Jamtara College, Jamtara

About Jamtara College, Jamtara

Jamtara College, Jamtara is the hub of education for the students from Jharkhand and West Bengal due to its geographical position at the border of the said two states. Particularly it caters to fulfilling the ambition of those who opt for science at graduation level. Students throng upon this institution from long distance falling within radius of 50 kms.

The college started its journey with sincere effort of few responsible and dedicated citizens of the subdivision Jamtara with the district headquarter at Dumka in the year 1961. Undaunted by existing deficient resources, they started this college in a very small private house and for some years it was also run in the JBC School, Jamtara.

Finally the continuous effort of such dedicated people the college got its own building donated by legal heirs of Hetampur Estate of Burdwan district, West Bengal. The college was also recognized under section 2f and 12B of UGC and is getting financial assistance for developing infrastructure facilities.

The college got its affiliation to Bhagalpur University of undivided state of Bihar on 01.06.1967. The college became constituent on 10.12.1980 under Bhagalpur University. The existing main building along with land were registered in the name of Jamtara College on the same date. This college became a constituent unit of Sidhu Kanhu Unversity after this new University was carved out from Bhagalpur University on 10th January 1992. After division of Bihar on 15th November 2000, Jamtara College with its parent University came under administrative jurisdiction of state of Jharkhand. Later on Murmu has been added in the initial name of the University and it now read as Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, Jharkhand S.K.M. University, Dumka.