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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]
Other name | Asghar Mall College |
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Motto | Arabic: عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ یَعْلَمْ (انسان کو سکھایا، جو وہ نہیں جانتا تھا) |
Motto in English | Taught man that which he knew not |
Type | Public |
Established | 1913 |
Principal | Dr. Abdul Kabeer Mohsin |
Location | , , Pakistan 33°37′45″N 73°03′31″E / 33.629159°N 73.058480°E |
Colours | Blue, white, and grey |
Affiliations | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rawalpindi University of the Punjab |
Website | gpgcam |
History
editIn 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
editThe 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
edit- 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
edit- Said Alam, pediatric surgeon and political activist
- Babar Awan[1]
- Raja Abdul Hanif, Pakistani politician[1]
- Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani former cricketer[1]