At present English is taught here up to the F A Standard and Sanskrit to the standard prescribed for the M.A. Examination, as also for the Sanskrit Title Examination in several branches. A class has been opened for teaching the Vedas at the request and expense of Madhavachandra Giri, Mahanta Maharaj of Tarkeswar.

The College is open to Hindus occupying a respectable position in Hindu Society, irrespective of caste. The Schooling fee is Rs. 5 per month in the College Department, and Rs. 3 and Rs. 2 in the School Department. The privilege of the lower fee of Rs. 2 is conceded to 40 students of the College Department, who must be descendants of bona fide Pandits. The fee of one of the students is paid out of the endowment fund of Srimati Sati Devi of Chundernagore. Besides these there are 50 free studentships for the Sanskrit Title classes.

The privilege of the lower fee of Rs. 1 is conceded to 200 students of the School Department, of whom 100 must be the descendants of Pandits, and the fee of 50 of the remaining 100 is paid by Maharaja Munindra Chandra Nandi, Bahadur, of Cossimbazar, and that of the other 50 by Babu Pramatha Nath Mallik, of Pathuriaghata and his two other Co-trustees, Babu Dunialal Seal, and Balaichand Mallik, out of the estate left by the late Rani Rajkumari Dasi. There are two graduate Scholarships of Rs. 35 and 25, and there are nine senior Scholarships, varying from Rs. 10 to Rs 20 per month, and one Scholarship of Rs. 4 called after its founder, Professor E. B. Cowell. There is also an annual medal or prize of 10 Rs. founded by the Maharaja Bahadur of Scindia, to be awarded to a student of the College, who, on passing the F.A, Examination from this College, stands next to those who obtain Scholarships, or any other prizes. There are also eight junior Scholarships of Rs. 8 each competed for by pupils of the second class of the School Department; and there are besides two Scholar ships of Rs. 5 each, two of Rs. 4 each, and eight of Rs. 3 each, called the Maheswari Dasi Scholarships, founded by the late Rai Rajiblochan Ray, Bahadur, of Cossimbazar to commemorate the name of his mother. They are awarded annually to the pupils of the third, fourth and fifth classes of the School Department for proficiency in Sanskrit Literature and Grammar. A valuable Sanskrit library of printed works and manuscripts is attached to the College; and a Government grant of Rs. 600 per annum is applied to the purchase of standard English and Sanskrit works

XII.

Bishop's College.

FOUNDED, 1820.

AFFILIATED, 1860.

This College, founded by Dr. Middleton, the first Bishop of Calcutta, is under the management of the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. It was primarily designed to be a Missionary Institution intended to promote in various ways the spread of the Christian religion in India, especially by the training of Christian youths in the doctrine and discipline of the Church, in order to their becoming Missionary agents, and also to give a general higher education to such Christian youths as should be desirous of and fit for the same. In July 1893, this latter object was placed upon a distinct and permanent basis, and the University classes reorganised. The College admits no non-Christian students into its classes.

The Foundation consists of one Fellowship, founded by the late Rev. John Natt, and a Scholarship endowment founded by various Societies and individuals. A limited number of Scholarships, varying in value from Rs. 5 to Rs. 25 a month, is given out of this endowment, at the discretion of the College Council, to Theological students and students of the University classes who may be in need of assistance.

Attached to the College, and under the control of the College Council, is a School known as the Bishop's College School.

The Most Reverend the Lord Bishop of Calcutta is the visitor of the College.

XIII.

Patna College.

This institution was opened in February, 1860, as a Government School under the Local Committee of Public Instruction. In September, 1862, it became a Collegiate School, and it was raised to the status of a College in the 1st January, 1863. A Law Department was added in May, 1864. The first Head Master of the School was Mr. J. F. Thomson, who was succeeded by Mr. J. K. Rogers on the 12th August 1862. In April, 1863, Mr. Rogers' designation was changed into "Professor in charge of the College." On the 14th February, 1867, Mr. J. W. McCrindle, who had already officiated as Professor in charge, became the first Principal of the College.

All students are admissible to the College who have passed the University Entrance Examination, and instruction is given up to the standard of the B.A. Examination of the University of Calcutta. There is an admission fee of Rs. 6, and a monthly tuition fee of Rs. 6 in the General Department, and of Rs. 5 in the Law Department.

The following Junior Scholarships, awarded on the results of the Entrance Examination, are tenable in the Patna College .-

1. The Harabullab Narayan Scholarship of Rs. 10 a month, open to Bihar students from the Bhagalpore and Monghyr Ziila Schools, awarded annually.

2. Hathwa Raj Scholarship of Rs. 10 a month, open to students from the Hathwa Eden School, awarded annually.

3. Two Qazi Syed Reza Hossain Scholarships of Rs. 10 a month, open to Mohamedan students, awarded annually.

4.

