Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University - Agra
Agra, India
1927
Established
- Type
- Government | State university
- Official website
- dbrau.ac.in
Approvals and accreditation
NAACA+UGC
About College
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra was founded on 1 July 1927 as Agra University, through the efforts of educationists including Rev. Canon A.W.
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra was founded on 1 July 1927 as Agra University, through the efforts of educationists including Rev. Canon A.W. Davis, Munshi Narain Prasad Asthana and Dr L.P. Mathur. It initially served the United Provinces of Agra, Central India and Rajputana with 14 affiliated colleges and 2,530 students, later adding faculties in Medicine (1936), Agriculture (1938) and Home Science (1980). Renamed in 1995-96, it now serves seven districts of the Agra division through around 200 affiliated colleges.