Meerut College

College located in Meerut, India

28°59′36″N 77°42′53″E / 28.9933°N 77.7148°E / 28.9933; 77.7148CampusUrbanColorsMartyr's RedNicknameMCMAffiliationsChaudhary Charan Singh UniversityWebsitehttps://www.meerutcollege.edu.in/ http://www.meerutcollege.org/

Meerut College is a state-funded college in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The college is affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. The college was established in 1892 and has a campus of 50 acres (0.20 km²).^[2] The college has glorious history of achievements in academics and other fields. Personalities from Prime Minister, Governors, Ambassadors, Cabinet Ministers, Member's of Parliament, State Assemblies, Judges, innumerable Administrators IAS, IFS, IRS, National Poets, Advocates, Social Workers, Scientists, leading Industrialist and Educationists have been students of this college.

Academics

The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in science, arts, commerce, education, computer science and law in affiliation to Chaudhary Charan Singh University.^[3] The college also offers PhD. courses in the same fields.^[4] The college provides a master's degree in journalism and mass communication in affiliation to Chaudhary Charan Singh University.^[5] The college also offers an MBA in affiliation to Mahamaya Technical University, Gautam Buddha Nagar.^[6]^[7]

The college is a study center for Indira Gandhi National Open University offering bachelors, masters and diploma courses.^[4]

The college also offers separate hostel facilities to its male and female students. It also has several practical labs, and educational complexes.

Fee Structure

It is a state funded college so the fee is minimal and meritious students also get scholarships.^[8]

National Cadet Corps

It has 70 UP BN NCC & 2 UP ARM SQ and total 208 cadets (SD &SW) are enrolled in NCC.^[9]

70 UP BN NCC (Total Strength - 104)

ANO - Dr.(Capt.) Awdhesh Kumar^[9]

2 UP ARM SQ (Total Strength - 104)

ANO - Dr.(Maj.) Paramjeet Singh^[9]

Notable alumni

Late Chaudhary Charan Singh^[10]^[11] - Former Prime Minister of India
Late Kunwar Mahmud Ali Khan Former Governor Madhya Pradesh [ M P Raj Bhavan official website]
Murli Manohar Joshi^[10]^[12] - former Union Human Resource Development Minister of India
Late Jagmohanlal Sinha^[13] - Indian Judge whose decision in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain led to the declaration of emergency
Late Akhtar Hameed Khan^{[citation needed]} - Pakistani Development and Social Activist
Late Prof. K. A. Nizami Indian ambassador to Syria (1975-1977).^[14]^[15]
Kushal Pal Singh^[16] - Chairman and CEO of DLF Limited
Jameel Jalibi^[17] - Former Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University
Late Virendra Verma^[10]^[18] - Former Governor of Punjab, Administrator of Chandigarh and Governor of Himachal Pradesh
Virendra Singh, theoretical physicist and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Intizar Hussain (1925-2016), leading literary figure from Pakistan. Author of Basti and Naya Gar
S. Irfan Habib, noted historian
Amrish Tyagi^[19] - Founder and CEO at Webindia Master
Nazir Ahmad - Former member of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly

References

^ "Home". meerutcollege.edu.in.
^ "Meerut College". Meerut College Official Website. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ "Govt and Aided Affiliated and Recognized Institutes - Chaudhary Charan Singh University" (PDF) (in Hindi). p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Courses Offered - Meerut College". Meerut College Official Website. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ "Courses Offered - Master in Journalism and Mass Communication". Meerut College Professional Courses Official Website. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ "Courses Offered - Master in Business Administration". Meerut College Professional Courses Official Website. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
^ "Affiliated Colleges - Mahamaya". Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
^ "Important Links". www.meerutcollege.edu.in. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Meerut College Meerut". www.meerutcollege.org. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Alumni". Meerut College Official Website. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ "Chaudhary Charan Singh". Bagpat Official Website. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ "Evolution of Dr. Joshi as a political mind". Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi Official Website. Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ "Hon'ble Mr. Jagmohan Lal Sinha". Allahabad High Court Official Website. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ "Khaliq Ahmad Nizami | Aligarh Movement".
^ "Al-Mohsin 2014: Who was K.A. Nizami (Er. Afzal Usmani)". Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ "Red Herring Prospectus" (PDF). DLF Limited Official Website. p. 153. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ Naseer Ahmad (19 June 2008). "Critic guides writer to the right path - Jameel Jalibi". Dawn.
^ "Shri Virendra Singh Verma, Ex.Governor". Muzaffarnagar Official Website. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ "Founder and CEO".