St. Columba's College, Hazaribagh
St. Columba's College, Hazaribag earlier known as Dublin University Mission College, is a premier constituent Unit of Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag. It was established in 1895 by the University of Dublin, UK, and in 1896 it was affiliated with Calcutta University. Due to its performance, within one decade (1904) it became a Grade ‘A’ college of Calcutta University. In the year 1906–1907, the college was given its present name “St. Columba’s College” and in the same year it became an examination center of Calcutta University. This was the first ever Residential College in undivided Bengal, and later in Bihar & Orissa. The College is considered to be oldest multi faculty institutions of higher education in Eastern India.
Departments and centers
in the earlier time the college provided a facilities that every 5 student there is 1 faculty. these faculty are imported from ireland.
St. Columba’s College has the following departments and centers:
- Department of Computer Applications
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Physics
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Botany
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Geology
- Department of Hindi
- Department of English
- Department of Sanskrit
- Department of Urdu
- Department of Geography
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Economics
- Department of History (aditya)
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Political Science