Government Rajindra College, Bathinda

Government Rajindra College in Bathinda, Punjab, India, is affiliated to the Punjabi University. This is a renowned institution of the Malwa region of State of Punjab. Government Rajindra College is accredited with B+ Grade by NAAC in February 2004 with an overall score of 77%.

Government Rajindra College

Other name	GRC Bathinda
Motto	Sweetness and light
Type	Govt. College
Established	1940 (1940)
Location	Bathinda , Punjab , India 30.1348°N 74.5707°E / 30.1348; 74.5707
Affiliations	Punjabi University
Website	grcb.ac.in

History

Government Rajindra College is one of the oldest institutions in the Malwa region, established in 1940. It was founded in memory of Maharaja Rajinder Singh. This college was established as a primary school in the year 1904 and turned into an Intermediate College in 1940. The undergraduate courses in humanities stream were started in the year of 1950. Studies in the field of Science were started in 1955, B.Sc classes in the year of 1962 and the Commerce stream was introduced in the year of 1968. The institution is currently being headed by Dr.Jyotsna.

Departments

The college currently has the following departments.

• Botany
• Chemistry
• Commerce
• Computer science
• Economics
• English
• Geography
• Hindi
• History
• Mathematics
• Music
• Philosophy
• Physical Education
• Physics
• Political science
• Psychology
• Punjabi
• Sanskrit
• Zoology

Infrastructure

The college has a very spacious auditorium, big play ground and an open-air theatre named 'Balwant Gargi theatre'. The library stocks more than 49,232 books (according to 2015) and subscribes to several journals. The latest books are added regularly. The library has a reading hall. To further modernize college library services, it is being computerized. Students are encouraged to take active part in sports. Facilities for games such as hockey, football, cricket, basketball, volleyball, athletics, etc. and well as indoor games are provided.

Notable Alumnus

Balwinder Singh Bhunder (M.P. Rajya Sabha)

Courses

Course Name	Intake	Duration	Annual/Semester
M.A. Political Science	400	2 Years	Semester system
B.A. Honours School in Economics	40	3 Year	Semester system
B.Sc. Medical	100	3 year	Semester system
B.Sc. Non Medical	120	3 years	Semester system
B.Com.	120	3 years	Semester system
B.A.	720	3 years	Semester system
B.C.A.	80	3 years	Semester system
B.B.A.	50	3 years	Semester system
B.Sc. (Biotech)	40	3 years	Semester system
M.Sc. (Physics)	30	2 years	Semester system
M.Sc. (Mathematics)	30	2 years	Semester system
M.A. (Philosophy)	30	2 years	Semester system
M.A. (History)	30	2 years	Semester system
Diploma in Food Production	30	1.5 years	Semester system
Diploma in Food and Beverage Services	30	1.5 years	Semester system

Reference

External links

• Official Website