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'{{Short description|A Liberal Arts University in lahore}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}} {{Infobox university | name = Forman Christian College | native_name = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | latin_name = | motto = ''By love serve one another'' | motto_lang = | mottoeng = | established = {{Start date|1864}} | closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY}} --> | type = [[Private Universities in Pakistan|Private]] | affiliation = | endowment = | budget = | rector = Dr Jonathan S. Addleton | officer_in_charge = | chancellor = | director = | head_label = | head = | academic_staff = 220 | administrative_staff = | students = 8,500 | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | other = | address = Forman Christian College Ferozepur Road Lahore 54600 Pakistan | city = [[Lahore]] | state = | province = [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] | country = [[Pakistan]] | campus = [[Residential college|Residential 108 Acres]] | former_names = FC College | free_label = | free = | athletics = | sports = | mascot = | website = {{URL|http://www.fccollege.edu.pk/}} | logo = | footnotes = | image_name = FCUniversity-Logo.jpg | coor = | colors = Blue and White | nickname = FC College, FCC / FCCU | affiliations = }} '''Forman Christian College''' is an [[Private university|independent]] [[Research university|research]] [[Liberal arts college|liberal arts]] [[Universities in Pakistan|university]] located in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]] founded in 1864. The university is administered by the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian Church]] and follows an [[Education in the United States|American-style]] curriculum.<ref name="Google maps">{{cite web|title=address of FC College University|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=fc%20college%20university&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.52164340,d.cGE,pv.xjs.s.en_US.CQsooEYev9Y.O&biw=1024&bih=566&dpr=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&sa=N&tab=wl|publisher=Google maps|access-date=13 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/196458/fc-college-university-best-students-feted-ahead-of-convocation/|title=FC College University: Best students feted ahead of convocation - The Express Tribune|date=2011-06-25|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> Founded in 1864 by [[People of the United States|American]] [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] missionary Dr. [[Charles William Forman]], the college was initially named Mission College, and changed its name in 1894 to Forman Christian College, in honor of its founder. Forman served as an associated college of the [[University of Calcutta]] until 1947 when it became affiliated with the [[University of Punjab]]. In 2004, the government granted it [[university charter]] hence providing it with degree awarding authority.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fccollege.edu.pk/heritage/|title=History of FCC}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="About FCC University">{{cite web|title=About FCC|url=http://www.fccollege.edu.pk/about|access-date=13 September 2013|publisher=Forman Christian College}}</ref> The college was initially based in the Rang Mahal in [[Walled City of Lahore|the Walled City of Lahore]], which was leased by Dr. Charles from the grand wazir of [[Emperor Shah Jahan]] with the support from foreign missions.<ref name="thefridaytimes.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefridaytimes.com/tft/the-man-who-founded-fc-college/|title=The man who founded FC College ‹ The Friday Times|website=www.thefridaytimes.com|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> In 1889 it was shifted to Napier Road and was inaugurated by [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne]]. Again, in 1940, the college was moved to its present campus on the banks of the [[Lahore Canal]] .<ref name="thefridaytimes.com"/> The college remained financially autonomous until 1960 when the Pakistani government began annual grants for the college for its nursing program.