About Us

Maharaja Harishchandra P. G. College was established in 1973 with a vision to provide higher education to the poor and weaker students of the society. Dr. M. C. Reddy, the then Honourable Chancellor and the Governor of the state inaugurated the college officially and appreciated Dr. Brij Pal Saran, the first Principal and the staff for untiring efforts, hard work and devotion. After his retirement, Dr. V. A. Gemini who proved himself to be a successful administrator succeeded in introducing various courses during his tenure. Mr. Suraj Bhan, the then Honourable Chancellor and the Governor who came to inaugurate the Silver Jubilee Function (25th August, 1998) laid the foundation of Rajat Jayanti Block and also unveiled the statue of the founder Principal Dr. B. P. S. Rastogi. He patted Dr. Gemini for his efforts for its progress. After Dr. Gemini, Dr. Pradeep Johari , Dr. Anil Rastogi and Prof. Harbansh Dixit also worked for the progress of the college.
Presently, Dr. Vishesh Gupta is the Principal of the college. He is dynamic, optimistic and creative and is determined to devote himself whole-heartedly with his team for the progress of the institution. The institution aims at offering the quality education to the students along with their personality development through various social schemes so that they may prove themselves as the useful and fruitful citizen for the betterment of the society. The college is approved by the UGC under sections 2 (f) & 12(B) of the UGC Act and affiliated to the M. J. P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly. It offers Graduate Courses in General Hindi / General English, Hindi Literature, English Literature, Sociology, Economics, Drawing & Painting, Urdu and Philosophy and Postgraduate Courses in Hindi, Urdu, English and Drawing & Painting. It provides a unique educational environment for the students with its own administrative building, playground, well-equipped library, laboratories, audio-visual equipments, recreational facilities, career counseling cell, computer labs etc.