MARKHAM COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, HAZARIBAG

Markham College of Commerce is situated in the Hazaribag district of Jharkhand, India. It was founded on February 10, 1974 by B. D. Jaiswal and named after educationist Arthur Francis Markham, who was awarded the Order of the British Empire and later became Vice Chancellor of Ranchi University. The first session of Intermediate Arts and Commerce began in 1974, and three years later Ranchi University granted affiliation for subjects including Hindi, English, Sanskrit, History, Economics, Political Science, Philosophy and Commerce up to degree level. Dr. Maheshwar Tiwari served as founding Principal, leading a team of professors across various departments. On 31 October 1986, the college became a constituent unit under secretary Lambodar Pathak. The college has a library of about 12,000 titles, 42 lecture theaters, a teacher's common room, and a multipurpose hall called 'Swami Vivekanand Sabhagar' that seats 2000 people. Since 2009, it has offered vocational courses such as Taxation Laws and Practices, Journalism & Mass Communication, and Medical Lab Technology. It also hosts a branch of Nalanda Open University for distance education. The college is part of Vinoba Bhave University.