Agra College

Agra College
Type Public
Established 1823
Location Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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

Notable alumni

Coordinates: 27°11′14″N 78°00′13″E / 27.1871°N 78.0037°E / 27.1871; 78.0037

Justice Bharat Bhushan,judge Allahabad High Court

References


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