Bareilly College,

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in the Indian state of

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. The college is affiliated with the M. J. P. Rohilkhand University, and has been affiliated with the

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and

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before the establishment of Rohilkhand University. It was established during the reign

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in 1837.

History

Bareilly College was established in 1837. It was initially established as a Government school under the Liberal Government of Sir Charles Metcalfe the then Lt. Governor of the North Western Provinces. Thereafter the strength of college increased. The college was soon elevated to a Government College, with 57 enrolled students and Mr. Rogers as its headmaster. In the year 1850, it was recognized as a Government Degree College with Mr. Vernon Tregear (1850–53) as its first principal. A boarding house was opened in the college in September 1860.

Campus

The Bareilly College is housed in the building donated to the college by the

Nawab Nawab (Balochi language, Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب; bn, নবাব/নওয়াব; hi, नवाब; Punjabi language, Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ; Persian language, Persian, Punjabi language, Punjabi , Sindhi language, Sindhi, Urd ...

of Rampur and the vicinity is still known as Rampur Garden or Rampur Bagh. A new building was added to it in 1905, whose cornerstone was laid by Sir James John Digges la Touche the then lieutenant governor of the Northern Province, now known as

. He named the building Bareilly College. It now contains an auditorium at the central vista flanked by a clock tower. The college also has a swimming pool, cafeteria, and a residential boarding house by the name Azad Hostel. Almost two centuries old, this college initially had four boarding houses converted into offices with time. Azad Hostel is the only boarding house that remains to the present day. At present it is defunct and a new building is being proposed at the place where it stands.

Courses

Graduate courses

BA * Sociology * Music * Education * Fine Arts * Economics * English * Hindi * Urdu * Sanskrit * Persian * History * Political Science * Philosophy * Statistics * Military Science * Arabic * Geography * Psychology * Home Science BSc * Statistics * Physics * Mathematics * Zoology * Botany * Military Science * Biotechnology * Environmental Science B.Com * Commerce

Professional courses

B.Com Honors * Commerce B.Ed * Education BBA * Management BCA * Computer B.Lib * Library Science LLB * Law

Postgraduate courses

M.A. * Mathematics * Economics * English * Hindi * Urdu * Geography * History * Political Science * Philosophy * Sanskrit * Sociology * Military Science * Fine Arts * Statistics M.Sc. * Mathematics * Physics * Chemistry (Organic) * Chemistry (Inorganic/Physical) * Zoology * Botany * Military Science * Statistics M.Com. LLM

Faculties

* Arts * Commerce * Computer Science * Education * Law * Management * Science * Environmental Science * Biotechnology

Departments

* Department of Science * Department of Military Sciences * Department of Geography * Department of Music * Department of Physical Education * Department of Psychology * Department of Physics * Department of Chemistry * Department of Biology * Department of Biotechnology * Department of English * Department of Urdu * Department of Fine Arts * Department of Mathematics * Department of Law * Department of Commerce

Research

Bareilly College Bareilly awards Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Mil. Studies, English, Economics, Mathematics, Urdu, Hindi, Commerce, History, Philosophy, Drawing & Painting and Sociology.

Notable alumni

List of notable people who studied at Bareilly College,

. *

Rajesh Agarwal Rajesh Agarwal is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party who is currently serving as its National Treasurer and former Minister of finance in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He previously served as Cabinet Minister of tra ...

, MLA *

Naseem Ahmad Naseem Ahmad is an Indian civil servant (Indian Administrative Service, 1972) from the Haryana Cadre and former Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University and currently, the Chairperson of National Commission for Minorities, Government of Indi ...

, IAS *

Santosh Kumar Gangwar Santosh Kumar Gangwar (born 1 November 1948) is an Indian politician and the former Minister of State with independent charge in the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha), f ...

, MP *

Vinod Kapri Vinod Kapri, (born 15 August 1972) is a filmmaker and author. He won National Award for his film Can't Take This Shit Anymore in 2014. He made his feature debut with ''Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho'' (Presented by Fox Star Studios )- a socio-legal s ...

, filmmaker * Ajit Singh, freedom fighter, uncle of Bhagat Singh

References

External links

Official website
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