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Government Municipal Degree College, Faisalabad

Coordinates: 31°25′08.5″N 73°06′24.4″E / 31.419028°N 73.106778°E / 31.419028; 73.106778
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Government Municipal Degree College, Faisalabad
Government Municipal Degree College, Faisalabad is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Government Municipal Degree College, Faisalabad
Government Municipal Degree College, Faisalabad
Government Municipal Degree College, Faisalabad is located in Pakistan
Government Municipal Degree College, Faisalabad
Government Municipal Degree College, Faisalabad
Coordinates: 31°25′08.5″N 73°06′24.4″E / 31.419028°N 73.106778°E / 31.419028; 73.106778
Websitewww.gmdc.edu.pk

Government Municipal Degree College, Faisalabad,گورنمنٹ میونسپل ڈگری کالج فیصل آباد , previously known as Lyallpur Khalsa College, (خالصہ کالج لائل پور) Faisalabad, is a degree college located in Faisalabad, Pakistan.[1] on Faisalabad-Jaranwala Road near Abdullah pur.

It was founded by Master Sunder Singh Lyallpuri in 1908 in the building of Lyallpur Sangh Sabha as Khalsa High School.[2]

The philanthropists of the city donated land and other resources for the establishment of the school. Noted Sikh statesman Master Tara Singh served as the first headmaster of the school and it was here that he got the title of 'Master' prefixed to his name. The school was later upgraded to a degree college in 1928.[3][circular reference][4]

Study program

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  • Associate Degree in Arts
  • Associate Degree Science

Subjects

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  • Compulsory: English, Islamic Studies, Ethics, Pakistan Studies,[5]
  • Elective: Physics, Political Science, Economics, History, Geography, Persian, Statistics, Urdu, Arabic, Computer Studies, Islamic Studies, Mathematics, Botany, Chemistry, Applied Psychology, Social Work,
  • Optional: Persian, Urdu, Arabic, Islamic Studies, Social Work

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Pakistan as we don't know it". Tribuneindia News Service.
  2. ^ Miraj, Muhammad Hassan (29 April 2013). "Lyallpur - A city on the hill". DAWN.COM.
  3. ^ Lyallpur Khalsa College
  4. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Jalandhar Stories".
  5. ^ "University of the Punjab- Affiliated Colleges - Govt.-Municipal-Degree-College-Jaranwala-Road-Faisalabad".
  6. ^ "Remembering Prithviraj Kapoor!". 2 November 2009.