Meerut College is a state-funded college in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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, India

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. The college is affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Chaudhary Charan Singh University

Chaudhary Charan Singh University , formerly Meerut University is a public university located in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The university was established in 1965. It was later renamed to its current name after Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime minister of India...

, Meerut. The college was established in 1892 and has a campus of 100 acre (0.404686 km²). It has been declared as one of 13 Colleges with Potential for Excellence in the state by the University Grants Commission

University Grants Commission (India)

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.

Academics

The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in science

Science

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, arts

ARts

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, commerce

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, education

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 and law

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 in affiliation to Chaudhary Charan Singh University. The college also offers Ph.D courses in the same fields.
The college provides a masters degree in journalism

Journalism

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 and mass communication

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 in affiliation to Chaudhary Charan Singh University. The college also offers an MBA in affiliation to Mahamaya Technical University

Mahamaya Technical University

Mahmaya Technical University , was formed on 1 May, 2010 on the bifurcation of the erstwhile Uttar Pradesh Technical University.The university affiliates the colleges lying in the Meerut, Saharanpur, Agra, Aligarh and Moradabad regions from the academic year 2010-11 onwards.Incidentally, none of...

, Gautam Buddha Nagar.

The college is also a study center for Indira Gandhi National Open University

Indira Gandhi National Open University

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 offering bachelors, masters and diploma courses.

Notable Alumni

• Late Chaudhary Charan Singh - Former Prime Minister of India
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• Murli Manohar Joshi
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    - former Union Human Resource Development Minister
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   of India
• Late Jagmohanlal Sinha
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   - Indian Judge whose decision in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain
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   led to the declaration of emergency
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• Late Akhtar Hameed Khan
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   - Pakistani Development and Social Activist
• Kushal Pal Singh - Chairman and CEO of DLF Limited
• Jameel Jalibi
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   - Former Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University
• Late Virendra Verma
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   - Former Governor of Punjab
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  , Administrator of Chandigarh
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   and Governor of Himachal Pradesh
• Flight Lieutenant Mahabir Prasad Premi - Commissioned as a pilot in the Indian Air Force and son of a great freedom fighter of Meerut Sh. Laxmi Narain Premi was decorated with Vir Chakra by President of India during 1971 India-Pakistan war. He was also awarded with Vayu Sena Medal for his devotion to duty in the year 1985.