Rajkumar College, Raipur
| Rajkumar College | |
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G.E. Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh India | |
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| Established | 1882 |
| Campus size | 125 acre |
| Affiliation | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
| Website | www |
Rajkumar College (or RKC) in
History
The school was established in 1882 by the efforts of Sir
In 1921, it was declared as Chiefs' College. However, in 1939, on joining as a founding member of the Public School Conference, admission was opened to all boys other than from Princely States.[3]
In 1947 the Rajkumar College became the place where the short-lived Eastern States Union was established.[4]
Present day
From 1939 to 1989, RKC was a public boys school with hostel, swimming, playground, hospital, pavilion, library, billiard room, and temple. The medium of education is English with equal emphasis on Hindi.[5]
The college has a day school and several boarding house and buildings. The Rajendra Das Boarding House and the Balram Das Boarding House are named after the donors of the
The school is affiliated to Indian School Certificate Examination Board, New Delhi (ICSE) and prepares the students for ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) Examinations.[5]
Management
The school is managed by a board of trustees belonging to original founders, the descendants of feudatory states and zamindars, who have hired professionals for management and day-to-day affairs.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b [1] Rajkumar College, Raipur Central Provinces, A Sketch by G. D. Oswell (1902)
- ^ [2] The RoutledgeFalmer reader in history of education By Gary McCulloch
- ^ A handbook of the Indian public schools: Issued on the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Indian Public Schools (Headmasters') Conference.
- ^ An essay on Mugalbandi vs Gadjat and Development vs Underdevelopment
- ^ a b Rajkumar College, Raipur
- ^ a b Rakjumar College Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
