The Rajkumar College (or RKC) in Rajkot, Gujarat is one of the oldest K-12 institutions in India. RKC has a 28.656-acre (1,15,965 m²) campus in Rajkot. The foundation stone of Rajkumar College was laid in 1868. The institution was designed by Colonel Keatinge and was formally opened by the Governor of Bombay, H. B. Sir Seymour Fitzgerald, in 1870. The college was founded for the education of the princely order by the princes and chiefs of Kathiawad for their sons and relations.

Girls College

Rajkumar College for Girls was introduced on 24 March 2011 by Governor of Gujarat Kamala Beniwal.

Rajkumar College, Rajkot

Notable alumni

Maharaja Bhavsinhji II of Bhavnagar State

Ranjitsinhji, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar (1872–1933) Takhtsinhji, Maharaja of Bhavnagar

Rajkumar College, Rajkot

See also

Rajkumar College, Raipur

List of the oldest schools in the world

History of the Indian cricket team

References

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Education in Rajkot

Private schools in Gujarat

Boarding schools in Gujarat

Schools in Colonial India

Boys' schools in India

Girls' schools in Gujarat

Educational institutions established in 1868

1868 establishments in British India

Education in the princely states of India

Round Square schools

Rajkumar College, Rajkot