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Bareilly College, Bareilly (BCB) is an institution located in the metropolis of Bareilly in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The college is affiliated to the M. J. P. Rohilkhand University, and has been affiliated to the Agra University and Allahabad University before the establishment of Rohilkhand University. It was established during the reign British Empire in the year 1837.
Bareilly College has completed one hundred eighty years of its existence. 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 the status of 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.
The Bareilly College is housed in the building donated to the college by the Nawab 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 Uttar Pradesh. He named the building as Bareilly College. It now contains a beautiful auditorium at the central vista flanked by a legendary 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 that were 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 in a delirious condition.
Courses
Graduate courses
- Sociology
- Music
- Education
- Fine Arts
- Economics
- English
- Hindi
- Urdu
- Sanskrit
- Persian
- History
- Political Science
- Philosophy
- Statistics
- Military Science
- Arabic
- Geography
- Psychology
- Home Science
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- Statistics
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Zoology
- Botany
- Military Science
- Biotechnology
- Environmental Science
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- Commerce
Professional courses
B.Ed
- Education
BBA
- Management
BCA
- Computer
B.Lib
- Library Science
LLB
- Law
Postgraduate courses
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- Mathematics
- Economics
- English
- Hindi
- Urdu
- Geography
- History
- Political Science
- Philosophy
- Sanskrit
- Sociology
- Military Science
- Fine Arts
- Statistics
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- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry (Organic)
- Chemistry (Inorganic/Physical)
- Zoology
- Botany
- Military Science
- Statistics
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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
- Santosh Kumar Gangwar, MP
- Rajesh Agarwal, MLA
- Naseem Ahmad, IAS
- Vinod Kapri, film maker
- Ajit Singh Freedom fighter uncle of Bhagat Singh
See also
- Government Degree College Sambhal
- Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Post Graduate College
- Hindu Degree College, Moradabad