<ref name="thefridaytimes.com"/> The college was nationalized in 1972 and remained nationalized until 2003 when control was returned to the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian Church]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/256440/fc-college-an-amazing-transformation/|title=FC College: an amazing transformation - The Express Tribune|date=2011-09-20|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> Forman is also known for its noted alumni and staff, including Nobel laureate [[Arthur Compton]], former [[Indian prime minister|Indian Prime Minister]] [[I. K. Gujral]], former Pakistani Presidents [[Farooq Leghari]] and [[Pervez Musharraf]], diplomat Jamsheed Marker, journalist Kuldip Nayar, and activist [[Eqbal Ahmad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pakistaniat.com/2008/03/30/forman-christian-fc-colleges-political-clout/|title=Forman Christian (F.C.) College’s Political Clout : ALL THINGS PAKISTAN|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> As of 2020, Forman was home to 8,435 students including 3,173 Intermediate students, 4,712 Baccalaureate students and 550 graduate students. It also has 220 full-time faculty members (more than 100 of whom have PhDs) as well as an alumni population of well over 21,000. Christians make up nearly 15% of the student body while the college runs a $1 million fund to finance scholarships for its students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcusa.org/news/2009/10/27/old-college-try/|title=Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - News & Announcements - The old college try|author=Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)|date=2009-10-27|website=www.pcusa.org|language=en|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.presbyterianmission.org/donate/e051819/|title=E051819 – Forman Christian College Advance Fund, Lahore, Pakistan|website=Presbyterian Mission Agency|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref> As of 2016, the college has been [[Rankings of universities in Pakistan|ranked 9th highest]] in Pakistan among medium-sized universities and is the only institution in Pakistan which is a member of the [[Global Liberal Arts Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Pages/CategoryWise.aspx |title=Category Wise |website=www.hec.gov.pk |access-date=2016-06-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525073744/http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Pages/CategoryWise.aspx |archive-date=25 May 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fccollege.edu.pk/distinctively-fcc/|title=FCC Rankings}}</ref> Dr. Jonathan S. Addleton was inaugurated as the new Rector on October 31, 2020 following the retirement of his predecessor Dr. James A. Tebbe who was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan; Dr. Tebbe was in turn was preceded by Dr. Peter H. Armacost who had previously served as president of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. ==History== [[File:FCC-in-1930.jpg|thumb|Forman Christian College in 1930]] The university was founded by Dr. Charles W. Forman who arrived in Calcutta in what was then British India in 1847 and, two years later, settled in [[Lahore]], British India (now in Pakistan).{{Citation needed|date= October 2011}} He was the founder of the Rang Mahal School, Lahore, which was the first Anglo-vernacular school in Punjab. The school added a college department in 1865 which later became a university in 2005 known as Forman Christian College University. It started offering an American style world class education in Pakistan. FCCU started new postgraduate courses along with MBA in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Haseeb |url=http://www.fccollege.edu.pk/about |title=About FCC |access-date=24 March 2013}}</ref> Native to Lahore, [[Surendra Kumar Datta]] was a professor of history and biology from 1909-1914 and served as the principal of Forman Christian College from 1932-1942, later becoming the president of the [[All India Conference of Indian Christians]] and representing the [[Christianity in India|Christian community of colonial India]] in the [[Round Table Conferences (India)|Round Table Conferences]].<ref name="R2">{{cite web |url= http://www.mundus.ac.uk/cats/13/1280.htm |title= Datta, Surendra Kumar |quote= Surendra Kumar Datta was born in 1878. He was lecturer in history and biology 1909-1914, and Principal 1932-1942 at Forman Christian College. |publisher= mundus.ac.uk|access-date= 8 May 2012 }}</ref><ref name="BlackHymanSmith2014">{{cite book |last1=Black |first1=Brian |last2=Hyman |first2=Gavin |last3=Smith |first3=Graham M. |title=Confronting Secularism in Europe and India: Legitimacy and Disenchantment in Contemporary Times |date=2014 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-1-78093-607-9 |page=88-91 |language=en}}</ref> One of Forman's faculty members, Prof. [[Arthur Compton]], conducted the bulk of his research on [[cosmic rays]] at FCC University for which he received the [[Nobel Prize]] in 1927. One of Professor Compton's former students Professor [[Piara Singh Gill]] taught at the college as lecturer in Physics between 1940 and 1947. Two alumni, Dr. Sir S. S. Bhatnagar and Dr. Bashir Ahmad, laid the foundation for scientific and industrial research in both parts of [[South Asia]] by establishing ICSIR and PCSIR respectively.