Harprasad Das Jain College

{{Short description|Degree College in Bihar}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox residential college

| university = Veer Kunwar Singh University

| name = Harprasad Das Jain College

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| shield_caption = H. D. Jain College Logo

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| full_name = Harprasad Das Jain College

| abbreviation = Jain College

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| mottoeng = By knowledge one finds Immortality

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| named_for = Har Prasad Das Jain

| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|1942}}

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| location = Near Ara Junction

| head_label = Principal

| head = Dr. Shailendra Ojha

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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.hdjaincollege.org/}}

| jcr_label = Students' union

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Harprasad Das Jain College or Jain College or H.D. Jain College is a constituent college of Veer Kunwar Singh University situated in Arrah town of Bihar.{{Cite web|url=http://hdjaincollege.org/history.htm|title=Official site}}{{Cite book|title=The International Journal of Indian Psychology, Volume 3, Issue 4, No. 59}} It was founded in 1942 and was the first institution of higher learning set up in Western Bihar.{{Cite book|last=Khan|first=Tajjudin A.|title=Social structure of migrant population|isbn=8185891214|pages=37}}

History

Established in 1942, it is one of the oldest colleges of Bihar. It was founded by Adi Nath Trust which was formed by Har Prasad Das Jain.{{Cite news|date=26 January 2017|title=H D Jain College celebrates platinum jubilee|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/h-d-jain-college-celebrates-platinum-jubilee/articleshow/56786475.cms}} Earlier it was affiliated to Patna University but now it is affiliated colleges of Veer Kunwar Singh University.{{Cite book|title=The Cooperator Volume 36}}

Campus

The cricket ground is one of the best grounds of the town and is used by Jain College Team for practice and organising other Cricket tournaments and matches. The ground is also used for football, Hockey and Athletics.

Notable faculty

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