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Raja Peary Mohan College

Coordinates: 22°39′21″N 88°20′57″E / 22.65583°N 88.34917°E / 22.65583; 88.34917
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Raja Peary Mohan College
TypeGovernment
Established20 June 1887; 137 years ago (20 June 1887)
PrincipalDr. Sudip Kumar Chakrabarty
Address
1, Acharya Dhruba Pal Road, Kotrung
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22°39′21″N 88°20′57″E / 22.65583°N 88.34917°E / 22.65583; 88.34917
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of Calcutta
WebsiteRPMCollege.edu.in
Raja Peary Mohan College is located in West Bengal
Raja Peary Mohan College
Location in West Bengal
Raja Peary Mohan College is located in India
Raja Peary Mohan College
Raja Peary Mohan College (India)

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

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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

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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

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

Arts & Commerce

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". rpmcollege.org.
  2. ^ "History of Raja Peary Mohan College". Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Courses Offered, Raja Peary Mohan College". Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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