{{Citation needed|date= October 2011}} The first two Science graduates of FC College University were also the first Science graduates of the [[University of the Punjab]] (1900–1902). In this way FCCU was the first to establish, in this part of the sub-continent, Departments of [[Biology]] (1898), [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Latin]] and [[Hebrew]] Languages (1895–96), Industrial Chemistry (1917), Geography (1924), setting up the [[Experimental Psychology]] Laboratory, introducing the [[tutorial system]]{{clarify|date=August 2010}} (1908), appointing Deans of the Faculties introducing [[co-education]]al system (1902), and establishing an [[alumni Association]] (1896).{{Citation needed|date= October 2011}} Besides this FCCU also started Software engineering, CS, and IT in 2006. ==Achievements== [[File:FC College Gold Medal.JPG|thumb|right|250px]] Achievements of other Formanites, as the graduates are called, include: *Its Principal Dr. [[James Caruthers Rhea Ewing|J. C. R. Ewing]] was knighted for his services to humanity and education. He served as Vice Chancellor of the Punjab University for seven years.{{Citation needed|date= October 2011}} *Formanite—alumnus and teacher of the college—Muhammad Yusuf Hashmi became the first Indian Principal of [[Madrasa 'Aliya]] in Calcutta, was recognized as an educator of distinction in [[British India]] and was titled [[Khan Bahadur]] by the British Crown. Later he was recognized in Pakistan also for his contributions to education and the [[Pakistan Movement]]. *Principal Dr. C. H. Rice and a faculty member, Dr. Khairat M. Ibne Rasa, became Vice Chancellors of the [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]].{{Citation needed|date= October 2011}} *Justice Sir Mian Abdur Rashid, who was a Formanite and also the first Chief Justice of Pakistan, administered the oath of office to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah as the first Governor General.{{Citation needed|date= October 2011}} *The English poet and scholar [[Alamgir Hashmi]] served as lecturer in English at Forman Christian College (early 1970s) and as faculty advisor to ''Folio''. ==Accreditation== The university has designed its four-year bachelor's degree program in accordance with the standards for accreditation in the U.S., and is seeking accreditation through the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). ==Notable alumni== <!-- Please do not add to this list unless your entry has an article on Wikipedia about them. Being in the category of alumni is not sufficient - there should be at least a mention of the college in the article, and preferably a citation to the fact --> ===Politicians=== * [[Surendra Kumar Datta]], president of the [[All India Conference of Indian Christians]] who represented the [[Christianity in India|Indian Christian]] community in the [[Round Table Conferences (India)|Round Table Conferences]]<ref name="R2"/><ref name="BlackHymanSmith2014"/> * [[Allama Mashriqi]], mathematician, logician, political theorist, Islamic scholar and founder of the [[Khaksar movement]]{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} * [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]], the 16th [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] * [[Shaukat Tarin]], former Finance Minister of Pakistan * [[Jahangir Khan Tareen]], Pakistani politician and businessman. * [[Inder Kumar Gujral]], the 12th [[Prime Minister of India]] * [[Parkash Singh Badal]], chief minister of Indian Punjab several times and elected again in 2012. * [[Mohammad Mian Soomro]], former Chairman of the [[Senate of Pakistan]], former caretaker [[Prime Minister]] & [[President of Pakistan]]. * [[Malik Barkat Ali]], former Punjabi Muslim League politician * [[Shah Mehmood Qureshi]], [[Foreign Minister of Pakistan]] and, the Vice Chairman of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]] * [[Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain]], former [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] and current President of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)|PML-Q]] * [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]], former [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)]] * [[Rao Sikandar Iqbal]] (1943–2010), former [[Defence Minister of Pakistan]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Piracha|first=Aslam|title=Rao Sikandar Iqbal dies|url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/rao-sikandar-iqbal-dies-090|access-date=5 October 2010|date=30 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003072050/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/rao-sikandar-iqbal-dies-090|archive-date=3 October 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> * [[Farooq