Tilak Dhari College is one of the premier institutions of Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh. The college is situated at a distance of 4 Kilometers from Jaunpur Junction and about 2.5 Kilometers from Jaunpur City Station. It is 300 meters away from the Roadways Depot. It is thus well connected with Rail and roads.
The college was originally founded as an English Middle School in 1914 by Sri Tilak Dhari Singh. Mr Singh was the first graduate in this district of his community.It was recognized as Kshatriya High School in 1916. It Became an Intermediate in 1940. It acquired the status of of a Degree College in 1946 in affiliation to Agra University.It’s affiliation shifted to Gorakhpur University in 1956. It got the status of Post Graduation in 1970 after a long drawn protest led by then principal Sri H N Singh.
There are upwards of 12 thousands students in this college.It is known for its innovative methods of teaching and the quality of its research work.
Thakur Tilak Dhari Singh and situated in the southern part of the city adjacent to the reserve police lines and the roads leading to Varanasi-Allahabad, Sultanpur-Lucknow on one side, to Ajamgarh-Gorakhpur on the other and on the third to Varanasi. Tilak Dhari College is a stone’s throw from the Bus Station and three and half kms from Jaunpur junction and about 40 Km from Babatpur Airport . Apart from 235 learned Professor national and international repute with a commodious library stocked with about- 1,50,000 books, and some rare manuscripts, and over 60 to the latest journals –periodicals and big reading room. It has excellent facilities for physical education-Games and Sports. With gymnasium, swimming pool, indoor stadium, volleyball, tennis, badminton courts with football, hockey and cricket field. Its Players and Sports men and Athletes have won laurels in inter- collegiate and inter- universities games, sports and athletics events.
The college was originally founded as an English Middle School in 1914 by Sri Tilak Dhari Singh. Mr Singh was the first graduate in this district of his community.It was recognized as Kshatriya High School in 1916. It Became an Intermediate in 1940. It acquired the status of of a Degree College in 1946 in affiliation to Agra University.It’s affiliation shifted to Gorakhpur University in 1956. It got the status of Post Graduation in 1970 after a long drawn protest led by then principal Sri H N Singh.
There are upwards of 12 thousands students in this college.It is known for its innovative methods of teaching and the quality of its research work.
