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Government Science College, Jabalpur is an educational institute situated in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established in 1836, making it one of the oldest colleges in India. It has been accredited with grade 'A' by NAAC. The University Grants Commission (UGC) granted it autonomous status in 1990 and heritage status in 2015.




History






= Timeline

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1836 – Established in the Year 1836 at Saugor (Sagar, Madhya Pradesh)
1860 – Collegiate School at Saugor started
1873 – Transferred from Saugor to Jabalpur
1896 – Degree Courses in Science started
1916 – Named as Robertson College
1947 - Moved to the present campus as the previous campus was allotted to the Jabalpur Engineering College's Civil engineering department
1947 – After Independence the college was renamed as Mahakaushal Mahavidyalaya. Post Graduate Studies started.
1962 – Bifurcated into ‘Govt. Science College’ and Mahakaushal Arts & Commerce College.
1985 – Declared Model College by the Department of Higher Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh.
1990 – Granted autonomy by the UGC.
2002 – Declared "Centre of Excellence in Science Education" by Government of Madhya Pradesh.
2002 – Accredited “A” Grade by NAAC.
2004 – College with Potential for Excellence by the UGC.
2011 – Selected for FIST grant by the Department of Science & Technology.
2015 – Received Heritage Status from the UGC.
2018 – Declared institute of excellence in higher education (iehe): Government of Madhya Pradesh (02-07-2018).
2019 – 3rd cycle NAAC accredited "A" grade.




= Affiliations

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1860–1890: Calcutta University
1891–1922: Allahabad University
1923–1946: Nagpur University
1947–1956: Sagar University
1957–present: Jabalpur University




Academics


Government Science College, Jabalpur (MP) India has undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes; offering Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Computer Applications,Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in natural sciences, formal sciences, exact sciences and applied sciences.




Teaching Departments


Botany and Microbiology
Chemistry and Biochemistry
English Language
Environmental Science
Geology
Hindi Language
Mathematics and Computer Science
Military Science
Physics, Electronics, Computer Application and Computer Maintenance
Zoology and Biotechnology




Alumni


The notable alumni of the college include:

Kunji Lal Dubey
Veni Shankar Jha
Ashok Kumar
Bhawani Prasad Mishra
Kusum Nair
Ramkumar Verma
Prem Nath
Yogesh Mohan Tiwari
Ravishankar Shukla
Jagmohan Das
Dwarka Prasad Mishra
Chandulal Chandrakar
Shiv Prasad Kosta
Sharad Yadav
Prahlad Singh Patel
Rakesh Singh
Om Prakash Dhurve




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Government Science College, Jabalpur
• Jabalpur Engineering College
• Jabalpur
• Robertson College Jabalpur
• Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya
• List of institutions of higher education in Madhya Pradesh
• List of educational institutions in Jabalpur
• Prahlad Singh Patel
• Rakesh Singh (politician)
• Jabalpur district