Bareilly College, Bareilly

With this mission & value policy we thus look forward to contribute to India & in particular to north India through excellence in education & research & to serve as a valuable resource for society; & remain a source of pride for all Indians. It is remain a source of pride for all Indians. It is a matter of considerable gratification & pride that Bareilly College has now completed the cycle of One hundred eighty three years of useful services to the cause of the education in the region of Rohilkhand. It first opened its door as a Government school in 1837 under the Liberal Government of Sir Charles Metcalfe the then Lt. Governor of the North Western Provinces. In 1837 the college began with 57 pupils & Mr. Rogers was its Head master. The course of Bareilly College has never smooth & unaccountably awry & baffling it was in the initial stage when it had to battle right royally against the formidable forces of ignorance & superstition masquerading under the name of religiosity. With the passage of the time the adverse criticism died down & the college gathered & more strength, commanded the confidence & respect of the public & thus made steady progress. In 1850 it was raised to the status of Government College with Mr. Vernon Tregear (1850-53) as its first principal.