Ingraham Institute
Ingraham Institute is a renowned institution in Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926 and the motto of the institution is Be Ye Light and the vision is "educating the whole person in mind body and spirit". The institute is located on over 35 acres of land in Ghaziabad.
Ingraham Institute | |
Location | Hapur Road, Ghaziabad |
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Motto | Be Ye Light |
Director | Wg. Cdr. P. Jethro |
It is one of the largest institutions of the Methodist Church in India. Ingraham has a renowned Industrial Training Institute as well as a Polytechnic Institute and 12 schools that provide formal education up to the 12th-grade level standard. It offers both English and Hindi mediums of instruction up to the 12th grade. English medium is affiliated from Indian School Certificate (ISC). Hindi medium is affiliated from Uttar Pradesh State Board. The Ingraham Institute has a city branch which provides education up to 10th standard, and it is affiliated with C.B.S.E. Til now, three batches have passed out since it has been affiliated to CBSE. The school has a special branch named Asha Vidyalaya, for hearing-impaired students.
Way back in 1919, Dr. F.M. North, an American missionary, conceived the idea of developing some educational / vocational institutes in India to train the marginalized young people for their upliftment. It was in 1926 that Dr. F. M. North's vision came into action and Ingraham Institute on 40 acres of land in a small village of Bekhrabad 2 km – from the Ghaziabad town was purchased. A Teacher's Training School and a small dispensary was started on this land.