Islamia College Gujranwala

Islamia College Gujranwala, officially Government Postgraduate Islamia College Gujranwala is an educational institution in the city of Gujranwala[1] in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Islamia College Gujranwala is a well-known institute, occupying a spacious campus in the heart of Gujranwala. [2]

Islamia College, Gujranwala
Information
TypePublic College
Established1912 – Khalsa High School Gujranwala
1917 – Guru Nanak Khalsa College Gujranwala
1947 – Islamia College Gujranwala
FounderSir Louis Dane
Sant Attar Singh
Head teacherProf. Pervaiz Akhtar
Enrolment1,500 (2019)
Colour(s)Green, Blue   
AffiliationsUniversity of the Punjab
Websitewww.gicg.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 five years later in 1917, it was upgraded to the status of the 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. On 25 November 1947, the institution was renamed Islamia College Gujranwala.[3] [4] In September 1972 the college was nationalized and it was upgraded to post-graduate level in 1990.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. DAWN story about Islamia College, Gujranwala Retrieved 9 August 2019
  2. About Islamia College, Gujranwala www.gicg.base.pk, Retrieved 30 April 2014
  3. http://gicg.edu.pk/
  4. DAWN story about Islamia College, Gujranwala Retrieved 9 August 2019

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