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Download Solution PDFIn 1940, Patna Women's College was founded by which of the following societies?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel
Key PointsHistory of Patna Women’s College
- The college is conducted by the Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel, an indigenous educational body founded in 1870, and thus has a wide and long experience.
- Patna Women’s College was founded in 1940 by Bishop B.J. Sullivan, S.J., Bishop of Patna and Mother M. Josephine A.C. Superior General of the Apostolic Carmel.
- It has courses up to the degree level and two postgraduate departments – Home Science and MCA.
- It was the first women’s college in Bihar as the pioneer of women’s higher education in the state. The college is open to students of all castes and creeds.
- Though it became a constituent college of Patna University, in 1952.
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