Institute of Pharmacy, Harish Chandra P.G. College, Varanasi

Harish Chandra Postgraduate College is a government college and one of the oldest colleges in Maidagin, Varanasi, India. It was founded in 1860 by Bharatendu Harishchandra through the Harish Chandra Vidyalaya Samiti, a non-profit charitable institution registered under the Indian Society Act 1860, and the college opened in 1866 with five students. High school classes began in 1910, intermediate classes in 1939, and undergraduate courses in arts and commerce started in October 1951. The college has changed its university affiliation several times: Banaras Hindu University in 1951, Gorakhpur University in 1960, Purvanchal University in 1987, and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith in 2009. It runs five faculties—Arts, Commerce, Science, Education, and Law—offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, with Ph.D. programs in most departments. Admission is through entrance exams held annually, and the campus has been fully wifi-enabled since October 2018. The college is managed by a 16-member committee including a president, secretary, members, the principal, teacher representatives, and a non-teaching staff representative. Notable alumni include Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, Sampurnanand, Tribhuvan Narain Singh, Mohammad Usman, and Ramesh Jaiswal.