Madhupur College, established in 1966, is a public general degree college in Madhupur,

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, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka.

History

The college was established in 1966 with a some social workers, politicians, administrators and Educationist like Yasin Ansari, Ajit kr. Banerjee, Moti Lal Dalmiya, Dwarika Prasad Gutgutia, Ram Krishna Choudhary, Prahlad Modi who with their efforts made an resolution to begin this college at than existing Edward Gorge High School now known as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee High school. Soon after their efforts the crowdfunding began from each and every citizen of Madhupur town began, which ultimately made it possible to have its own campus. The land was purchased from the Jharia Maharaja. The names like K.D. Singh, then SDO, the Railway Magistrate Kesav Prasad, the B.D.O, Sri Rama Nand Singh, The C.O, Sri Kamaldeo Prasad Sharma, The officer-in-charge, Moojee Lala Singh had their immense role in overall upliftment of the college infrastructure. In 1970, it got its affiliation from

Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University, formerly Bhagalpur University, is a public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. It was established on 12 July 1960, having local colleges initially associated with Patna University. Its campus is around in a ...

, later, on 10 January 1992, The

Sido Kanhu Murmu University Sido Kanhu Murmu University (SKMU), formerly Siddhu Kanhu University, is a public university situated in the Santhal Parganas region of Jharkhand state in eastern India. It has its headquarters at Dumka, the second capital of Jharkhand. The univ ...

was established by amending the Bihar State Universities Act 1976 (Bihar Act 23/1976) in the

Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated m ...

. The amendment primarily changed the jurisdiction of the Bhagalpur University by bifurcating the six districts of Santhal Parganas which now came under the jurisdiction of the new university; and needless to say, Madhupur College became a constituent unit of this university. After the division of Bihar on 15 November 2000, Madhupur College along with its parent University came under administrative jurisdiction of the state of

Accreditation

Madhupur College was accredited by the

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(NAAC) with 'B Level' certification. It is also officially recognized by University Grant Commission and is registered under 2(f) and 12(b) of the University Grants Commission Act.

Courses

The college offers undergraduate in science, arts and commerce across various streams. These are: B.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons), B.A, B.A (Hons), B.Com., B.Com. (Hons) at the UG level

References

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