• Source: Ewing Christian College

      • Ewing Christian College (ECC), formerly Allahabad Christian College, is an autonomous constituent college of University of Allahabad, located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
      The college was established in 1902 by Arthur Henry Ewing, a prominent Presbyterian missionary, as an initiative of the East India Company.
      The college was conferred with the status of College with Potential for Excellence by the University Grants Commission in 2005 and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).


      Campus



      The campus is located on the northern bank of the Yamuna river near Sangam on the southern part of Prayagraj city. Spread on a campus of 42 acres (170,000 m2), the college opened its agricultural economics extension department on the other side of the river, which soon developed into Allahabad Agricultural Institute, now Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS).


      Academics


      The academic structure is composed of three faculties, the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Teacher education, which are subdivided into various departments and eight self-financed centers/departments.


      Notable alumni


      Surya Bahadur Thapa, 24th Prime Minister of Nepal (1963, 1965, 1979, 1997, 2003)
      Khalid Azim also known as Ashraf Ahmad, Criminal and politician
      Govind Swarup, Radio Astrophysicist
      Shanti Bhushan, Law Minister of India (1977–79)
      Keshavrao Krishnarao Datey (1912-1983), Cardiologist
      Feroze Gandhi, Member of Parliament (1952–60)
      Ravindra Khattree, Distinguished Professor, Statistician
      Madan Lal Khurana, Chief Minister of Delhi (1993–96)
      Panchanan Maheshwari, botanist, Fellow of the Royal Society
      J. S. Verma, Chief Justice of India (1997–98)
      Kamal Narain Singh, Chief Justice of India (1991-1991)
      Uma Nath Singh, Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
      Manuel Aaron, Chess Player
      Aisha Saeed, Indian Statistical Service
      Suraj Kumar Shukla, Indian Statistical Service
      Raghvendra Pandey, Indian Statistical Service
      Kaushlendra Vikram Singh, Indian Administrative Service
      Dr. Gopal Dixit, Associate Professor, IIT Bombay
      B. D. Chaurasia, anatomist, medical educator and writer for medical education
      Dr. Vijay Raj Singh, Professor, CUSB Gaya


      References

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