‘Agrawal Jatiya Shiksha Parishad, the parent body of Allahabad Degree College was established in 1910 by the Late Sri Kashinath Ji Agrawal, a core nationalist and victim of atrocious behavior of the colonial rule. The famous book ‘Bharat Mein Angreji Raj’ was written by the great freedom fighter Pt. Sundar Lal was printed at the printing press of Sri Kashinath Ji Agrawal at Allahabad. The book was immediately banned and the available copies of the book were seized. The property and press of Sri Kashinath Ji Agrawal were ransacked and destroyed. Sri Kashinath Ji Agrawal was forced by the circumstances to be disrooted from Allahabad, and his brother was brutally hanged by the Britishers for being the brother of Sri Kashinath Ji Agrawal. Sri Kashinath Ji Agrawal was a powerful spokesman of education for the common man (Aam Adami) to inject competence among them. He firmly believed that education is the most powerful and productive asset. Education is a most powerful liberating force as well as a democratizing force cutting across the various bondages.

    Accordingly, a school, Agrawal Vidyalaya, was established by him in 1910, at Allahabad, the year of the beginning of the popularization of primary education for the masses at the National level, and was upgraded to present Allahabad InterCollege and further on to Allahabad Degree College in 1956 as an AssociatedCollege of the University of Allahabad. The management of the college, democratic in structure and nature, draws inspiration and a guiding force from the effective ideology and desire of the late Sri Kashinath Ji Agrawal, the founder of the institution. It is an educational institution launched and nourished by the community as a whole with a sense of social obligation for nation-building. The objective of the management is to provide low-cost, high-standard modern higher education, is affordable equally to the students of economically marginal. The Office bearers are elected democratically from amongst members of the Agrawal Jatiya Shiksha Parishad. The honorary office bearers and members of the governing body, with a sense of social duty, devote their time and energy to the efficient building and development of the college.

    A number of intellectuals, jurists, freedom fighters, and social reformers of the society have rendered their valuable services voluntarily to strengthen the college. In the lineage, it is the pious duty to remember the contributions of the Deputy Mayor of Allahabad, Advocate Hon. Late Sri Shambhu Nath Ji Agrawal, a close associate of Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji and Smt. Indira Gandhi Ji. As a silent, self-decided commitment of Jeevan Daan to the College, leaving aside his health, family, political career, and roaring legal practice, he devoted a major portion of his life, energy, and capability to the betterment of the college. The society owes its personnel sacrifices and contributions. Presently, to fulfill the requirements of Allahabad University, a Governing body has been constituted from among the members of the Agrawal Jatiya Shiksha Parishad. It is the apex body responsible for policy decisions and their implementation.