Government College Asghar Mall Rawalpindi

Government Post Graduate College, Asghar Mall, Rawalpindi, founded as Sanatan Dharma High School, is a historical and prominent government college in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. It was established in 1913 as a high school by Sanatan Dharma, a Hindu religious movement.[1]

Government Graduate College, Asghar Mall, Rawalpindi
گورنمنٹ گریجوئیٹ کالج اصغر مال، راولپنڈی
Other name
Asghar Mall College
MottoArabic: عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ یَعْلَمْ
(انسان کو سکھایا، جو وہ نہیں جانتا تھا)
Motto in English
Taught man that which he knew not
TypePublic
Established1913; 111 years ago (1913)
PrincipalDr. Abdul Kabeer Mohsin
Location, ,
Pakistan

33°37′45″N 73°03′31″E / 33.629159°N 73.058480°E / 33.629159; 73.058480
Colours    Blue, white, and grey
AffiliationsBoard of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rawalpindi
University of the Punjab
Websitegpgcam.edu.pk

History

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In 1904, a high school was established in Rawalpindi bearing the name of the renowned Hindu sect SANA'-TUN-DHARAM. The property of the school included the premises of the school itself and the adjacent temple. The present building was constructed for the first time in 1913.[1]

Pakistan was founded. The Education Department of the Government of Punjab announced that the SANA'-TUN-DHARAM school would be raised to the status of a college on 19 October 1948.[1]

Building

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The college building infrastructure is divided into seven blocks & one auditorium:

  • Main Block
  • Science Block
  • Faisal Block
  • Johar Block
  • Jinnah Block
  • Post-Graduate Block
  • Administration Block
  • Alimuddin Auditorium

Subjects taught

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  • Islamiyat
  • Arabic
  • Urdu
  • Pakistan Studies
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Zoology
  • Botany
  • English
  • Economics
  • Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Persian
  • Computer
  • Geography
  • Civic
  • Psychology
  • Education
  • African American Culture
  • Space Chimps Analysis

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "A symbol of Rawalpindi's pluralistic history". 2 April 2017.
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