Government Islamia College, Gujranwala

Government Islamia College, Gujranwala, officially Government Postgraduate Islamia College Gujranwala, founded as Guru Nanak Khalsa College, is an educational institution in the city of Gujranwala in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] It is a well-known institute located in the heart of Gujranwala.

Government Islamia College, Gujranwala
Information
TypePublic college
Established1912 – Khalsa High School Gujranwala
1918 – Guru Nanak Khalsa College Gujranwala
1947 – Islamia College Gujranwala
FounderSir Louis Dane
Sant Attar Singh
Head teacherProf. Pervaiz Akhtar
Enrolment4,000 (2017)[1]
Colour(s)Green, Blue   
AffiliationsUniversity of the Punjab[2][3]
Websitegicg.edu.pk

History

Islamia College Gujranwala was established in 1912 as Khalsa High School Gujranwala with the donation of Khalsa Committee, a Sikh educational trust. Sir Louis Dane, the 13th governor of Punjab, laid its foundation. Just six years later on 30 March 1918, it was upgraded to the status of a college and named Guru Nanak Khalsa College Gujranwala. It is one of the oldest colleges of the Punjab.

After the partition of India, Anjuman-i-Islamia Gujranwala took possession of this college and after migration Khalsa Education Council established a new college with same name called Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College. On 25 November 1947, the institution was renamed Islamia College Gujranwala.[1]

In September 1972, the college was nationalized and in 1990 it was upgraded to post-graduate level.[1]

Affiliation with Punjab University

Islamia College Gujranwala is affiliated with the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.[3]

Notable alumni
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, ninth President of Pakistan.

Politicians

Civil Servants

Journalists

See also

References
  1. One hundred years of Islamia College, Gujranwala Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 October 2017, Retrieved 22 February 2022
  2. Government Postgraduate Islamia College, Gujranwala is an affiliated college of the University of the Punjab University of the Punjab website, Retrieved 23 February 2022
  3. "Affiliated Colleges, University of the Punjab". University of the Punjab website. 2 April 2005. Archived from the original on 24 May 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

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