Jamalpur College, Jamalpur

Jamalpur College was founded in the year 1969 and is one of the prime educational institutions in the city of Jamalpur, Bihar. This co-educational affiliated college is situated on a compact 3. 9-acre campus with a total undergraduate programme enrolment of 1,771 and a faculty strength of 15.

Other facilities available at the college include a library that is centrally based with all types of academic resources either for study or research. Students who are more into sports can maintain a balance in their education by utilising these facilities provided by the college. Keeping in mind the diversified needs of its students across regions, the college offers both boys' and girls' hostel facilities.

These hostels provide comfortable accommodation, therefore making a "home away from home" for students and campus residents, thereby instilling a sense of community. This is an Affiliated College of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. The academic curriculum of Jamalpur College has oriented itself toward its Bachelor of Arts courses.

At present, the institution is offering five full-time BA courses which run for three years. These programmes include BA in English, Journalism and Psychology ; BA in History, Economics and Political Science; BA in Economics, Political Science and Sociology ; BA in Industrial Relations, Economics and Sociology; and BA in Communicative English, Political Science and Economics .

Again, the wide range of courses provides an opportunity for the students to combine different streams of Humanities and Social Sciences that help shape their future in various career fields. The admission procedure of Jamalpur College has been formulated with speed and ease of the applicants in mind, in most cases affiliated colleges follow the instructions laid down by their parent university for the same.

Admissions to most courses are made on the basis of marks secured by the student in the 10+2 examinations; some courses require an entrance test or interview.