1901) – First Chief Minister of [[West Bengal]] after Independence.
*[[Sachchidananda Sinha]] (1892) – One of the makers of Modern Bihar, first Chairman of [[Constituent Assembly of India]].
*[[Krishna Sinha]] – First Chief Minister of [[Bihar]] after Independence.
*[[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]] – Regarded among foremost builders of Bihar and first Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.
*[[Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha]] – Chief Justice of [[Patna High Court]] (1943) and Chief Justice of India (1959).
*[[Kishore Kunal]]- IPS (Retd.), Ex-Vice Chancellor, K S S University, [[Darbhanga]].
*[[Ganesh Dutt]](1895) – a Venerated personality of Modern Bihar
*[[Uday Narayan Choudhary]]- Speaker, Bihar Vidhan Sabha
*[[Mahendra Prasad]]- Member, [[Rajya Sabha]]
*[[Binod Kumar Roy]], Chief Justice of three [[High courts of India|High Courts of India]]

== Notable faculty ==
*[[Ram Sharan Sharma]], historian, and also an alumnus of the college.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Frontline|url= http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2819/stories/20110923281910500.htm |title= Secular historian | author-link=Suvira Jaiswal |first=Suvira|last=Jaiswal|date= 23 September 2011 |access-date=2012-02-14}}</ref>
*[[R. K. Sinha]], English,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bihartimes.in/articles/snsinha/rksinha.html |title=Homage to Dr R.K.Sinha |author=Suresh Nandan Sinha |work=article |publisher=The Bihar Times |access-date=2 August 2012}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
{{commons category}}
*{{cite book |title=A Soldier Recalls |author=S K Sinha |year=1992 |publisher=Lancer International, New Delhi |isbn=9788170621614 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vHglFDHJi78C&q=patna+college&pg=PA26 |access-date=2 August 2012}}
*{{cite book |title=Autobiography Of An Unknown Cricketer |author=Sujit Mukherjee |year=1996 |publisher=Ravi Dayal Publisher, New Delhi |isbn=9788175300019 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mbEy8dZYzjUC&q=patna+college&pg=PA34 |access-date=2 August 2012}}
*{{cite book |title=My Life, My Work |author=Justice Harihar Mahapatra |year=2011 |publisher=Allied Publishers Private Limited |isbn=9788184246407 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6oF1W6N7sg0C&q=My+Life,+My+Work++By+Justice+Harihar+Mahapatra |access-date=2 August 2012}}
*{{cite book |title=A new dawn: Patna reincarnated |author=Sudhir Kumar Jha |year=2005 |publisher=Sudhir Kumar Jha |isbn=978-81-7525-621-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xCVuAAAAMAAJ&q=satyajeet+ray+patna+college |access-date=2 August 2012}}
*{{cite book |title=Education and social changes in Bihar, 1900–1921: a survey of social history of Bihar from Lord Curzon to noncooperation movement |author=Shreedhar Narayan Pandey |year=1975 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-0-8426-0986-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9uAJAAAAMAAJ&q=patna+college |access-date=2 August 2012}}


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==Bibliography==
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*{{cite book |title=A Soldier Recalls |author=S K Sinha |year=1992 |publisher=Lancer International, New Delhi |url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=vHglFDHJi78C&pg=PA26&dq=patna+college&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DOBzT4Elw8ytB4Pmve0N&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=patna%20college&f=false |accessdate=August 2, 2012}}
*{{cite book |title=Autobiography Of An Unknown Cricketer |author=Sujit Mukherjee |year=1996 |publisher=Ravi Dayal Publisher, New Delhi |http://books.google.co.in/books?id=mbEy8dZYzjUC&pg=PA34&dq=patna+college&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DOBzT4Elw8ytB4Pmve0N&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=patna%20college&f=false |accessdate=August 2, 2012}}
*{{cite book |title=My Life, My Work |author=Justice Harihar Mahapatra |year=2011 |publisher=Allied Publishers Private Limited |http://books.google.co.in/books?id=6oF1W6N7sg0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=My+Life,+My+Work++By+Justice+Harihar+Mahapatra&source=bl&ots=Ae6OkrS8rM&sig=_NX6sEmkmq8j2B9T72ZlVkcVOac&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hDIaUJfuL6f4mAWV2YGYDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false |accessdate=August 2, 2012}}
*{{cite book |title=A new dawn: Patna reincarnated |author=Sudhir Kumar Jha |year=2005 |url=http://books.google.co.in/books?ei=GE0aUPbRFcrtmAWz_YHQBg&id=xCVuAAAAMAAJ&dq=satyajeet+ray+patna+college&q=satyajeet+ray+patna+college#search_anchor |accessdate=August 2, 2012}}
*{{cite book |title=Education and social changes in Bihar, 1900-1921: a survey of social history of Bihar from Lord Curzon to noncooperation movement |author=Shreedhar Narayan Pandey |year=1975 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=9uAJAAAAMAAJ&q=patna+college&dq=patna+college&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Jd5zT6PnKIjJrQf5mczGDQ&redir_esc=y |accessdate=August 2, 2012}}


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Patna College
Seal of Patna College
Other name
PC
TypePublic
Established9 January 1863; 161 years ago (1863-01-09)
AffiliationPatna University
PrincipalProf. Dr Sanjay Kumar Singha[1]
Location
Patna, Bihar
,
India

