Raja Peary Mohan College Explained

Raja Peary Mohan College
Established:20 June 1887
Type:Government College
Principal:Dr. Sudip Kumar Chakrabarty
Address:1, Acharya Dhruba Pal Road, Kotrung
City:Uttarpara
State:West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:22.6558°N 88.3492°W
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Campus:Urban
Affiliations:University of Calcutta
Website:RPMCollege.edu.in

Raja Peary Mohan College[1] is a general purpose college in Hooghly District of West Bengal, India under the University of Calcutta. It offers undergraduate level courses in various arts, commerce and science subjects. The college is a popular institution for undergraduate study in the neighborhood of Uttarpara, the Hooghly district, Howrah and the North 24 Parganas.

History

The college was established in 1881 by late Raja Joy Krishna Mukherjee (who was the father of Raja Peary Mohan Mukherjee), a leading social reformer and educationist of colonial Bengal, when it was under the British rule.[2]

Departments and courses

The college offers different undergraduate and postgraduate courses and aims at imparting education to the undergraduates of lower- and middle-class people of Uttarpara and its adjoining areas.[3]

Science

Science faculty consists of the departments of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science & Application, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, and Economics.

Arts & Commerce

Arts and Commerce faculty consists of departments of Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Education, and Commerce.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . rpmcollege.org.
  2. Web site: History of Raja Peary Mohan College. 12 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Courses Offered, Raja Peary Mohan College. 12 November 2023.