Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
state public university in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, formerly Agra University, is an Autonomous University located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. The university, formerly named as Agra University, was later named after Bhimrao Ambedkar.
Affiliated colleges
The University's jurisdiction extends over the four districts of the Agra Division, namely Agra, Mainpuri, Firozabad, and Mathura.
Agra College
Agra College is an government aided college, which is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in India. Pandit Gangadhar Shastri, a noted Sanskrit scholar, founded the college in 1823, long before the first university in India was established in 1857.
The institute was a government college until 1883 when a board of trustees and a Committee of Management took over administration.
Since 1927, the college has been affiliated with B.R Ambedkar University.
The first graduate from Uttar Pradesh and the first law graduate from India both graduated from Agra College. The Faculty of Law of Agra College is the oldest faculty offering law courses which is even older than Government Law College (GLC) in Mumbai, listed as the oldest "law college" in India by the Bar Council of India (BCI).
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