Ewing Christian College (ECC), formerly Allahabad Christian College, is an autonomous constituent college of

University of Allahabad The University of Allahabad is a Central university (India), Central University located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 23 September 1887 by an act of Parliament and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance (INI). ...

, located in

Prayagraj Prayagraj (, ; ISO 15919, ISO: ), formerly and colloquially known as Allahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi, Varanasi (Benar ...

, Uttar Pradesh, India. The college was established in 1902 by Arthur Henry Ewing, a prominent Presbyterian missionary. The college was conferred with the status of ''College with Potential for Excellence'' by the University Grants Commission in 2005 and accredited by the

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(NAAC).

Campus

The campus is located on the northern bank of the Yamuna river near Sangam on the southern part of Prayagraj city. Spread on a campus of , the college opened its agricultural economics extension department on the other side of the river, which soon developed into

Allahabad Agricultural Institute Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute, is a government-aided university in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. It operates as an autonomous Christian minority insti ...

, now

Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute, is a government-aided university in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. It operates as an autonomous Christian minority insti ...

(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 centers/departments.

Notable alumni

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(1977–79) *

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(1912–1983), Cardiologist *

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, member of parliament (1952–60) *

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, Distinguished Professor, Statistician *

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(1993–96) * Panchanan Maheshwari,

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* J. S. Verma,

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(1997–98) * Kamal Narain Singh,

(1991-1991) *

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, Chief Justice of

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* Suraj Kumar Shukla,

* Raghvendra Pandey,

* Dr. Vijay Raj Singh, Professor, CUSB Gaya * Kaushlendra Vikram Singh,

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* Dr. Gopal Dixit,

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* B. D. Chaurasia, anatomist, medical educator and writer for medical education * Rana P Singh, cancer scientist, professor JNU and Vice-Chancellor, Gautam Buddha University, Noida

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