Jhargram Raj College

Jhargram Raj College, established in 1949, is one of the most renowned educational institutions located in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. It is spread over a sprawling 57. 76 acres, and this affiliated college has been nurturing young minds for more than seven decades. Offering 21 courses under eight-degree programmes, the institution has a total student enrolment of 2,933 and a faculty strength of 76.

The college is famous for its courses in the fields of arts and sciences, with specialised honours courses in subjects like Bengali and English, Physics, and Zoology. The college offers many facilities for students' learning experience. The library has over one lakh books and journals about diversified subjects.

There are separate sections for Humanities, Science, and Commerce students in the two-storied extension of the library building, along with an individual reading room for the students. The college is witnessing a digital revolution by adopting INFLIBNET and LIBSYS packages for digital access to books and journals.

For sports enthusiasts, the college offers a very good infrastructure that includes its playground, volleyball, badminton, and basketball courts. There is also an ultra-modern gym for fitness enthusiasts. The college organises an Annual Athletic Meet, and it promotes participation in various intercollegiate and inter-district sports competitions.

Courses available at Jhargram Raj College are at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The college offers 21 courses, of which 17 are undergraduate courses, and the remaining 4 are post-graduate courses. The college offers all full-time regular courses. The undergraduate courses offered are in the Arts, Science, and Commerce streams. Popular courses are B. A. Hons. in Bengali, English, History, Sanskrit. B.

Sc Hons Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and B. Com Hons. At the postgraduate level, the college offers MA in Bengali, M. Sc in Chemistry, and M. Sc in Zoology. Course Name Total Number of Seats BA Bengali Hons 93 BA English Hons 93 BA History Hons 93 BA Political Science Hons 93 BA Philosophy Hons 93 B. Sc Physics Hons 58 B. Sc Chemistry Hons 58 B. Sc Mathematics Hons 77 B. Sc Botany Hons 58 B.

Sc Zoology Hons 58 Applications for the different courses are admitted by the college through an online portal. The admission process for postgraduate programmes of MA Bengali, M. Sc Chemistry, and M. Sc Zoology can be affected by the candidate's performance at the undergraduate degree level.

To make the stay comfortable for the students coming from across the region, the college has facilities for hostels meant for boys and girls.