Government Postgraduate College Sahiwal

Govt. Post Graduate College Sahiwal

GC Hall
Motto	Courage to Unite
Type	Education and Research
Established	1942
Academic staff	128
Students	3000
Location	Sahiwal , Pakistan
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	BZU, Multan
Website	www.gpgcs.edu.pk

Govt. Post Graduate College Sahiwal was established in 1942. It covers an area of 84 acres. It has become a distinction of Sahiwal on account of its beautiful building, captivating mosque, grand hostel, unique pond, fantastic library, pavilion, spacious canteen, colorful Rose-garden, Sunken-garden, Terrace-garden and the big and wide Oval (cricket ground).

This college is an example of its own in the whole country. It has produced a great wealth of glowing traditions during the period of 64 years. The establishment of Computer Lab and the constructions of Seminar Hall and the College Swimming Pool has added to the grandeur of the college building. Teachers and students of this college have always performed in an outstanding and exemplary fashion. Therefore, its educational traditions, observance of discipline, literary functions and achievements in sports have made this college a prestigious institution.

Government College Sahiwal is affiliated with Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Multan for Inter classes and with Bahauddin Zakariya University for Graduate and Post-Graduate classes. There are nine Post-Graduate classes in the subjects of Botany, Chemistry, English, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, Urdu and Statistics; being run in Government College Sahiwal.

History

The History of the Government College Sahiwal Starts back in 1942 when some Educationists established Government College Montgomery in a rented building on a circular road of the city. This building lacked the facilities like Laboratories, enough classrooms and playgrounds. In these circumstances Arts classes were started at Inter and degree levels. Science classes were started at B.Sc level in 1950. The college was affiliated with Punjab University, Lahore at that time but College has been affiliated with Baha-ud-Din Zakariya University Multan Since 1975. Government College Sahiwal became a postgraduate Centre with the beginning of M.Sc Physics in 1969. Later on postgraduate classes in the subjects of English, Economics (1998), Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics (1999), Statistics, Political Science (1999), and Urdu (2002) were also started. The architectural plan of the present Campus was approved before the emergence of Pakistan, but its construction was materialized with the enormous efforts of Professor Dr. Muhammad Jahangir Khan and Professor Abdul Aleem Farooqi in 1951. Professor F.M. Khan transformed the 82-acres of barren land into enchanting lawns, colourful gardens and lush green belts. The excellence in beauty and sophistications was enhanced on all level by the vision of Professor Main Asghar Ali. A magnificent masque and grand Library were the most precious gifts from Professor Malik Muhammad Anwar to the College Campus. The Centre of Excellence and mosque adjacent to the Administrative Block were the memorable addition due to the efforts of Professor Qamar-ul Zaman Khan. A well-equipped laboratory with 32 computers was established and run by a dedicated scholar, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yasin that paved the way towards the introduction of modern technologies in the college, in 2002. Professor Dr. Muhammad Yasin has also contributed towards the renovation of the mosque, outer boundary wall and new construction of a Girls Hostel, a Mathematics Laboratory, aPost-Graduate Library in the College. Professor Dr. Anwaar Ahmad also contributed with remarkable efforts to the development of the college. In 2011, a new computer lab established with 32 computers for intermediate classes. For BS programme another new and spacious computer lab is established and equipped with up-to- date 51 computers. An octagonal college added to college cafeteria that enhances the grandeur in overall look. The oval ground is developed for international level of club cricked level at the college campus. The new construction of the girls hostel is almost completed and will be functional very soon. All these contributions towards the development of the college created a healthy and conducive Educational environment. Establishing traditions of success and quenching the thirst of excellence are everlasting and permanent features of the staff and the students of the college. Government College Sahiwal has become a recognition tag of Sahiwal city and a well-known institution at national level because of its splendid building, capacious hostel, unique swimming pool and grand Library. College possesses sport facilities in all games and with the presence of a proper canteen, colourful rose garden, sunken garden, terrace garden and a vast oval ground for multiple sports purposes; college gives every opportunity to the students to prosper and flourish.

The college possesses an asset of glowing traditions, exemplary series of success are the outstanding contributions towards the building of the Pakistani nation. The college has become an institution and it is, really, has gone to a very high in ranks among the educational institutions of the country. The name of the College has been changed to Govt. Post-Graduate College for Boys Sahiwal since 2009 by the competent Authority.

