Govt. Dungar College, Bikaner

About Institution

Govt. Dungar College, Bikaner in its nascent state was called The Darbar School, started in 1837 by the then ruler of Bikaner State, Sh. Dungar Singhji. He was the 20th ruler of the erstwhile state of Bikaner. Coronated in 1872, he worked for the development of the state in the fields of education, judiciary, rail, roads, canals and general administration. After his demise, his brother Ganga Singhji elevated the Darbar School to Dungar Memorial College on 25 September, 1912. College level teaching started in 1928. In the year 1937 degree classes started in the college and in the same year the school was separated from the college with the name of Sardul School. In July 1940, intermediate Science Faculty started with Physics and Chemistry subjects. In 1942, Degree level Science, law classes and post- graduate Departments of Hindi, Sanskrit, English, History and Economics were opened. In the year 1951, there were only five post-graduate colleges in Rajasthan. Dungar College was one of them.

In 1962, the college shifted from Sardul school premises to its present-building. Postgraduate teaching in physics and Chemistry started in the same year. In 1970 M.Sc classes in Zoology, Botany and LLM classes in law faculty were started. The college enjoyed the privilege of being the only college of Rajasthan, where postgraduate studies in law being pursued. The college extended its academic growth with the postgraduate teaching in Geography, Sociology, Economics, Geology and Urdu departments. From 1988-1995 the college was given the status of an autonomous college. In the session 1996-97, the commerce faculty was started in the college.

Vision

The achievements of Dungar College through almost a century of undeterred educational and humanitarian endeavors bespeak of its resolute faith in its vision to uphold the highest of scholarly, socio-cultural and humanitarian values for its pupils.

Mission

To undertake the task of shaping impressionable young minds with moral values and leadership qualities. To enable them to attain a very high level of academic excellence and to achieve this object, provide best infrastructure, opportunity and environment.