Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya, Port Blair , established in 1967, is the oldest college in

Port Blair Port Blair () is the capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India in the Bay of Bengal. It is also the local administrative sub-division (''tehsil'') of the islands, the headquarters for the district of South An ...

, in the

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. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in science, arts and commerce. It is affiliated to

Pondicherry University Pondicherry University, also known as PU, is a collegiate public central university located in Kalapet, Pondicherry in Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 by the Department of Higher Edu ...

History

Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya, Port Blair was established in 1967 as Govt. College under the affiliation of the Punjab University,

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which a ...

. The Islands of Andaman & Nicobar are geographically remote because of the vast distance from the mainland coastal line of

. It is the first degree college in the Union Territory of the

Andaman & Nicobar Islands The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands, of which 37 are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The territory is about north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated f ...

, which marked the beginning of higher education in this region. In 1987, the college's affiliation changed from Punjab University to

Departments

Science

*Chemistry *Physics *Mathematics *Plant Science *Zoology *Computer Science *Economics *Home Science

Commerce and Arts

*Commerce *English *Hindi *Tamil *Bengali *Geography *Historical Studies *Political Science *Physical Education *Tourism and Travel Management

Accreditation

The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

References

External links

Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya
Education in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair Monuments and memorials to Jawaharlal Nehru Colleges affiliated to Pondicherry University Universities and colleges in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands {{AndamanNicobar-university-stub