Admission is done through entrance exams conducted by the college every year.
In 1860, the Harish Chandra Vidyalaya Samiti (a non-profit charitable institution registered under Indian Society Act 1860) was incorporated and the same year Harish Chandra Postgraduate College was founded by Bharatendu Harishchandra.
In October 1951, the college began undergraduate courses in arts and commerce.
[3] Harish Chandra Postgraduate College's management is headed by a team of 16 members.
The principal is responsible for all aspects of college's operations, administration, planning, support services, faculty appointments, curricula and student affairs.