JAMTARA COLLEGE, JAMTARA

Jamtara College was established in 1961, initially housed in a small room in the then subdivision of Jamtara, and later in the JBC+2 School, Jamtara. It was affiliated to Bhagalpur University on 6 January 1967 (with affiliation received 1 June 1967) and moved to its own building donated by the legal heirs of the Hetampur Estate of Burdwan, West Bengal. The State Government recognized it as a constituent unit on 10 December 1980. With the establishment of Sido Kanhu Murmu University on 10 January 1992, by amending the Bihar State Universities Act 1976, Jamtara College became a constituent unit of the new university, following the bifurcation of Santhal Parganas districts from Bhagalpur University's jurisdiction. After Bihar's division on 15 November 2000, the college came under Jharkhand's administrative jurisdiction. The college offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences, and is recognized under sections 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act, receiving financial assistance for infrastructure. It has added Science Block buildings, has 20 acres of additional land at Chakri village with an ST Welfare Hostel, and has proposed further facilities including an Examination Hall and B.Ed College building. It is under process of NAAC accreditation.