Departments and Faculty

• Department of Arabic: Mr. Mian Abdur Rehman (Asso. Prof.) Mr. Muhammad Hamza (Asstt. Prof.)
• Department of Botany & Biology: Dr. Khalid Farooq (Asso. Prof), Mr. Javed Munir (Asso. Prof.), Mr. Manzoor Ahmad Jan (Asst. Prof), Mr. Muhammad Akram (Asst. Prof.), Raza Hafeez Ahmad (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Muhammad Jamil (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Muhammad Akram (Asst. Prof.), Muhammad Zubair Ahmad (Lecturer), Naseer Ahmad (Lecturer), Mr. Arshad Hameed (Lecturer)
• Department of Chemistry: Mr. Noor ul Haq (HOD) (Asso. Prof.), Mr. M. Khalil Butt (Asso. Prof.), Mr. Asad Abbas Naqvi (Asso. Prof. ), Mr. Abdul Razaq (Asst. Prof.), Dr. Muhammad Ashraf (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Zahoor Hussain (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Muhammad Jamil (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Abdul Razzaq Ahmad (Asst. Prof. ), Zaheer Ahmad (Asst. Prof.), Hafiz Abdul Rauf (Asst. Prof.), Muhammad Saeed (Asst. Prof.), Naveed Iqbal (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Mazhar Abbas (Lecturer), Mr. Azhar Masood (Lecturer), Mr. Nadeem Bari (Lecturer), Mr. Muhammad Ajmal Ali (Lecturer), Mr. Muhammad Asif (Lecturer)
• Department of Computer Science: Ejaz Ahmad (Asst. Prof.), Muhammad Sajjad (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Fakhar Hussain Khan (Lecturer), Mr. Usman Akram (Lecturer)
• Department of Education: Mr. Ahsan Mehmood Chairman (Lecturer)
• Department of English: Mr. Akhlaq Hussian Chairman (Asso. Prof.), Mr. Mukhtar Ahmad Khan (Asso. Prof.), Mr. Sakhawat Ali Qamar (Asst. Prof.), Mr. M. Tahir Islam (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Muhammad Younas (Asst. Prof.), Mr. M Afzaal Alvi (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Abdul Latif (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Hafiz M. Ahmad (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Khalid Saleem (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Muhammad Arshad (Asst. Prof.), Rana Faqir Muhammad Aslam (Asst. Prof.), Ahmad Fraz (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Zia Illyas Warriach (Asst. Prof.), Ghumal Shbair Saqib (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Abid Raza (Lecturer), Mr. Ikram Ullah (Lecturer), Mr. M. Ahmad Ch. (Lecturer), Mr. M. Ahmad Shah (Lecturer), Mr. Asad Noor (Lecturer), Ms. Bushra Ameen (Lecturer), Imran Iqbal (Lecturer)
• Department of Economics: Mr. Rauf Nazir Chairman (Asso. Prof.), Mr. Shehzad Rafique (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Arshad Mehmood (Asst. Prof.), Mrs. Robina Anwar Khan (Lecturer), Mr. Muahmmad Saeed (Lecturer), Muhammad Waseem Aslam (Lecturer), Mr. Muhammad Shakeel (Lecturer), Mazhar Javed (Lecturer)
• Department of Geography: Mr. M. Akram Khan (Asso. Prof.), Mr. Ghulam Hassan (Asso. Prof.), Mr. Munir Ahmad (Asso. Prof.), Mr. Iftikhar Akram (Asst. Prof.)
• Department of Health & Physical Education: Mr. Zulfiqar Ahmad Chairman (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Naseer Ahmad (Asst. Prof.)
• Department of History: QASIM ALI Asst. Prof.
• Department of Islamiat: Mr. Muhammad Ashraf Shad Chairman (Asso. Prof.), Mr. Asad Waheed Cheema (Asso. Prof.), Mr. Abdus Salam Doula (Asso. Prof.)
• Department of Library Science: Mr. Asghar Ali Faizi (Librarian)
• Department of Philosophy: Mr. Shafique Khalil Chairman (Asst. Prof.)
• Department of Persian: Mr. Muhammad Tufail Chairman (Asst. Prof.)
• Department of Mass Communication: Mr. Abdul Azeem Chairman (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Zaheer Umair Syal (Lecturer)
• Department of Physics: Mr. Zahoor Ahmad Chairman (Professor), Mr. Naseem Hassan Shah (Asso. Prof.) Mr. Javaid Rashid (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Sikandar Hayat Khan (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Muhammad Ashraf (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Zakir Hussain (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Waseem Anwer (Asst. Prof.), Mr. M. Aslam Mehboob (Lecturer), Mr. Rehan Ahmad (Lecturer)
• Department of Mathematics: Dr. Muhammad Amin Nasir Chairman (Professor), Muhammad Asghar (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Khalid Javed (Asso. Prof.), Mr. Abdul Rashid Ch. (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Javed Akhter (Asst. Prof.), Mr Asmat Ullah (Asso. Prof.), Mr. Ghulam Qadir (Asst. Prof.), Zafar Iqbal (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Muhammad Nawaz (Lecturer), Mr. Ghulam Sarwar (Lecturer), Mr. Skinder Mehmood (Lecturer)
• Department of Political Science: Mr. Sarfraz Ahmad Goraya Chairman (Lecturer), Mr. Imam Din (Asst. Prof.), Mansoor Ahmad (Asst. Prof.), Syed Mohsin Kazmi (Lecturer), Mrs. Rashida Saeed (Lecturer), Mr. Nasir Walayat (Lecturer), Nayyer Shahzad (Lecturer)
• Department of Punjabi: Mr.Dr. Mirza Moen ud Din Chairman (Lecturer), Mr. Amir Ghaffar (Lecturer)
• Department of Sociology: Mrs. Nabeela Noureen Chairman (Asst. Prof.)
• Department of Statistics: Mr. Zain-ul-Iman Ahmad Chairman (Asso. Prof.), Pervez Aslam (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Muhammad Sarwar (Asst. Prof.), Mr. M. Ijaz (Lecturer), Mr. M. Anjum Rashid (Lecturer), Mr. Riaz Ahmad Khan (Lecturer)
• Department of Urdu: Mr. Mohd. Yahya Shahid Chairman (Asso. Prof.), Mr. Wadood Tariq Naveed (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Muhammad Umar Khan (Asst. Prof.), Mr. Rana M. Sarwar (Lecturer), Mr. Anwar ul Haq (Lecturer), Mr. Muhammad Rafique (Lecturer), Mr. Nadeem Abbas Ashraf (Lecturer), Mr. Iftikhar Shafi (Lecturer), Mr. Muhammad Younas (Lecturer), Mr. Ghazanfer Abbas (Lecturer), Miss. Hina Jamshed (Lecturer)
• Department of Zoology: Naseem Alam Zaib M.Sc. (Zoology)

