Christian Training College Lucknow

Christian Training College is situated on a plateau like elevated land in the heart in the city Lucknow (The city of Gardens) in Golaganj area opposite Balrampur Hospital. The place where the college stands is called Inayat Bagh campus because it has always experienced the Inayat of God almighty and well wishers. The distance of the college from Charbagh station is only 3.5 K.M. and from city station is only 1.5 K.M. one can easily hire a rickshaw or auto to reach the college. The Christian Training College is a unit of Lucknow Christian College Society, which is managed and Governed by the registered body named, Board of Governors, Lucknow Christian College, Lucknow. It is a Minority College. The Methodist Church in India established the College. The Methodist Church in India institution was opened in 1932, to meet the growing need for well trained teachers in the secondary schools. This was the first Non Government Training College to be opened in the state. It offered two years course to high school passed men leading to Certificate of Teaching (C.T.) of the Government Department of Education. Only 25 students were admitted each year and went through an intensive course of training. The initial success of this unit was largely due to the Principal Dr. R.G. Wellons and Dr. L.K. Shah who was the incharge of the new unit.