St. John's College, Agra

St. John's College
Latin: Sancti Ioannis collegium[citation needed]
MottoThe Truth Shall Make You Free[1]
Established1850; 174 years ago (1850)[1]
FounderRev. Thomas Valpy French
Academic affiliation
Agra University
PrincipalShailendra Pratap Singh
Address
Mahatma Gandhi Road
, , ,
India
CampusUrban
Colours
Websitestjohnscollegeagra.in
Night view

St. John's College is a constituent college of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, located in Agra. It is a Christian college under the Church of North India. It was established by the Church Mission Society to Agra. The college admits both undergraduates and postgraduates and awards degrees in liberal arts, commerce, sciences, business administration and education under the purview of Agra University.[2]

The college was built in honor of John the Apostle, one of the Twelve apostles of Jesus.

  1. ^ a b "St. John's College, Agra". Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  2. ^ 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.