Facilities

Scholarship Apart from fee concession, deserving students are granted scholarships by Govt. Universities to Nvns, Board, District, Council, student aid society, zakat, hilal-e-ahmar and donor. For further details contact incharge fee concession/scholarship. Student can not get more than one scholarship. Principal has the authority to give full or half fee concession to 10% of deserving students in each category/class. If and elder brother of sister of any student is studying in this college or any other college or university and paying full fee then he/she will be given half fee concession. To have this facility it is necessary to present a certificate by the elder brother/sister’s for full payment of fee. This concession will be cancelled in case bogus or false in formations is given. Students are financially supported from Hilal-e-Ahmar fund. Student will have to give separate application for getting this concession. The eldest child of Govt. school teacher upto grade 15 is given full fee concession and half fee concession to the others. For this purpose certificates attested by the DEO should be attached explaining that the student is the eldest son of the teacher. Concession should be obtained before the payment of dues at the time of admission. Hafiz-e-Quran students eligible for admission are entitled for full fee concession for the whole academic period. But they will have to contact to the incharge fee concession before paying the admission fee. This benefit will automatically finish in case of no recommendation from the incharge. Scholarships from zakat fund are given to deserving students according to a procedure laid down by the Govt. of Punjab. Moreover, provincial Govt. gives scholarships to the two children of a servant (in service, disable, retired, or deceased) of any Govt. department from welfare fund. For this applications are submitted every year in December. Contact incharge scholarship for further information. If the performance of any student is not satisfactory, his concessions can be cancelled. Similarly the scholarship of students taking part in politics or violating college rules will be cancelled. All concessions and scholarships are given for one year and a fresh application has to submit in the next year.

