RAJA BALWANT SINGH ENGINEERING TECHNICAL CAMPUS, AGRA

Raja Balwant Singh College is located at Bichpuri, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is affiliated to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow. The institution began in 1878 as the Rajput Boarding House for the education and upliftment of the Rajput community, and was established in 1885. It became a high school in 1899, an Intermediate College in 1928, and a Degree College in 1940. It holds the distinction of being the first college in India to award a postgraduate degree in agriculture. The college owes its existence to Raja Balwant Singh of Awagarh, and was formerly known as Balwant Rajput College. In 1949, R.K. Singh started the Rural Engineering Institute at Bichpuri, and a research lab for space science and seismo-electromagnetics operates on the Bichpuri campus, headed by Dr. Birbal Singh. RBS College comprises eight faculties: Arts, Commerce, Education, Science, Agriculture, Engineering, Pharmacy and Technology, and Management and Computer Application, spread across six campuses in Agra, Bichpuri, Mathura, and Awagarh. Notable alumni include Mulayam Singh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav, and Raj Babbar.