| University: | Manipur University, Imphal |
| Established: | 1946 |
| Location: | Imphal , Manipur |
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| Website: | http://www.dmcollege.ac.in |
With a view to impart higher education to the people of Manipur the Dhanamanjari College, for short, the D.M. College, was established on Tuesday, the 6th August 1946 with the generous donation of a sum of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees ten thousand) only by the Dowager Queen, Dhanamanjuri Devi of Manipur.The D.M. College was for the first time affiliated to the Calcutta University in 1946.In August 1949 this College was affiliated to Gauhati University. During the period between 1949 and 1981, the College emerged as one of the most popular Colleges of the North East India by way of capturing top positions in most of the disciplines over and above their superb performances in sports and other co-curricular activities.
In 1981, it was affiliated to Manipur University.
In 1972 the post -graduate classes got merged with the Jawaharlal Nehru University Centre, Imphal which was later on shifted to Canchipur, the present site of the Manipur University .
With a view to impart higher education to the people of Manipur the Dhanamanjari College, for short, the D.M. College, was established on Tuesday, the 6th August 1946 with the generous donation of a sum of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees ten thousand) only by the Dowager Queen, Dhanamanjari Devi of Manipur.
The D.M. College was for the first time affiliated to the Calcutta University in 1946.
In August 1949 this College was affiliated to Gauhati University. During the period between 1949 and 1981, the College emerged as one of the most popular Colleges of the North East India by way of capturing top positions in most of the disciplines over and above their superb performances in sports and other co-curricular activities.
In 1981, it was affiliated to Manipur University.
During 1960’s, in addition to the undergraduate classes in science, arts and commerce, it had post-graduate classes in Mathematics, Economics and History. The post-graduate classes were held in the early hours of the evening.
In 1972 the post -graduate classes got merged with the Jawaharlal Nehru University Centre, Imphal which was later on shifted to Canchipur, the present site of the Manipur University .
In 1975 the D.M. College was bifurcated into the D.M. College of Science and D.M. College of Arts and Commerce.
In 1996 the D.M. College of Arts and Commerce was again bifurcated into the D.M. College of Arts and D. M. College of Commerce.
The D.M. College of Science still continues to occupy the original buildings of the Dhanamanjari College. Most of the assets of the erstwhile D.M. College are still in the possession of this College.
In 1972, the Department of Education of this college became the nucleus for teachers’ education in this State. It flourished as a separate institution under the name : Post-graduate Training College which was renamed as D.M. College of Teachers’ Education in 1996.
Post graduate courses were again reintroduced by the Government of Manipur in 1995 in the subjects, viz., Anthropology, Life Sciences (Zoology),Life Sciences (Botany) and Mathematics.
D.M. College of Science
P. O. Imphal,
Manipur State 795001
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