Medical Consultation and advisory health services are available for the student. A reasonably equipped dispensary looked after by a qualified doctor or assisted by a dispenser exists at the college campus. For the minor medical problems, medicines are provided fee of cost. However complicated cases are referred to the District Head Quarter Hospital.

College Canteen A canteen is situated near the college library and rose garden. Refreshment items are available at reasonable price. A separate refreshment counter is also arranged for the Post-Graduate girls students in the recess period. Problems and complaint concerning college canteen are dealt by the refreshment committee.

Sports and Physical Training The students getting admission in the college are encouraged to take part in sports of their interest and physical training programs. Facilities almost in all sports are provided in the campus. College has maintained a respectable position in the annual sport competition at board and university level over the last fifty years. Sport festival is arranged every year in the spring season. At present sports department provides the facilities for the game of cricket, hockey, football, volley ball, basket ball, lawn tennis, table tennis, badminton, weight lifting, wrestling, kabaddi, swimming and athletics. A marvelous swimming pool exists in the college campus.

Tutorial System Every student taking admission in the college becomes member of a tutorial group. These tutorial groups are established to polish the creative capabilities of the students and to motivate the students to participate in healthy co-curricular activities. Tutorial meetings are arranged after every 15 days and the attendance is mandatory. A Special fine of Rs. 5/- is charged on each absentee. There are 50 tutorial groups. Roll numbers from 1 through 50 are members of group 1 to 50 (i.e roll no. 1 is member of tutorial group 1 and so on). While student having roll nos. from 51 to onward can locate their relevant tutorial group by dividing their college roll nos. by 50.

College Magazine and College Gazette A well reputed literacy magazine, “The Sahiwal” is published by the college. This magazine provides an opportunity to polish and enhance the literacy qualities of the students. Creative, knowledge above and research oriented writings of the teacher and students are invited and published in “The Sahiwal”. Editor and sub-Editor are selected from the students on the basis of creative literacy capabilities. A brief description of the on going college activities and important notices are published through college gazette.

Co-Curricular Activities Co-curricular activities are very important to improve the personality of the students. Those activities help the students to prepare for the practical life. For this purpose, various societies and clubs are constituted. Meetings and functions are arranged under these societies. Moreover, annual functions like annual debates, annual sports, merit function and convocation add to this tradition.

Old Student Society “Sahiwalians” There exists a society for the old students of this institution named “Sahiwalian”. Under this society, old students get to gather and recall their sweet memories of their stay at the college. This society is run under the patronage of the Principal. Teacher – Student – Parent Coordination Committee Parents are an important part of the educational system along with teachers and students. Parents are motivated and encouraged to participate in the development of conductive educational environment in the college campus. This committee organizes functions and meetings for this purpose.

Library Library is an integral part of the education system. It plays an important part in the development of students and teachers by imparting knowledge and built there scholarly image. At present their exists two libraries in the college campus. Central library and a library for the Post-Graduate classes. There are 50,000 books in total. Students are encouraged to utilize this facility to improve their knowledge and personality. To make the library dynamic and effective following regulations are observed. Keep silence in the library and associated reading rooms. No such activity is allowed which disturbs other students in the library and the reading rooms. Books are issued equal to the amount of their library security, however more costly books are available only in the library. All books are issued for 14 days. A fine of Rs. 01/day is charged for additional days. For the issuance of books from the library an indent is filed a day before the book is issued. Any damage to the book will be received from the student. Multiple price might be charged for the mission books. Roll number slips for board and university examinations are issued to the students having library clearance. Library card is issued after the issuance of college ID card/Bus card.

Cycle Club There is a college cycle club to facilitate the college students. Rs. 100/ - are received from student having cycle or motor cycles. It is compulsory for students having cycles to get their names, Roll Nos, and class written by painter on the back of cycles and get lock for safety. Otherwise they will not be allowed to use the cycle stand.

Requested move

Government College Sahiwal → Govt. Post Graduate College Sahiwal – The name of this college is changed, as depicted by the official web site of College. Govt. Post Graduate College SahiwalJunaydAnwar (talk) 03:04, 2 November 2011 (UTC)