GCU Clock Tower

Government College University, Lahore is a co-educational public university located on The Mall in Lahore, Pakistan. Although the college was granted the status of university by the Pakistan Government in 2002, the word college is still retained in the name for historical reasons and also because of the wide recognition of the name Government College in Pakistan. The University offers bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees in a variety of disciplines. The university currently has more than 6000 students and 323 faculty members. Alumni of Government College are called Ravians after the nearby Ravi River. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... This article is about the concept. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ...   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ... The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is an organization that facilitates the development of higher educational system in Pakistan[1]. Its main purpose is to upgrade the Universities of Pakistan to be world-class centres of education, research and development. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (960x1280, 272 KB) Summary GCU (Government College University) Lahore. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (960x1280, 272 KB) Summary GCU (Government College University) Lahore. ... The Mall in Lahore, Pakistan (also known as Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam), is one of the citys main roads, and, along with the Grand Trunk Road, one of its most famous as well. ...   (Urdu: لاہور, Punjabi: لہور, pronounced ) is the capital of the Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... Alumni of Government College are called Ravians. ... The Ravi River (Punjabi: , Urdu: ) is a river in India and Pakistan. ...

History

Government College, Lahore, 1880s. Oriental and India Office Collection, British Library

Government College University, Lahore as a college, is older than any other college or university in Pakistan. Under the British Raj the college was opened on January 1, 1864 in a portion of the Palace of Raja Dhyan Singh Haveli. The institution was affiliated with the University of Calcutta for examination. Along with the establishment of the college, Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (professor of Arabic and Mohammedan Law at King's College in London) was nominated as principal of college. He later was instrumental in the foundation of Punjab University, Lahore in 1882. The first class consisted of 9 students, all of whom matriculated from Calcutta University. In April 1871, the college moved to its present site. In 1996, it received autonomous status; on September 9, 2002, it became a university. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 739 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (817 × 663 pixel, file size: 265 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Government College, Lahore. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 739 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (817 × 663 pixel, file size: 265 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Government College, Lahore. ... Anthem God Save The King The British Indian Empire, 1909 Capital Calcutta (1858 - 1912) New Delhi (1912 - 1947) Language(s) Hindustani, English and many others Government Monarchy Emperor of India  - 1858-1901 Victoria¹  - 1901-1910 Edward VII  - 1910-1936 George V  - 1936 Edward VIII  - 1936-1947 George VI Viceroy²  - 1858... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Following is a list of academic institutions formerly affiliated to the University of Calcutta, in Kolkata , India. ... Formally established on the 24 January 1857, the University of Calcutta (also known as Calcutta University) (Bengali: কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), located in the city of Kolkata (previously Calcutta), India, is the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent. ... Gottlieb Von Leitner (1840/1841 - 22 March 1899) was an Anglo-Hungarian orientalist. ... For other uses, see Kings College. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... University of the Punjab (abbreviated as PU) (Urdu: جامعه پنجاب), colloquially known as Punjab University, is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. ... The robot and the human with the great divide between them. ... Established in January 24, 1857, the University of Calcutta (also known as Calcutta University) is the first modern university in the Indian sub_continent. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ...

Emblem

Torch, as the crest of University emblem, symbolizes the light of knowledge that this unique institution has been giving to generations since its founding. The motto "Courage to Know" represents the guiding principle of the student community. It is intended to develop courage among the students to realize their academic potential. In heraldry, a crest is a component of a coat of arms. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ...

Notable alumni

• Dr Khalid Ranjha- Famous lawyer, constitutionalist and serving Senator for Pakistan, former provincial and federal minister for Law, Human Rights and Parliamentary affairs
• Maulana Tariq Jamil - famous Muslim Scholar
• Altaf Gauhar - writer, scholar, political journalist, 1923-2000
• Diwan Sir Abdul Hamid - barrister and public administrator
• Ijaz Batalvi - lawyer, 1923 -2004 [1]
• Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal - poet and philosopher
• Waseem Sajjad - Rhodes Scholar, Chairman Senate, two times Former Interim President of Pakistan
• Makhdoom Ali Khan- Barrister, Former Attorney General of Pakistan
• Moeen Qureshi - Former Interim Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Nawaz Sharif - former Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali - former Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Abdul Rauf Anjum - English Head of the department
• Faiz Ahmed Faiz - poet and philosopher
• Patras Bokhari - Urdu writer
• Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan - Diplomat, First Pakistani Foreign Minister, Representative to the League of Nations, Representative to the United Nations, President of the United Nations eneral assembly, President of the International Court of Justice Hague
• Dr. Abdus Salam - nobel laureate, founding director SUPARCO, director international centre for theoretical physics Italy, director third world academy of sciences (TWAS) Italy, famously worked on unifying two fundamental forces of nature
• Dr. Har Gobind Khorana - Nobel Laureate
• Mr. Munir Ahmad Khan, nuclear engineer, Chairman PAEC, 1972-1991.
• Dev Anand - Indian film actor
• Musa Javed Chohan - former ambassador to France, Malaysia
• Sarvadaman Chowla - mathematician
• Dr.Ishfaq Ahmad - theoretical physicist, Chairman PAEC, 1991-2001.
• Sahir Ludhiyanvi - Urdu poet/Hindi lyricist and songwriter
• Dr. Samar Mubarakmand, a well known nuclear scientist of Pakistan
• Farkhanda Lodhi - female novelist
• Bano Qudsia - female novelist
• Wajid Ali Khan - Member of Canadian Parliament and advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper
• Malik Zahoor Ahmad - Diplomat, Middle East/South Asia expert, Political Analyst.
• Ahmed Rashid - Famous Pakistani journalist and the author of the best seller Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia, Yale University Press (March 2000) ISBN 0-300-08340-8
• Dr. Safdar Mahmood - retired federal secretary, eminent historian, political analyst, scholar and author of several books on Pakistan history
• Majid Khan (cricketer) - Retired cricketer, specialist batsman and former captain of the Pakistan team.
• Amjad Islam Amjad - Urdu poet and playwright
• Ashfaq Ahmed - Urdu writer playwright, broadcaster and intellectual
• Chetan Anand (producer and director) - producer and director from India and elder brother of Dev and Vijay Anand
• Javid Iqbal - scholar, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and son of Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal
• Nasir Kazmi - famous Urdu poet
• Qudrat Ullah Shahab - famous Urdu writer and civil servant
• Hadiqa Kiyani - popular female singer
• Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan - popular male singer
• Khushwant Singh - prominent Indian novelist and journalist
• Inder Kumar Gujral - former Indian Prime Minister
• Sarvadaman Chowla - a prominent British-Indian-American mathematician
• Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj - College principal and drama writer who wrote Anarkali
• Balraj Sahni - famous Indian actor
• Prakash Tandon - an influential Indian businessman
• Abdul Qadir (cricketer)
• Amir Sohail
• Ramiz Raja
• Ray Mansoor Abbas Bhatti Scholarship Holder of HEC in CUBA
• Tayyab Mahmood Ali Scholarship Holder of HEC in CUBA

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Others Associated with the College

• Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum - noted 20th century poet of Urdu, Punjabi and Persian
• Asghar Nadeem Syed - popular drama writer
• Shoaib Hashmi - drama writer and actor

Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum (1899-1978) was a noted 20th century poet in three languages: Urdu, Punjabi, and Persian. ...

See also

• Ravians

Alumni of Government College are called Ravians. ...

External links

• Official website
• Video - President of the seventeenth session of General Assembly