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'''Udai Pratap Autonomous College''' (''UP College'') is a college in [[Varanasi]], India. It was established in 1909.<ref name="Jaiswal 29 November 2024">{{cite web |last1=Jaiswal |first1=Roshan |title=UP Waqf Board claims ownership of 115-year-old Varanasi college, stokes row |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/varanasi-udai-pratap-college-mosque-land-waqf-property-uttar-pradesh-2642061-2024-11-29 |website=India Today |language=en |date=29 November 2024}}</ref> Its campus is about 100 acres, and it has about 17,000 students.<ref name="Jaiswal 29 November 2024"/><br />
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In 2004, the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] evaluated UP College as A grade.<ref name="TOI May 2024">{{cite web |author1=Times News Network |title=Varanasi’s Udai Pratap College graded ‘A’ by NAAC |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/varanasis-udai-pratap-college-graded-a-by-naac/articleshow/110023738.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=11 May 2024}}</ref><br />
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==Land dispute==<br />
A November 2024 land survey of the nearby city [[Sambhal]] was a rallying point for protests and violence related to the identification of the site of a mosque.<ref name="Sahu 5 December 2024">{{cite web |last1=Sahu |first1=Manish |title=Tensions in Varanasi college over Friday prayers at campus mosque; students chant Hanuman Chalisa in protest, 7 briefly detained |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/varanasi-college-friday-prayers-mosque-hanuman-chalisa-9707902/ |website=The Indian Express |language=en |date=5 December 2024}}</ref> That event renewed previous protests against UP College, as a centuries-old mosque is in the college campus.<ref name="Sahu 5 December 2024"/><br />
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Uttar Pradesh Central Sunni [[Waqf]] Board made a public statement to the college in 2018 that the entire college campus is on waqf property.<ref name="Jaiswal 29 November 2024"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{official website|https://www.upcollege.ac.in/}}<br />
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[[Category:Education in Varanasi]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Varanasi]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1909]]<br />
[[Category:1909 establishments in India]]</div>Surojits999