Hislop College
Private | |
| Established | 1883 |
|---|---|
| Accreditation | NAAC Re-Accredited 'A' Grade, CGPA 3.20 |
| Principal | Dr. Prashant Shelke |
Academic staff | 82 |
| Students | 4272[1] |
| Address | Civil lines , , , 440001 , |
| Campus | Urban, 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Affiliations | Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University |
| Website | www |
Hislop College, Nagpur is one of the oldest colleges in the city of Nagpur. It is affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University.[2]
Founder
The college was named after Scottish missionary
Encyclopædic Dictionary.[3]
History
Hislop College was established in 1883 in the Mahal area of Nagpur (But today it is in Civil Lines). Though Nagpur was Capital of Central Provinces, until 1882 it had no college.
The college was affiliated to the
University of Nagpur.[citation needed
]
The American pastor,
Civil Rights movement.[4]
Research
The faculty and Students of Hislop College has carried out 60 Research project in a field of
Computer Science, Literature (English, Hindi and Marathi) which has been sanctioned by the University and has been working on 15 research projects on Commerce, Botany, History and Sociology.[2]
Notable alumni
Many people from the neighbouring area have completed their education at Hislop College.
They include:
- M. S. Golwalkar, second Sarsanghchalak (Supreme Leader) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
- Rajkumar Hirani, film maker
- Shahbaz Khan, actor
- Singer, Composer& Live Performer.
- Anees Ahmed
- Piyush Daruka, Groomify Bharat Pvt Ltd (Businessman)
- Purushottam Bhaskar Bhave, Marathi writer
- Hari Singh Gour, Founder Vice-Chancellor of University of Delhi
- Ashis Nandy, political psychologist
- C. K. Nayudu, first captain of Indian national cricket team[5]
- Nitin Raut, cabinet minister
- Mukul Wasnik, Union Cabinet Minister
- P. V. Narasimha Rao, 9th Prime Minister of India
- Vilas Muttemwar, Member of Parliament
- Pooja Banerjee, Television actress
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagarlaureate
- Madhukar Narhar Chandurkar, Chief Justice of Indian High Courts.
References
- ^ "Hislop College, Nagpur: Admission, Fees, Courses, Placements, Cutoff, Ranking". Careers360. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ a b Hislop College. Hislop College. Retrieved on 20 December 2018.
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- ^ King, Mary Elizabeth. "What Makes Lawson's Role Unique?". www.jameslawsoninstitute.org. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ISBN 978-81-7167-283-7.