Rajendra College, Chapra is a government college in Chapra district of
Bihar
Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
,
India
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, established in 1938. The college is named after the first President of India, Deshratna Dr.
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, journalist and scholar who served as the first president of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian independen ...
. It is the senior most constituent unit of
Jai Prakash University. The college offers intermediate, UG, & PG level studies. It is also affiliated with
Bihar School Examination Board
The Bihar School Examination Board (abbreviated BSEB) is a statutory body under section 3 of the Bihar School Examination Act - 1952, which is functioning under the Government of Bihar devised to conduct examinations at secondary and senior sec ...
for intermediate board exams.
Departments
College has five faculties:
Faculty of Humanities
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Hindi
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English
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Sanskrit
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Urdu
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Philosophy
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Faculty of Science
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Physics
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Chemistry
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Mathematics
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Botany
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Zoology
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Faculty of Social Science
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Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...
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Political Science
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History
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Geography
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Psychology
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Faculty of Commerce
Faculty of Vocational Studies
Notable Faculties
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Manoranjan Prasad Sinha
References
External links
{{Jai Prakash University
Memorials to Rajendra Prasad
Constituent colleges of Jai Prakash University
1938 establishments in India
Colleges in India
Educational institutions established in 1938