Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College (shortened SGTB Khalsa College) is a constituent college of the

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. Established in 1951, it offers courses in

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and

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. With a campus spanning 14.9 acres, it is one of the largest colleges of the university, and ranks among the prestigious colleges in India. The institution has produced notable alumni in field of politics, law, sports and business.

History

Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College was established in 1951 and has since been maintained by the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC), a statutory body established under the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act 1971, passed by the Parliament of India. The focus of the college at the time of inception was to ensure a comprehensive social transformation through access to quality education, in particular to young Punjabi refugees of the

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in 1947, and to conserve and promote Punjabi language, culture, and heritage. The college is named after the Ninth Guru of Sikhism, 'Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib', who sacrificed his life to uphold secular values and is an institution with a cosmopolitan environment and a progressive outlook. The college had its beginning in four rooms of a school in Dev Nagar, with 49 students and a faculty of 6, and moved to its present location that is

's North Campus in 1973.

Academics

Academic Programs

At present, there are 19 undergraduate programs, 12 postgraduate programs, 1 postgraduate diplomas, 3 undergraduate diplomas, and 9 certificate courses, making a total of 44 programs. As of the session 2023–23, there were 3,656 students in these programs, and 163 full-time teachers. The college offers the following courses:

Degree Programs

* B.A. (Hons) in

Business Economics Business economics is a field in applied economics which uses economic theory and quantitative methods to analyze business enterprises and the factors contributing to the diversity of organizational structures and the relationships of firms wit ...

also known as B.B.E. * B.A. (Hons) in

Economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

, English,

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

and Punjabi * B.A. (Hons) Humanities and Social Sciences (erstwhile B.A. Program) * B.Com.(Hons) * B.Com. (Program) * B.Sc. (Honours) in

Botany Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

Electronics Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other Electric charge, electrically charged particles. It is a subfield ...

Mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

and

Zoology Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the anatomy, structure, embryology, Biological classification, classification, Ethology, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinction, extinct, and ...

* B.Sc. (Honours)

Life Science Life, also known as biota, refers to matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes. It is defined descriptively by the capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, respon ...

(erstwhile B.Sc. Program

) * B.Sc.

Physical Science Physical science is a branch of natural science that studies non-living systems, in contrast to life science. It in turn has many branches, each referred to as a "physical science", together is called the "physical sciences". Definition ...

(erstwhile B.Sc. Program

) * M.A. in

, English,

and Punjabi.

Diploma Programs

* PG Diploma

Forensic Science Forensic science combines principles of law and science to investigate criminal activity. Through crime scene investigations and laboratory analysis, forensic scientists are able to link suspects to evidence. An example is determining the time and ...

* UG Diploma in French, German and Spanish

Certificate Programs

* Certificate Courses in Chinese, French,

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, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi,

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

and

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Academic work

The college has undertaken projects in the field of ciliate zoology and has reported new species of protozoans from

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. It collaborates with the

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and

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. It offers a dual credential programs in collaboration with

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and Avans.

Infrastructure

The college has 59 classrooms, 19 labs, 6 research labs, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, gymnasium, cafeteria and bank besides other utility services such as post-office and market. The college is connected by road and Delhi Metro link, and majority students are day-scholars. A hostel for girls can accommodate 147 students, and a hostel for boys was inaugurated in February 2021 but not yet started. Apart from that the college has some of the best sporting facilities.

Sports

The college has a spacious playing field for hockey, cricket, and football, and facilities for indoor games like table tennis, carom, and chess, as well as a mini gymnasium. The Sant Harchand Singh Longowal Sports Complex consists of a gymnasium, a squash racket room, three table tennis rooms, and changing rooms for players are also in this complex. The college has a floodlit lawn tennis court.

Rankings

It was ranked 62nd across India among colleges by the NIRF in 2023.

