Dayal Singh College (Lahore)

Not to be confused with Dyal Singh College, Delhi.
Federal college
Established 1910
Location Lahore, Pakistan
Campus Nisbat Road, Lahore
Affiliations University of the Punjab
Website Government Dyal Singh College, Lahore
Government Dyal Singh College, Lahore

Government Dayal Singh College, Lahore is a college for graduate and post-graduate students affiliated to the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.[1]

History

The college was founded in accordance with the will of Sardar Dyal Singh, in Lahore. Sardar Dyal Singh belonged to the Shergil or Gill clan of Sardars of Majitha village between Lahore and Amritsar, near Wahga Border. He is known as the “founder of The Tribune” and the one who bequeathed his largely self-earned assets including buildings in Lahore and land in Amritsar, Lahore and Gurdaspur districts worth about Rs.30 lakh in 1898 to two trusts that established Dyal Singh College and Dyal Singh Public Library in Lahore.

The college was run by an educational trust, consisted of Dayal Singh College, Dayal Singh Library, Dayal Singh Majithia Hall and Dayal Singh Mansions at The Mall Lahore, adjacent to Lahore High Court.

Sardar Dyal Singh Majitha was a philanthropist and a lover of education. A man of great vision and action, he donated all his assets for the propagation of education. He gave almost all his property in Lahore, Pakistan for the establishment of the college.[2]

Programs offered

HSSC groups

Compulsory subjects:

Pre-medical - Physics, Chemistry, Biology

Pre-engineering - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

General Science - Statistics, Mathematics, Economics

Computer Science (ICS)

Commerce group (I.COM) - Accounting, Economics, Business, Math, Principals of Commerce

Arts group

BSc. groups

Compulsory subjects:

Bachelor of Science

B.A groups Compulsory subjects:

Bachelor of Arts

B.COM (IT) group

Masters

College uniform

Location

The college is on Nisbat Road, near Lakshami Chowk, Lahore, Pakistan.

Notable faculty members

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Colleges affiliated with University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
  2. ↑ Dyal Singh College Lahore at University of Alberta website

Coordinates: 31°34′09″N 74°19′29″E / 31.5693°N 74.3247°E / 31.5693; 74.3247

Dyal Singh Majithia

External links

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