In 1940, Patna Women's College was founded by which of the following societies?

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  1. Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel
  2. Society of Jesus
  3. Irish Christian Brothers
  4. More than one of the above
  5. None of the above

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Option 1 : Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel
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The 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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