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	'''St. John's College''', Agra is a reputed college of [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], established in 1852, now part of the [[Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University]], earlier known as [[Agra University]]. It is the oldest Christian college in India <ref>''The Christian college in India: the report of the Commission on higher education in India'', by Commission on Christian higher education in India. Published by Oxford university press, 1931. Page 322''.</ref>.		'''St. John's College''', Agra is a reputed college of [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], established in 1852, now part of the [[Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University]], earlier known as [[Agra University]]. It is the oldest Christian college in India <ref>''The Christian college in India: the report of the Commission on higher education in India'', by Commission on Christian higher education in India. Published by Oxford university press, 1931. Page 322''.</ref>.
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	==History==		==History==
	St. John's College, Agra was established in 1852 <ref name=raj/> 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>. In the year 1869-70, it had 297 students, out of which 199 were Hindus, 76 Muslims, and 22 Christians <ref>''REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF EDUCATION IN THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES, FOR 1869-70'', by M Kempson. Published 1870. ''pp. Page 67''.</ref>.		St. John's College, Agra was established in 1852 <ref name=raj/> 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>. In the year 1869-70, it had 297 students, out of which 199 were Hindus, 76 Muslims, and 22 Christians <ref>''REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF EDUCATION IN THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES, FOR 1869-70'', by M Kempson. Published 1870. ''pp. Page 67''.</ref>.

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 '''St. John's College''', Agra is a reputed college of [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], established in 1852, now part of the [[Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University]], earlier known as [[Agra University]]. It is the oldest Christian college in India <ref>''The Christian college in India: the report of the Commission on higher education in India'', by Commission on Christian higher education in India. Published by Oxford university press, 1931. Page 322''.</ref>.
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 *Political science
 *Economics
-*Psychology
+*[[Psychology]]
 *Geography
 *Hindi

wikademia>Dr. Amit Abraham: About St. John's College, Agra

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About St. John's College, Agra

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'''St. John's College''', Agra is a reputed college of [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], established in 1852, now part of the [[Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University]], earlier known as [[Agra University]]. It is the oldest Christian college in India <ref>''The Christian college in India: the report of the Commission on higher education in India'', by Commission on Christian higher education in India. Published by Oxford university press, 1931. Page 322''.</ref>.

==History==
St. John's College, Agra was established in 1852 <ref name=raj/> 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>. In the year 1869-70, it had 297 students, out of which 199 were Hindus, 76 Muslims, and 22 Christians <ref>''REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF EDUCATION IN THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES, FOR 1869-70'', by M Kempson. Published 1870. ''pp. Page 67''.</ref>.

During 1862 to 1888, the college was affiliated with [[Calcutta University]] and till 1927, with [[Allahabad University]]. In 1927, when [[Agra University]] (now known as [[Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University]]) came into existence, the collge became affiliated it, and its principal Dr. A.W. Davies became the first Vice-Chancellor of the newly formed university. Since 1893, this college is offering post-graduate courses and it is one of the oldest colleges in India to do so.

The college celebrated its centenary in 1952, on this occassion a new wing of the college was built, which later inaugurated by then [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]], [[Jawahar Lal Nehru]] on October 9, 1959 <ref name=raj>[http://books.google.co.in/books?id=WmZfr6ERN64C&pg=PA258-IA11&vq=%22St.+John's+College,+Agra%22&dq=%22St.+John's+College,+Agra%22&source=gbs_search_s&cad=0#PPA258-IA11,M1 Message of the President- Dr. Rajendra Prasad] ''Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Correspondence and Select Documents'', by [[Rajendra Prasad]], Valmiki Choudhary. Published by Allied Publishers, 1984. ISBN 8170230020. ''Page 251''."It is a pleasure to me to learn that.. St. John's College, Agra complete a century of service.. in 1952..."</ref>.

The current Principal of the college is Professor (Dr) F.M.Prasad, an eminent Scientist and Educationist.

==Academics==
St. John's offers undergraduate and post graduate degrees in:
*English
*History
*Political science
*Economics
*Psychology
*Geography
*Hindi
*Sanskrit
*Urdu
*Business Administration
*Accounts & Law
*Business Economics
*Physics
*Chemistry
*Mathematics
*Statistics
*Zoology
*Botany.

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]].

==Former Principals==
[[File:Thomas Valpy French.jpg|right|thumb|[[Thomas Valpy French]]]]
* Rev. [[Thomas Valpy French]] (first principal)
* George Augustus Pargiter, (1885-1890) <ref>''The Anglican Church in India, 1600-1970'', by Mildred E. Gibbs. Published by Indian] Society for Promoting] Christian] Knowledge, 1972. ''pp. 320''.</ref>
* Rev. Canon Arthur Whitchiffe <ref>''The Times of India directory and year book including who's who'', Edited by Stanley Reed. Published by Bennett, Coleman., 1929. ''Page 888''.</ref>
* Dr. A.W. Davies (1920s)
* WES Holland (1930s)
* Rev. Canon T D Sully

== Notable Alumni==
* [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]], Former [[President of India]].
* [[Rangeya Raghav]] (1923-1962):[[Hindi language|Hindi]] writer.
* [[Shilendra Kumar Singh]], [[Governor of Rajasthan]]
* [[Babu Gulabrai]], eminent Hindi writer and philosopher
* Ajay Veer Singh, Advocate in the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.
*[[Dr.Shri Bhagwan Sharma]], Eminent Hindi Writer and Analysist
* Kinshuk Gupta, Chartered Accountant
* Abhishek Sachan,software engg.
* Saurabh Raisinghani, Software Architect
* [[Gaurav Gupta]], Equity Research Analyst.
* [[Anuj Lavania]], Pricing Analyst.
*[[Dr.Bhaskar Sharma]],Polymer Scientist.
* Sonedra Gupta, Mathematician
* V.P.Kulshrestha, Town Planner

===Notable President of St. John's College, Agra===
# Cyril Charles (1980)
# Samuel Charles (1952)

==Further reading==
* ''St. John's College, Agra (1850-1930)'', by Rev. John Parker Haythornthwaite, revised and completed by Rev. T D Sully Highway), 1932. [http://openlibrary.org/b/OL6493524M/St.-John%27s-college%2C-Agra%2C-1850-1930]

==References==
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* [http://digilib.bu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/2144/1026/anheroicbishopli00stocuoft.txt?sequence=3''An Heroic Bishop : the life-story of French of Lahore'' (1913), Online- Chapter II St. John's College, Agra] "French and Stuart sailed on September 11 in the East Indian Queen, which reached Calcutta after an unusually quick voyage, of course round the Cape, on January 2, 1851." '''page 11'''."The new college, named St. John's after [[Henry Martyn]]'s [[St John's College, Cambridge|college at Cambridge]], with additional reference to [[John the Apostle|St. John]] as the Apostle of Oriental Churches," was opened in 1853"..'''page 14''' [http://www.archive.org/details/anheroicbishopli00stocuoft PDF]

==External links==
* [http://www.stjohnsagra.org/ St. John's College, Agra; Official website]
* [http://stjohnscollegeagra.com/ St. John's College, Agra website]
* [http://sjcagra.com/ St. John's College, Agra, Student Alumni Network]
* [http://wikimapia.org/104218/st-john-s-college-agra St. John's College, Agra] at ''[[wikimapia]]''

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