Patna College (Patna)

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Patna College is a college in Patna, Bihar, India. It was founded in 1863. After partition from Bengal, the first constituent assembly was held in seminar hall of this college.
From 1863 to 1917, it was affiliated with the University of Calcutta. After the establishment of the University of Patna, the college was affiliated with the latter university.

The college building has been declared to be a heritage site by the Archaeological Survey of India.

The administrative block of the college is the oldest of all the buildings. It used to be the site for an opium store-house and a Dutch factory in the 17th century, much before the college was started. Other buildings were constructed gradually over a period of time.
Some of these are the western wing (1871), the eastern (1880), the portico and the present BA lecture theatre (1882) connected with the main building by the long western corridor named after principal Ewbank. Later the hostels like Jackson, Minto, New and Iqbal and quarters for the principal and professors were constructed.