Chirawa College
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CHIRAWA COLLEGE CHIRAWA Situated in Chirawa town of District Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan) was founded by Seth Sh. Mahadeoji Somany of Chirawa in 1913 as a Primary School to propagate English teaching among the children of Shekhawati region. Sh. Mahadevji Somany who had established his business in Calcutta realized that no one could really progress without the knowledge of the official language i.e. English. His progressive minded Son-in-law Sh. Ghanshyam Dasji Birla persuaded him to start a school with facilities for teaching English. At that time there was not even a single school in the whole of Shekhawati area imparting English teaching. And thus on August 14, 1913 Chirawa School was established with two Gurus and one English teacher. The institution was doing most useful work in the educationally backward area of Shekhawati. It gave a new turn in the field of service of humanity by providing the lead for opening philanthropically maintained modern secular educational institutions instead of building just Temples, Dharamshalas or Sanskrit Pathshalas etc. The interest of the town was foremost in the mind of the founder and as such the institution was named after the town and not after the founder’s name or the community to which he belonged. The institution right from it’s inception not only adopted but also maintained secular character as it allowed Harizans and Muslims to sit and study with other students about 100 years ago, despite the fact that the orthodox people of the area opposed it vehemently, branded it as an anti-religious step but Sh. Murlidharji Somany with his dynamic personality and power of persuasion soon won over all the opponents. This tradition has been continuing ever since. This institution has also maintained non-political character as it keeps itself untouched and uninfluenced by any political ideology or political party although it gives due respect to all.
The primary school “Chirawa School” was raised as middle school in 1919. The school upgraded as a High School in 1925. It was affiliated to the Board of High School & Intermediate Education United Provinces, Allahabad. The school was raised to an Intermediate College in 1950. And it became a full-fledged Degree College in 1958 during the second five-year-plan period, affiliated to the University of Rajasthan. Degree classes were started in Arts and Commerce in July 1958, but degree classes in Science could not be started in 1958 due to various reasons. In July 1959, according to the new educational pattern of the Central Govt., accepted by the University of Rajasthan, the three year degree course was adopted and the first year of T.D.C. scheme was introduced in the faculties of Arts and Commerce along with Pre-University classes in Arts and Commerce to replace the old two-year degree course and the intermediate classes. In July 1961 the first year of T.D.C. in Science was also started but due to some unavoidable reasons the second year and final year T.D.C. Science could not be started. The college became a full-fledged degree college, having all the faculties of Arts, Science and Commerce in 1965-1966. From the year 1975 the Management allowed girl students to be admitted to various classes in the college and thus the college became a co-educational institution.
(Affiliated to the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur)
Recognised by the U.G.C. Under Section 2(f) and 12(b)
Accredited B+ by the NAAC, UGC
