Agra College
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1823 |
| Location | , , |
| Affiliations | Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra |
| Website | Agra College Website |
Agra College is one of the oldest institutions in India. Pandit Gangadhar Shastri, a noted Sanskrit scholar founded the college in 1823. Till 1883 the institute was a government college and after that a Board of Trustees and a Committee of Management managed the college. Agra College produced the first graduate in Uttar Pradesh and the first Law graduate to Northern India.
Academics
The college offers graduate and postgraduate degrees in the following subjects: Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Philosophy Political Science, History, Economics, Psychology, Military Studies Geography, Law, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Zoology and Botany, Mass Communication & Journalism. The college offers Ph.D programs in the field of arts and sciences.
The Faculty of Engineering and Technology was also established in 1999, which offers bachelor's degree in Technology in Computer Science, Electronics and Communication and Mechanical Engineering,Civil Engineering. It is affiliated to Gautam Buddha Technical University, Lucknow.
Principals
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- R. Barkley Dunken, (1836)
- E. Lodge, (1842-1844)
- J.Midolton, (1844-1858)
- T.B. Kain (1858-1859)
- W.Enderson, (1859-1862)
- C.Piyerson, (1862-1864)
- K.Dieton, (1864-1882)
- A.Thomson, (1882-1901)
- T.C.Johns, (1901-1925)
- A.J. Feildon, (1925-1937)
- H.Croll, (1937-1945)
- Dr. Karamchandra Mehta, (1945-1950)
- Dr. Nihalkaran Sethi, (1950-1954)
- Dr. Haranarayan Singh,. (1954-1960)
- Dr. Manohar Ray, D.Sc., (1960-1970)
- Dr. Shaligram Sinha, (1970-1973)
- Dr. Satyanarayan Dubey, (1973-1977)
- Dr. Rajesh Parasad Verma, (1977-1979)
- Dr. S.N. Srivastava, M.Sc., (1979-1982)
- Dr. Rajeshwar Prasad Verma,(1982-1984)
- Dr. Gokul Chand Sharma, (1984-1985)
- Dr. Mukhtar Singh, (1985-1985)
- Dr. S. N. Srivastava, (1985-1990)
- Dr. Mukhtar Singh, (1990-2001)
- Dr. (Smt.) RajKumari Sharma,(2001-2002)
- Dr. A.V. Singh, (2002-2002)
- Dr. Santosh Kumar, (2002-2003)
- Dr. K.M. Garg, (2003-2003)
- Dr. A.V. Singh, (2003-2008)
- Dr. A.K. Johari, (2008-2008)
- Dr. U.C. Sharma, (2008-2009)
- Dr. Manoj Kumar Rawat, (2009-....)[citation needed]
Notable alumni
- Moti Lal Nehru, Lawyer & President of the Indian National Congress
- Ajit Doval, 5th National Security Adviser of India
- Sir Chhotu Ram, Unionist leader in the pre-independence era
- Bhagwan Singh, former High Commissioner in Fiji
- Raj Babbar, film actor
- Charan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
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- Manjula, Gold medalist in B.Ed., NRE social worker
Justice Bharat Bhushan,judge Allahabad High Court
- Dr Vikram Singh, Additional COE, UPTU
- Lucknow Raj Mittra, Electrical Engineering professor at Pennsylvania State University
- Dr. Bhupendra Singh Kaphalia, Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Texas
- Dr. Arun Kumar Yadav, Professor, North-Eastern Hill University. Shillong
References
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