Government Postgraduate College Sahiwal, formerly known as Government College Montgomery, is a government college in

Sahiwal Sahiwal ( Punjabi / ; ; ), formerly known as Montgomery, is a city in central Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative capital of both Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. It is the 19th largest city of Pakistan by population accordin ...

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, Pakistan. It is situated adjacent to Canal Colony and near Farid Town.

History

The college was established in 1942 in a rented building on the city's circular road, initially offering

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s classes at the intermediate and degree levels. Science classes at the

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level were introduced in 1950, and the college was affiliated with

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, until 1975 when it became affiliated with

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. In 1969, it became a postgraduate college, starting with M.Sc. in

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degree program. Over the years, postgraduate classes in

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, and

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were added. The campus, planned before Pakistan's independence, was constructed in 1951 through the efforts of college professors, including Muhammad Jahangir Khan and Abdul Aleem Farooqi. In 2009, the college was renamed Government Post-Graduate College for Boys Sahiwal by the

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Facilities

The college is situated on lands of and features several buildings. These include the main college building, which is divided into intermediate and bachelors sections, and two library buildings: Malik Anwar Library and Majeed Amjad Library. Other facilities include a

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, a recreational building with a

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, two

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s, and three

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buildings: Jinnah Hall, Iqbal Hall, and Fatima Hall. There is also a building for the Directorate of Education Colleges, Sahiwal Division, Sahiwal, and another for the

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. The principal of the college lives on-campus in a purpose-built residence.

Departments and faculty

Government Postgraduate College Sahiwal has 20 departments: * Department of Botany & Biology * Department of Chemistry * Department of Computer Science * Department of Education * Department of English * Department of Economics * Department of Geography * Department of Health & Physical Education * Department of History * Department of Islamiat * Department of Mass Communication * Department of Mathematics * Department of Philosophy * Department of Persian * Department of Physics * Department of Political Science * Department of Punjabi * Department of Sociology * Department of Statistics * Department of Urdu

Degree programs

Govt. Post Graduate College Sahiwal is offering following list of programs; * M.Sc (

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and

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) (2 years) * MA (

and

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) (2 years) * BS (Honors) degree Programs (4 years) * F.Sc (Pre-Engineering, Pre-Medical) * FA (Arts, General Science) * ICS (Computer Science) * Short Courses

Notable alumni

* Yusuf H. Shirazi, founder of

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