Murray College

Government Murray College Sialkot (often referred to as Murray College), formerly known as Scotch Mission College, is a government college located in Sialkot in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[2][3]

Government Murray College Sialkot
MottoUrdu: ایمان ، اتحاد ، نظم
(Iman, Ittehad, Tanzeem)
Motto in English
Faith, Unity, Discipline
TypePublic and Co-educational
Established1889
AffiliationHigher Education Commission University of the Punjab University of Gujrat
Students6000
Undergraduates2000 (2013)[1]
Postgraduates600
Location
Sialkot
,
Punjab
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
Websitemurraycollege.edu.pk

History

Government Murray College Sialkot was established as Scotch Mission College by Scottish missionaries belonging to the Church of Scotland Mission in 1889. The Church of Scotland came to Sialkot (then Part of British India) in January 1857 when the first Scottish missionary, Reverend Thomas Hunter, came to live with his wife, Jane Scott, and baby son near the Brigade Parade Ground, facing the Trinity Church (whose first stone was laid on 1 March 1852). The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Madras on 30 January 1857. Sialkot at that time was in the diocese of Calcutta in British India. Thomas Hunter, his wife and baby son were murdered in Sialkot during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.[4]

In 1972, the government of Pakistan dismissed the Scottish missionaries and nationalised the institution.[4]

In 2005, a new block was established at the college by the Government of Pakistan.[5]

Hostels

There is a hostel at the college for girls.[6]

Faculties and departments

Murray College consists of three faculties and following departments are associated with these faculties;

  1. Faculty of Natural Sciences
    1. Department of Chemistry
    2. Department of Information Technology
    3. Department of Mathematics
    4. Department of Physics
    5. Department of Statistics
  2. Faculty of Social Sciences
    1. Department of BBA
    2. Department of English
    3. Department of Political science
    4. Department of Islamic Studies
    5. Department of Psychology
    6. Department of Urdu
    7. Department of Economics
  3. Faculty of Biological Sciences
    1. Department of Botany
    2. Department of Zoology

Library
  • Allama Iqbal Library[7]

Principals
  • Captain Jhon Murray
  • Rev. Jhon Waugh (1909–1914)
  • Rev. Dr. William Scott (1914–1923)
  • Rev. Jhon Garret (1923–1914)
  • Rev. D. Leslie Scott (1947–1956)
  • R.C. Thomas
  • F.S. Khairullah
  • Ahmed Raza Siddiqui
  • Qamar Malik[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. Mehdi, Abid Hussain (25 November 2013). "Murray College students in a fix". DAWN.COM.
  2. "Delegation: Govt Murray College to get university status". The Express Tribune. 4 April 2012.
  3. Mehdi, Abid Hussain (11 October 2016). "Murray College short of classrooms". DAWN.COM.
  4. "گورنمنٹ کرسچن ہائی سکول گندم منڈی ڈاکٹر علامہ اقبال کی علمی درسگاہ". jang.com.pk.
  5. "New block at Murray College approved". DAWN.COM. 1 August 2005.
  6. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (28 August 2013). "Murray College in dire need of girls hostel". DAWN.COM.
  7. Mehdi, Abid (13 October 2014). "Murray College without a librarian for 19 years". DAWN.COM.
  8. "Move against Murray College decried". DAWN.COM. 9 December 2007.
  9. "Murray College in poor state". DAWN.COM. 30 December 2006.
  10. InpaperMagazine, From (29 July 2012). "Flashback: Of the days gone by". DAWN.COM.
  11. "The unexplored gem | Literati | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.


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