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'''St. John's College''', Agra is a reputed college of [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], established in 1850, now part of the [[Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University]], earlier known as [[Agra University]].<br />
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==History==<br />
St. John's College, Agra was established in 1850 by the [[Church Missionary Society]] (CMS) of England. along with Agra C.M.S. Association, and its first principal was Rev. [[Thomas Valpy French]] (1825-1891), a fellow of [[University College, Oxford]] <ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9000269/Thomas-Valpy-French Thomas Valpy French] [[Britannica.com]].</ref> <ref>[http://www.stjohnsagra.org/The%20Institute.htm History]</ref>. <br />
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During 1862 to 1888, the college was affiliated with [[Calcutta University]] and till 1927, with [[Allahabad University]]. In 1927, when Agra University came into existence, it became affiliated with [[Agra University]] (now known as [[Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University]]).<br />
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Since 1893, this college is offering post-graduate courses and it is one of the oldest colleges in India to do so. The current Principal of the college is Professor (Dr) F.M.Prasad, an eminent Scientist and Educationist.<br />
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==Academics==<br />
St. John's offers undergraduate and post graduate degrees in:<br />
*English<br />
*History<br />
*Political science<br />
*Economics<br />
*Psychology<br />
*Geography<br />
*Hindi<br />
*Sanskrit<br />
*Urdu<br />
*Business Administration<br />
*Accounts & Law<br />
*Business Economics <br />
*Physics<br />
*Chemistry<br />
*Mathematics<br />
*Statistics<br />
*Zoology<br />
*Botany.<br />
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St. John's offers one Ph.D. in Science and Commerce. Additionally, students can take vocational courses in: Foreign Trade, Advertising and Sales Promotion, Insurance, Computer Science, Demography, Yoga Psychology & Mental Health and Communicative English. The college also runs a study centre of [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]].<br />
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== Alumni==<br />
* [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]: Former Indian President.<br />
* [[Rangeya Raghav]] (1923-1962):[[Hindi language|Hindi]] writer.<br />
* [[Shilendra Kumar Singh]], [[Governor of Rajasthan]]<br />
* [[Babu Gulabrai]], eminent Hindi writer and philosopher<br />
* Ajay Veer Singh, Advocate in the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.<br />
*[[Dr.Shri Bhagwan Sharma]], Eminent Hindi Writer and Analysist<br />
* Kinshuk Gupta, Chartered Accountant<br />
* Abhishek Sachan,software engg.<br />
* Saurabh Raisinghani, Software Architect<br />
* [[Gaurav Gupta]], Equity Research Analyst.<br />
* [[Anuj Lavania]], Pricing Analyst.<br />
*[[Dr.Bhaskar Sharma]],Polymer Scientist.<br />
*sonedra Gupta, Mathematician<br />
* V.P.Kulshrestha . Town Planner<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* St. John's College, Agra (1850-1930), J P Haythornthwaite, (revised and completed by T D Sully Highway), 1932.<br />
Famous President of St . John's College, Agra <br />
1. (1980) MR . Cyril Charles<br />
2. (1952) MR . Samuel Charles<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.stjohnsagra.org/ St. John's College, Agra; Official website]<br />
* [http://stjohnscollegeagra.com/ St. John's College, Agra website]<br />
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