Jagdish Nandan College

{{Short description|College in Madhubani district}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Jagdish Nandan College

| native_name = जगदीश नंदन कॉलेज

| type = Government college

| established = 1959

| founder = Gunjeshwari Singh ( Wife of Babu Jagadish Nandan Singh)

| parent = Lalit Narayan Mithila University

| affiliation = Lalit Narayan Mithila University

| principal = Dr Phulo Paswan

| city = Madhubani

| country = India

| campus_type = Urban

| website = {{URL|https://jncollegemdb.com/}}

}}

Jagdish Nandan College also known as J. N. College, Madhubani is a constituent degree college of the Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-20 |title=ललित नारायण मिथिला विश्वविद्यालय में 39 असिस्टेंट प्रोफेसर की नियुक्ति |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/darbhanga-university-service-commission-appointed-39-assistant-professor-in-lalit-narayan-mithila-university-local18-8703199.html |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}{{Cite news |title=डॉ. फूलो पासवान जेएन कॉलेज व डॉ. अनिल कुमार चौधरी बने महिला कॉलेज के प्राचार्य |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/madhubani/story-new-principal-appointed-at-jn-college-prof-sk-chaudhary-announces-leadership-changes-201727521337833.html |work=Hindustan}} It is located in the city of Madhubani in the Mithila region of Bihar.{{Cite news |date=2024-07-16 |title=जेएन कॉलेज में किया गया एमएसयू का संगठन विस्तार, जिम्मेदारी दी गई - Madhubani News |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/madhubani/news/msus-organization-was-expanded-in-jn-college-responsibility-was-given-133327430.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240717071111/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/madhubani/news/msus-organization-was-expanded-in-jn-college-responsibility-was-given-133327430.html |archive-date=2024-07-17 |access-date=2025-02-25 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi}}{{Cite news |date=2024-08-30 |title=डॉ. अनिल चौधरी ने जेएन कॉलेज के प्रधानाचार्य का पदभार ग्रहण किया - Madhubani News |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/madhubani/news/dr-anil-chaudhary-took-over-as-principal-of-jn-college-133561823.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240831192053/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/madhubani/news/dr-anil-chaudhary-took-over-as-principal-of-jn-college-133561823.html |archive-date=2024-08-31 |access-date=2025-02-25 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi}}{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2025-02-07 |title=Kameshwar Chaupal, Who Laid Foundation Of Ram Mandir, Passes Away in Bihar |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!state/kameshwar-chaupal-passed-away-who-laid-the-first-brick-in-the-construction-of-ayodhya-ram-mandir-enn25020704157 |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}} It is a co-educational institute providing education up to graduation in the stream of science, commerce, humanities and social sciences. It is also affiliated to the Bihar School Examination Board, Patna for +2 (intermediate college) students admitted in the college.

History

The college was initially established at Babubarhi in the year 1959. Later in the year 1962, it was transferred in the city of Madhubani.{{Cite web |title=::J. N. College, Madhubani:: |url=https://jncollegemdb.com/history.php |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=jncollegemdb.com}} The foundation of the college was incepted by Gunjeshwari Singh in 1949. Gunjeshwari Singh was the wife of Babu Jagadish Nandan Singh who was the son of the prince Kirti Singh of the Raj Darbhanga. The college was named after her husband Babu Jagadish Nandan Singh.{{Cite news |title=story-darbhanga-maharaj-family-daughter-in-law-gunjeshwari-singh-passed-away-opened-the-first-college-of-madhubani |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-darbhanga-maharaj-family-daughter-in-law-gunjeshwari-singh-passed-away-opened-the-first-college-of-madhubani-10118701.html |work=Hindustan}}

Administration

The present principal of the college is Dr. Phulo Paswan, since 28 September 2024. Before him Dr. Anil Kumar Chaudhary was the principal.

Notable alumni

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