Chaudhary Mahadeo Prasad College (CMP), Allahabad was established in 1950 with a vision to contribute to the national development by providing quality education. It was founded with the financial help of one lakh rupees from Chaudhary Babu Mahadeo Prasad Trust and thirty five thousand rupees from Thakurani Bhagwati Devi, the daughter of Ch. Mahadeo Prasad.

The college is under the governance of Kayastha Pathshala which is Asia's biggest trust. The college stated with B.Sc. Course in 1950 in the building of K.P. Internediate College. The college was shifted to its present location at Mahatma Gandhi Marg, George Town, Allahabad in 1953 in the Agra Jamindar Assocation's Building. In 1955, Faculty of Arts was started in the college. The First Prime Minister Pt. Jawarharlal Nehru inaugurated the college hostel in 1957 known as Sampoornand Hostel. Faculty of Law was started in the year 1972 that shifted to a new campus on Kamla Nehru Marg in 1990. The Commerce faculty was started in the year 1976. There is also a separate girl wing to Kamla Nehru Road.

The College is a co-educational institute and it has been associated to the University of Allahabad since its establishment and it became Consitutent of the University of Allahabad in 2005 when the central statue of the university was restored.

It was made a constituent College in the year 2005 when the Central status of the University was restored. Institute of Professional Studies,

University of Allahabad has granted permission to C.M.P.College to start One year Diploma in Computer. The Computer Centre was inaugurated in the year 2009.

The Instiute of Professional Science of University of Allahabad has permitted one year Diploma in Computer Application (NIELIT 'O' Level) and diploma in Fashion Designing from the session 2009-10.

In year 2015-16 has bring new milestone in the history of the college, when the University of Allahabad under guidance of Prof.

Rattan Lal Hangloo, Vice-Chancellor decided to start post Graduate Courses in its all constituent colleges. After statutory clearance, the university has allowed post-graduation from session 2016-17 in M.Com; LLM; M.Sc. in Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics; M.A. in Ancient History, Med. History, Economics, Education, English, Geography, Hindi, Philosophy, Political Science, Sanskrit and Sociology,.

The College has also got permission to start three year degree course Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA), one year Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Application (PGDCA) and Cetificate in Computer Concepts (CCC from NIELIT) from the session 2016-17.

One new UG Course in Defence Studies and one year diploma course in Theatre were also started from the session 2017-18.

The college firmly believes that education is essential for personal enlightenment and political freedom. Hence, the mission of the college is to provide quality education to enhance all round intellectual, physical, moral and spiritual development of students. It promotes commitment among student for social upliftment and human values. The college provides under-graduate education in the stream of Arts, Commerce, Science and Law. The college has infrastructure facilities like Library, Gymnasium, Cafeteria, Conference room Auditorium, Lecture theatres, Museum, Botanical Garden, Play Ground, Health Centre, Computer Centre etc.

OUR MISSION

To Provide excellence in education.

To inculcate a value system in students.

To promote the use of information and communication technology.

To foster global competencies among students.

To Contribute to National Development.

OUR VISION

Provide quality education

Regularize Post-Graduate courses.

Establish research facilities.

Develop a sense of national pride and identify among students.

Develop socially committed and economically self-reliant citizens.

Make a mark on the global academic map through high standards of academic and research works.