S.G.G.S. KHALSA COLLEGE MAHILPUR, HOSHIARPUR

Sri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Mahilpur, Distt. Hoshiarpur (Punjab), India, a Post Graduate, Multi Faculty, co-educational college, is a premier institution of the rural area in District Hoshiarpur (Punjab), which was established in 1946 before the partition of India by his holiness
‘SANT BABA HARI SINGH JI KAHARPURI’
The Founder President of Sikh Educational Council, with a missionary zeal of providing higher education to the boys and girls in general and particularly belonging to the rural, backward and Kandi areas, who were not able to go to other cities for want of higher education. It is the oldest educational institute of higher learning in rural & pre-partitioned India and one of the oldest amongst premier institutions of higher education in the north of India. The college is situated on Hoshiarpur-Chandigarh Road at a distance of 22 Kilometers from Hoshiarpur, 37 Kilometers from Phagwara, 35 Kilometers from Nangal Dam and 45 Kilometers from Una (Himachal Pradesh), in the foot hills of Shivalik Range of Hills. The college is spread over 200 Kanals of land with imposing buildings in lush green, pollution free environment, away from the hustle and bustle of the city life. At the time of its establishment, only two faculties (Science and Arts) were introduced but after that Commerce and Computer Sciences were started to meet the challenges of 21st Century. Excellence in academics, sports and cultural activities has been a way of life of our students year after year. From the very beginning, this Institution has turned out innumerable Doctors, Engineers, Educationists, Defence personals etc.
It is a matter of great honour for this institution that its Football team (Men) won the Panjab University A Division Football Championship for the last 20 years regularly and Women team also won the Football Championship of the Panjab Universities. In the field of NCC our Cadet Rohit Kumar lead the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and UT Chandigarh, Directorate in the Republic Day Parade 2006, in New Delhi. This institution feels pride of having held Panjab University Zonal Youth Festivals Hoshiarpur Zone-A, recently two times during the sessions 2004-04 and 2005-06. This college has a well stocked Library to serve as a backbone to all academic activities upto Post-Graduate level classes with a volume of more that 30 thousand books and a well furnished and equipped Computer Lab. It is also important to mention here that since its establishment the institution fulfilled the requirement of the Ilaqa upto graduate level classes but as per the need from 1991 it started Post Graduate level Degree in the subjects of Punjabi. Further, it was the first ever college in the state of Punjab to introduce Computer Science as an elective subject in B.A./B.Sc. level classes from 1993 when the ‘Computer’ was just knocking at the doors of education. And after successful experience, the Worthy Management of the college decided to add an other Post Graduate Degree in the subject of History. But as it was not the final aim, from the academic session 2005-06, M.Sc. (Chemistry), M.Com and M.A.(Economics) were also added to the faculties which gained an overwhelming response and students from various parts of the state and the neighboring states too, joined the college, which seemed to be great experience following which the Management had to decide more Post Graduate faculties in M.Sc. (Physics), M.A. Political Science), B.Sc. (Medical), B.P.E. (four years Degree course in Physical Education) and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) from the session 2006-07. New courses of PGDCA and B.P.Ed. (one year) are being started from the session 2007-08. These courses will further provide more avenues and opportunities to the students to iensure their placement in the society at the time when cut throat competition is taking place at the global level. The college has made rapid strides in building constructions, opening of new courses and upgradation of infrastructure. List of Office Bearers of Sikh Educational Council.