Bareilly College

Bareilly College, Bareilly (BCB) is a premier 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, previously it was affiliated to the Agra University and before that Allahabad University. It was established during the reign British Empire in the year 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 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.

Bareilly College, Bareilly

Bareilly College, Bareilly
Type	Government
Established	1837 (1837)
Principal	Anurag Mohan Bhatnagar
Location	Bareilly , India 28°21′26.51″N 79°25′12.91″E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	M. J. P. Rohilkhand University
Website	www.bareillycollege.org

Bareilly College has completed one hundred eighty years of its existence. It 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.