Udai Pratap College

Udai Pratap College is an autonomous institution at Bhojubir Road, Narayanpur in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith. It began in 1909 as Hewett Kshatriya High School, founded by Rajarshi Udai Pratap Singh Judeo, became Udai Pratap Intermediate College in 1921 and a degree college in July 1949. It was the first college in Uttar Pradesh to receive autonomy from the UGC, in July 1991, and the UGC extended that status for ten years, from 2023-24 to 2032-33. NAAC accredited the college at grade A with a CGPA of 3.16 on 9 May 2024 (fourth cycle), valid up to 8 May 2029. The campus covers about 100 acres.

The college has 30 departments in the faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce, Education and Agriculture. Its undergraduate programmes are B.A., B.Com. (including Retail Operations Management), B.Sc. in the mathematics and biology groups, the four-year B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, B.Lib. and I.Sc., and the two-year B.Ed. with an intake of 110. Postgraduate programmes include M.A. in Hindi, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Ancient History and Political Science, M.A./M.Sc. in Psychology, Mathematics, Statistics and Defence and Strategic Studies, M.Sc. in Chemistry, Physics, Zoology and Botany, M.Com. and M.Sc. (Ag.). Admission for 2026-27 is through the college's entrance examination for B.A., B.Com., B.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, M.Com. and M.Sc. courses in the pure sciences and agriculture, merit counselling for other PG programmes, and the UP B.Ed. Joint Entrance Examination for B.Ed.