25°37′N 85°10′E / 25.62°N 85.16°E / 25.62; 85.16
CampusUrban
Websitepatnacollege.ac.in

Patna College is a constituent state aided College of Patna University which was established in 1863[2] during the British Raj. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in science, arts and commerce as well as some vocational courses like BBA, BMC and BCA. The college is affiliated to Patna University.[3] It is also considered to be the oldest institution of higher education in Bihar.[4]

History

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Patna College is the oldest institution of higher education in Bihar. Nearly every major college of Patna- Patna Law College, Engineering College (National Institute of Technology, Patna at present), Patna Science College and Vanijya Mahavidyala, has their roots from this college. Patna College was established on 9 January 1863, during the British Raj.

Patna College

After the split-up of old Patna University into Patna University and Bihar University on 2 January 1952, the institution saw a significant shift. Until January 1952, the college was a government college and it functioned as an independent unit, but later it became an implied college of Patna University and became responsible only for Undergraduate studies due to the shifting of the burden of Post-graduate learning on University. After the centralization of two years of special honours-teaching, the honours of all art subjects remained in this college. Honours teaching was carried out by the nominated teachers of the Faculty of Arts from all the colleges of the university. In the first two hours, the students of Arts of Honors classes, of other colleges also used to come to study in this college.

But due to the gradual increase in the number of students, up to the end of the eighth decade, honours classes of various art courses were conducted in their respective colleges.

In 1957, all but the Geography, Sociology and Psychology post-graduate departments were shifted to Darbhanga House. However many teachers of Patna College still have been bearing the responsibility of postgraduate education by attending the departments in Darbhanga House.

There is hardly any change in post-operative activities. Maximum old councils, clubs as well as hostels are still under the Principal of the college.

On 9 September 1974, the Economics department was split from the Patna College and it took form into Vanijya Mahavidyala. Presently Vanijya Mahavidyala is in the college's yard itself.

Patna College is the first college in Bihar that celebrated the centenary ceremony in 1963 itself.

The college is also associated with E. M. Forster's novel, A Passage to India. According to Adwaita P. Ganguly, the institution known as Chandrapore College in the novel is "a replica of Patna College". Forster met Charles Russell and V. H. Jackson, who were professors of the college, in the course of writing his novel, A Passage to India. Forster had collected Hiuen Tsang's Indian Diary from Russell before he made his visit to Barabar Caves that appear as an important location in the novel. A hostel in the campus of the college is named after Jackson.

The legendary filmmaker, Satyajit Ray, used the picturesque campus of the college for his award-winning film, Seemabaddha.[5]

Campus and buildings

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View of Patna College, Administrative Block in the middle
Western Corridor Gateway of Patna College
View of college from Western Corridor

The administrative block of the college is the oldest of all the buildings. It used to be the site for an opium storehouse and a Dutch factory in the 17th century, much before the college was started. Other buildings were constructed gradually over a period of time.

Some of these are the western wing (1871), the eastern (1880), the portico and the present BA lecture theater (1882) connected with the main building by the long western corridor named after principal Ewbank. Later the hostels like Jackson, Minto, New and Iqbal and quarters for the principal and professors were constructed.[6]

Western Corridor Patna College with the language wing in the far
Language Wing connected with Western Corridor

The college building has been declared to be a heritage site by the Archaeological Survey of India.[6]

Ground Floor Stairway
Upper Stairway

Departments

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Arts & Commerce

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  • English
  • Hindi
  • Urdu
  • Maithili
  • Bangla
  • Sanskrit
  • Arabic
  • Farsi(Persian)
  • History
  • Political Science
  • Economics
  • Psychology
  • Philosophy
  • Sociology
  • Geography
  • Mass Communication
  • Ancient Indian history and Archaeology

150th anniversary

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A number of celebrations were organised during 2012 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the college.[7] Coinciding with the anniversary is the centenary of the Bihar Legislative Council, which held its first session in the seminar hall of Patna college in 1913 and returned there to mark the occasion on 20 January 2012.[8][9]

Notable alumni

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Notable faculty

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References

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  1. ^ "Patna College celebrates 161st Foundation Day with fervor". The Times of India. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. ^ Chaudhary, Uday Narayan (8 January 2012). "Patna College turns 150". The Times of India. Patna. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Colleges of Patna University". Patna University.
  4. ^ "CM promises all help to Patna College for growth". The Times of India. Patna. TNN. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ^ "'Oxford of the East' badly in need of restoration". The Hindu. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Of Dutch factory and Patna College". The Times of India. Patna. TNN. 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  7. ^ Kumar, Roshan (4 January 2012). "Lecture plan for college birthday". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  8. ^ Das, Anand S. T. (31 January 2012). "Bihar's oldest college to revive 'royal link'". The Asian Age. Kolkata. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  9. ^ Singh, Abhay (20 January 2012). "Council holds centenary meet at Patna College". The Times of India. Patna. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  10. ^ Jaiswal, Suvira (23 September 2011). "Secular historian". Frontline. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  11. ^ Suresh Nandan Sinha. "Homage to Dr R.K.Sinha". article. The Bihar Times. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

Bibliography

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