The Qazi Syed Reza Hossain Jubilee Scholarship of Rs. 8 a month, open to Bihari Mohamedans, awarded in every alternate year.

5. The Syed Luft Ali Scholarship of Rs. 8 a month, open to Mohamedans, awarded annually by the Director of Public Instruction.

6. The Pearson Memorial Scholarship of Rs. 7 a month, open to students of the Mozufferpur Zilla School, awarded in every alternate year.

7.

The Elliot Memorial Scholarship of Rs. 5 a month, open to Mohamedan students of the Patna Collegiate School. This Scholarship is tenable for one year only in addition to any Government Scholarship.

8. The Badshah Nawab's Bourdillon Scholarship of Rs. 5 a month, open to Shia Mohamedan students of the Patna Collegiate School. This Scholarship is tenable for one year in addition to any Government Scholarship. The following Senior Scholarships, awarded annually on the results of the F.A. Examination, are tenable in the Patna College

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9. Two Qazi Syed Reza Hossain Scholarships, open to Mohamedan students, one of Rs. 12 a month, awarded locally, and one of Rs. 11 a month, awarded by the Director of Public Instruction.

10. One Qazi Syed Reza Hossain Scholarship of Rs. 15 a month is annually awarded to a Mohamedan student of the Patna College, on the result of the B.A. Examination, to enable him to continue his studies for the degree of M.A.

11. The Durgagati Memorial Medal or Prize is awarded to the best student who passes the B.A. degree with honours in English and who has read for the B.A. Examination for two continuous years in the Patna College.

12. The Badshah Nawab's Bourdillon Scholarship of Rs. 5 is awarded to the Shia Mohamedan student who has passed with the highest number of marks the Entrance Examination from the Patna Collegiate School.

Under the control of the Principal of the Patna College are the Patna Collegiate School and the Bihar School of Engineering.

The latter Institution owes its origin to a fund raised by the residents of Bihar to commemorate the visit of His Majesty the King, when Prince of Wales, to India. It was formally opened as a School of Engineering on July 11th, 1896. For admission preference is given to Biharis. Failing, however, a sufficient number of Bihari applicants, students who are natives of other provinces may be admitted. Candidates for admission must be under twenty years of age, and have passed the Entrance Examination of an Indian University, or Standard VIII of the European School Code, or an equivalent Examination in English and Mathematics held by the Principal of the Patna College at the beginning of each session. The monthly fee is one rupee eight annas for Biharis, Rs. 3 for Bengalis. There is a Hostel in connection with the School. Scholarships tenable in the School are awarded on the results of the annual examinations. Students are prepared for the Overseer Certificate of the Public Works Department, the course of studies corresponding to that prescribed for the Apprentice Department of the Civil Engineering College, Sibpur.

Head Master

Second Master

Foreman Mechanic

H. R. James, M.A.

C. Russell, M.A.

Jyotish Chandra Banerjee, M.A.
Jadunath Sarkar, M.A.

N. C. Mittra, M.A., Cantab.
D. N. Mallik, B.A., B.Sc.
Gopi Bhushan Sen, B.A.
Hari Lal Chowdhury, M.A.
Pandit Ramavatar Sarma, M.A.
Maulavi Abdul Hai.

Law Department.

Krishna Sahai, B.A, B.L.

Collegiate School.

Babu Bisweswar Sen, M.A.

.. Babu Nalini Mohan Sanyal, M.A.

Bihar School of Engineering.

F. Walford, A.R.C.S.

Babu Bhagabaticharan Das, M.A.
G. W. Lawrence.

GENL. ASSEM. INST., CH. OF SCOTLAND MISSION, CALCUTTA. 687

St. Xavier's College.

AFFILIATED, 1862.

This Institution was established under the direction of the Society of Jesus in January, 1860, in the large building, No. 10, Park Street, formerly appropriated by the late Dr. Carew for St. John's College. Since 1868 the adjoining house, enlarged and improved, forms part of the College.

Its object is to give Catholic youths a full course of liberal education, and to train up their hearts to virtue. Pupils of other religious persuasion are also admitted on the same principle of non-interference as the old St. Xavier's College which was closed in 1846.

The College has an Infant Class, a Lower and Upper School Department averaging about 500 pupils, and a College Department of about 400 students. The course of studies embraces all subjects up to the M.A. Standard. Competitions are held during the year, and medals and prizes in books are awarded to the best scholars at the Christmas examination.

A solar spectroscopic observatory, a meteorological observatory, a d chemical and physical laboratories are attached to the College.

The General Assembly's Enstitution, Church of Scotland Mission,

Calcutta.

AFFILIATED TO CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, 1864.

This Institution was established in 1830 by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. It is the oldest Institution of the kind in India, for it was here that the system, now all but universally followed, was first tried-of imparting the highest form of knowledge, including Religious Instruction, through the medium of the English language.