It was established in 1844 as Maharaja's School by
Maharaja of Jaipur, Sawai Ram Singh II, along with
Shivdeen Pandit, who also became its first principal. Originally affiliated with
University of Calcutta, and subsequently with
University of Allahabad in 1890, the college went on to become one of six constituent colleges of
University of Rajasthan, established in 1947. It is one of the oldest colleges of North India and was designed by British architects and building provide a royal look. Initially education was started in Hindi, Persian, English, Urdu and Sanskrit to 40 students. The college grew rapidly and in 1852 it was split to create a Sanskrit college under Shree Haridas Shastri. In 1873, Master Kanti Chandra Mukharjee becomes Head Master, this college was raised to international level and got affiliated to Calcutta University. By 1875, the number of students reached 800 and it continued to flourished. It was later affiliated to Allahabad University in 1890 for B.A degree and was raised to Postgraduate in 1896. Postgraduate courses in History, Philosophy, and Mathematics were introduced in 1927. The college was shifted to present building in 1933. The college becomes a constituent college of University of Rajasthan in 1947 which offers Undergraduate courses. This college was imparting education to both boys and girls till the establishment of Maharani college in 1944. Playground of this college has witnessed several sports event, till the establishment of
Sawai-Man Singh Stadium, including the cricket match played by MCC in 1961 where
Mr. Salim Durani was main attraction. == Facilities ==