Harish Chandra Post Graduate College

Harish Chandra Postgraduate College, Varanasi is a Govt. aided college and is one of the premier seat of learning of Eastern U.P. under the auspices of Harish Chandra Vidyalaya Samiti (a non profitable charitable institution registered under Indian Society Act 1860.) Bharatendu Harishchandra, the profounder of the modern Hindi Language founded this institution with five students of the locality in 1866. By1910,the institution had started High School Classes. The Intermediate Classes started in year 1939. The Undergraduate Classes in Arts and Commerce began on oct. 4, 1951.At first; the college was affiliated to Banaras Hindu University. The recognition of the Law Classes was made possible in the year 1958. However, owing to certain amendments and changes in the rules and regulation of B.H.U., the college shifted its affiliation with the University of Gorakhpur in the year 1960.Consequently, the B.Ed. Classes began the same year, whereas recognition for B.SC. classes in Maths. Group and Bio. Group was granted in the year 1963 and 1974 respectively