Maharaja College, Ara

About Maharaja College, Ara

Maharaja College, Ara is a constituent unit of VKS University, Ara was established on the 13th Sep. 1954 to meet the growing need of higher education facilities in this region. Ara was the headquarters of the then Sahabad district. After the division of Sahabad District, Ara became the headquarters of Bhojpur District.

On 13th September 1954 to meet the growing need of education especially higher education facilities in then Shahabad district after independence Maharaja Bahadur Ram Ran Vijay Prasad Singh College MBRR VPd. SINGH COLLEGE, popularly known as Maharaja College, Ara premier and one of the oldest co-educational institutions of south-west Bihar was established. The college becomes constituent unit of Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar on 1st February 1976. Later on, Veer Kunwar Singh University was formed after the bifurcation of Magadh University in October 1992 with headquarters at Ara. The college/university is recognized under the 2 f and 12 b of the UGC regulation. It is quite evident that the Maharaja College is much older than the present Veer Kunwar Singh University Ara. The college is situated in the heart of Ara town south of Ramna Maidan, Pin Code--802301 in Bhojpur district.

Along with the glory of history and its culture, Maharaja College ensures publicity and transparency in admission and education through online process. It is very particular to cater the needs of differently abled students. The college is promotive to gender sensitiveness, inclusive education and environment friendly ethos among students. Most of the students are from downtown and from Downtrodden. The College strictly follows the reservation policy of central and state government and strictly observes and follows the UGC norms and guidelines in imparting education. It has several thousands of students on its roll. After considering its academic achievements at different level, the college enhanced upon a new venture in the direction of vocational / job-oriented courses. The college has started vocational courses in Sericulture 2001, BCA 2004, Biotechnology 2004 and Industrial Microbiology 2007.