Ewing Christian College

Ewing Christian College (ECC), formerly Allahabad Christian College, is an autonomous constituent college of University of Allahabad, located in Allahabad, India.

Ewing Christian College
Former name
Allahabad Christian College
MottoStudy to show thyself approved unto God
TypeAutonomous
Established1902
PrincipalA. S. Moses
Location
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

25.2539°N 81.5044°E / 25.2539; 81.5044
Campus42 acres (170,000 m2)
Urban
AffiliationsUniversity of Allahabad, UGC
Websitewww.ecc.ac.in

The college was established in 1902 by Arthur Henry Ewing, a prominent Presbyterian missionary, as an initiative of the East India Company. It became one of the premier colleges for excellence in higher education and research in India.[1][2]

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).[3]

Campus
Ewing Christian College

The campus is located on the northern bank of the Yamuna river near Sangam on the southern part of Allahabad city. Spread on a sprawling green 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 centres/departments.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 241
  3. http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/colleges/Press_release06CPE.pdf
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