Raja Peary Mohan College

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.

Raja Peary Mohan College
TypeGovernment College
Established20 June 1887
PrincipalDr. Sudip Kumar Chakrabarty
Address
1, Acharya Dhruba Pal Road, Kotrung
,
Uttarpara
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°39′21″N 88°20′57″E
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of Calcutta
WebsiteRPMCollege.edu.in
Location in West Bengal
Raja Peary Mohan College (India)

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.

See also

References
  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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