Accreditation

It scored 3.41 and was certified grade A by

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Placements

Apart from bringing a varied list of recruiters to the campus, the Placement Cell organises talks, study abroad seminars, internship opportunities and workshops for the collective student body. Training and Placement Cell of the college provides following facilities at the college premises. # Conducting mock personal interviews and group discussions to make students aware of the selection procedures # Summer industrial training, internship and final placement of students. # Conducting industrial visits and industry-oriented training programmes. # Invite professional guest speakers to impart necessary inputs for the above-mentioned activities.

Major recruiters

Major companies visit the campus at the annual placement drive. Some of the major recruiters at Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College are as follows: E&Y,

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, Zomato, SBI, TCS,

Wipro Wipro Limited () is an Indian multinational technology company based in Bengaluru. It provides information technology, consulting and business process services. It is one of India's Big Six IT services companies. Wipro's services include cloud ...

Tech Mahindra Tech Mahindra is an Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company. It was formed in 1986 as a joint venture between Mahindra & Mahindra and BT Group. Part of the Mahindra Group, the company is headquartered in Pun ...

, IBM Daksh and many more companies.

Notable people

Notable Alumni

A few Notable Alumni from SGTB Khalsa College include:

Media and Entertainment

Saurabh Shukla Saurabh Shukla (born 5 March 1963) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. He is best known for his roles in ''Satya (1998 film), Satya'' (1998), ...

, actor, director and scriptwriter. * Aasif Sheikh, actor and comedian. * Arjit Taneja, actor. * Rabbi Shergill, singer and musician. * Karan Singh, Youtuber and magician. * Meera Chopra, actress and model. * Inderpal Singh, actor and television anchor. * Shivani Raghuvanshi, actress.

Politics

Arvinder Singh Lovely Arvinder Singh Lovely (born 11 December 1968) is an Indian politician from Delhi. He is a five-time MLA from Gandhi Nagar, Delhi Assembly constituency. He represented the Indian National Congress from 1998 to 2013. Later, he contested and los ...

, Former

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, Delhi government. *

Manjinder Singh Sirsa Manjinder Singh Sirsa (born Manjinder Singh Riar; born 28 February 1972) is an Indian politician who is serving as a cabinet minister in the Government of Delhi and National Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sirsa is a Member of the Legi ...

, Delhi government and

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, Rajouri Garden Assembly constituency. *

Raja Iqbal Singh Raja Iqbal Singh is an Indian politician and the current Mayor of Delhi. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and serves as the councilor for the 13 Mukherjee Nagar (Central) ward in Delhi. Early life and education Singh compl ...

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Sports

* Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer and

1983 Cricket World Cup The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup '83) was the third edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 to 25 June 1983 in England and Wales and was won by India India, officially the Republic o ...

winner. * Maninder Singh, Former cricketer turned commentator. * Sham Lal (gymnast), Former gymnast, represented India twice in Olympics;

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winner. * Amoj Jacob, Asian Games 2022 Gold medalist (Men's 4×400 m). * Karan Sharma, Indian domestic cricketer. * Harendra Singh, Head coach of the Indian women's hockey team. * Ashok Diwan, Indian field hockey team player. * Shyam Lal Meena, Indian Archer and

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recipient.

Notable Faculty

* Gurdip Singh Randhawa, college principal (1971-1992),

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan (IAST: ''Padma Bhūṣaṇa'', lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 Januar ...

recipient.

Annual Fest

Every year an annual fest of SGTB Khalsa College, "Lashkara" is organised. Artists like

Diljit Dosanjh Diljit Dosanjh (born 6 January 1984) is an Indian singer, actor and film producer who works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. Dosanjh entered the Social 50 chart by ''Billboard'' in 2020. He has been featured in various music charts, including ...

Guru Randhawa Gursharanjot Singh Randhawa (born 30 August 1991) is an Indian singer, songwriter and music composer associated with Punjabi, Bhangra, Indi-pop and Bollywood music. He is known for songs like "Lahore", " Ishare Tere", " Slowly Slowly", and ...

, Karan Aujla, Dilpreet Dhillon, Jassi Gill, Babbal Rai, Jass Manak,

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and Jordan Sandhu have performed at this fest.

References

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