Leghari]], former [[President of Pakistan]]. * [[Syed Afzal Haider]], former Pakistani law minister * [[Balram Jakhar]] (1923–2016), an Indian politician, parliamentarian, and former Governor of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. * [[Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana]], Governor of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]. *[[Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif]], Wife of Mian Nawaz Sharif * [[Pyare Lal Kureel]], Indian politician, Dalit activist and Urdu poet ===Bureaucrats and diplomats=== * [[Roedad Khan]], former Secretary General [[Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)|Ministry of Interior]]. * [[Jamsheed Marker]], United Nations Under-secretary General, Ambassador at Large of Pakistan (honorary doctorate) ===Judiciary=== * [[Wajihuddin Ahmed|Justice (retired) Wajihuddin Ahmed]], Former Candidate for Presidential Election against Pervaiz Musharraf, Former Supreme Court Judge * [[Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan|Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan]], Former Chief Justice Peshawar High Court, Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge * [[Abdul Rashid (judge)|Sir Abdul Rasheed]], First Chief Justice of Pakistan * [[Tassaduq Hussain Jillani|Justice (retired) Tassaduq Hussain Jillani]], Former Chief Justice of Pakistan ===Educationalists=== * [[Kauser Abdulla Malik]], secretary of the National Commission on [[Biotechnology]]. * [[Eqbal Ahmad]], post-colonial scholar and writer * [[Ishtiaq Ahmed (political scientist)|Ishtiaq Ahmed]], Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Stockholm University and Honorary Senior Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore * [[Cecil Chaudhry]], a decorated war hero, who served as the Principal of [[St. Anthony's College (Lahore)]] * [[Mohini Maya Das]], associate national secretary of the [[YWCA]] for India, Ceylon, and Burma *[[Bipan Chandra]], eminent historian * [[Anwar Nasim]], nuclear scientist and molecular biologist *[[Georg Pfeffer]] (1943 — 2020), German anthropologist * [[Rama Tirtha]], Indian teacher of the [[Hindu]] philosophy of [[Vedanta]] * [[Muhammad Yusuf Hashmi|Khan Bahadur Muhammad Yusuf Syed-Al-Hashmi]], educator, mentor, reformer, All India Muslim League and Pakistan Movementleader *[[Arfa Sayeda Zehra]], Pakistani educationalist and Urdu language expert ===Industry=== * [[Ahmad Saeed|Chaudry Ahmed Saeed]], CEO of [[Servis Industries Limited|Servis Industries]] * Lord Paul, [[Swaraj Paul]], founder and CEO of [[Caparo]] Group * [[Anwar Pervez|Sir Mohammad Pervaiz Anwer]], Co-founder & Chairman, [[United Bank Limited]]. ===Journalism=== * [[Mushtaq Minhas]], Provincial Minister for Information and Communication AJK Assembly, anchor of [[Bolta Pakistan]] on [[Geo TV]] *[[Kuldip Nayar]], Indian author and journalist ===Literature and arts=== * [[Anwar Kamal Pasha]], pioneer Pakistani film director and producer. * [[Krishan Chander]], short story writer<ref name=zia>{{cite book|author=Malik Ram|year=1977|title=Zia Fatehabadi – Shakhs Aur Shair|language=ur|publisher=Ilmi Majlis|location=Delhi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UR_EGwAACAAJ|pages=116–117}} Zia Fatehabadi and Chander studied together at Forman</ref> * [[Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi]], Urdu poet<ref name=zia/> * [[Yawar Hayat Khan]], senior producer/director of PTV * [[Balwant Gargi]], Punjabi playwright and author * [[Dr. Harcharan Singh]], Punjabi playwright and dramatist ===Armed forces=== * [[Noel Israel Khokhar]], General Officer Commanding 23rd Division<ref>[https://www.dharkan.ca/archive/summer2009.pdf Dharkan Summer 2009]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and Major General of Pakistan Army * [[Pervez Musharraf]], former [[President of Pakistan]], and former [[Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army|Chief of Army Staff]] of [[Pakistan Army]] *Ali Salman, Wing Commander, Pakistan Air Force ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{official website|http://www.fccollege.edu.pk}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080803141414/http://fccollege.edu.pk/alumni_friends_notable.php List of alumni] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110206193929/http://www.fccollege.edu.pk/student-life/societies/ewing-literary-society Ewing Literary Society] {{Universities and colleges in Lahore}} {{Global Liberal Arts Alliance}} {{coord missing|Lahore}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Forman Christian College| ]] [[Category:Private universities and colleges in Punjab, Pakistan]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1864]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Lahore]]'