Allahabad University

 Allahabad University has always occupied an esteemed place among the universities of India for over a century now. Established on 23rd September 1887, it is the fourth oldest university of India after Calcutta, Bombay and Madras University. The credit for conceiving a large Central College at Allahabad, eventually to develop into a University, is due to Sir William Muir, then Lt. Governor of United Provinces. As a result of his initiative the foundation stone of the Muir Central College (named after him) was laid on Dec. 9 1873 by His Excellency Lord Northbrook. Sir William Muir said on that occasion: "The establishment of a central college at Allahabad has been my earnest desire ever since I assumed my present office. Shortly after coming here I found that a strong wish prevailed among the chief people of the place for a better means of education at Allahabad; and being myself deeply impressed with the same conviction, I took occasion at the first Darbar which I held here to urge upon those present the necessity of showing that they were sincere and in earnest, by contributing to the work.

 The University of Allahabad, informally known as Allahabad University, is a public central university located in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Established on 23 September 1887, it is the fourth oldest University in India.^[1] Its origins lie in the Muir Central College, named after Lt. Governor of North-Western Provinces, Sir William Muir in 1876, who suggested the idea of a Central University at Allahabad, which later evolved to the present university.^[2][3] At one point it was called the "Oxford of the East".^[4] On 24 June 2005 its Central University status was restored through the University Allahabad Act 2005^[5] of the Parliament of India.^[6]

The following colleges are constituent to Allahabad University:^[9]

• Ewing Christian College (an autonomous college)
• Allahabad Degree College
• Arya Kanya Degree College
• C.M.P Degree College, the oldest affiliated college of Allahabad University
• Jagat Taran Girls Degree College
• Iswar Saran Degree College
• S.S Khanna Girls Degree College
• S.P.M Govt. Degree College
• Hamidia Girls Degree College, constituent minority college
• KP Training College
• KP Inter College
• Rajarshi Tandon Girls Degree College
• Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute