Government College University (Faisalabad)
| گورنمنٹ کالج یونیورسٹی فیصل آباد | |
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Former names | Government College Lyallpur |
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| Motto | Striving For Excellence |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1897, Upgraded in 2002 |
| Chancellor | Governor Punjab |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. Mohammad Ali Shah |
| Location |
Faisalabad, Punjab,  Pakistan |
| Colors | Maroon and Blue |
| Nickname | GCUF |
| Website | http://gcuf.edu.pk |
GC University Faisalabad(GCUF) Urdu: گورنمنٹ کالج یونیورسٹی فیصل آباد) is a general public research university based in Faisalabad, Pakistan.[1]
The GC University’s journey started as a primary school in 1897 in the present building of Govt. College for Women, Karkhana Bazar, Faisalabad. It was promoted to High School and Intermediate College in 1905 and 1924 respectively. It was elevated to the degree level in 1933 and postgraduate disciplines were introduced in 1963. The long journey that started with the humble beginning reached its climax when it was granted the status of University in October 2002.
The GC University, Faisalabad has a long history of excellence and distinction as an institution. Renowned scholars and eminent personalities have served this institution in various capacities at various stages of its history. It has produced outstanding personnel who have earned great fame not only for themselves but also for the nation.There are at least 43 nobel laureate associated with GC University is varying capacities. The famous physicist Ernest Rutherford worked here in early twentieth century and suggested the Rutherford Model of atomic structure while working in GC University which was then an Intermediate college.
The luminaries like Mr. Abdul Hameed, Mr. W.H.F. Armstrong, Mr. Lala Chattan Annand, Mr. Hashmat Khan, Mr. Taj Khyal, Mr. Namdar Khan, Mr. Karamat Hussain Jafari, Mr. Mukhtar Mahmood Qureshi, Dr. Asif Iqbal Khan and Dr. Arif Zaidi have served this institution.[2]
The government of the Punjab declared Government College, Faisalabad an autonomous institution in 1990. The college was given the status of university on 23 October 2002.
There are more than 35 faculties in GCUF including Electrical Engineering and Pharmacy. Electrical engineering department is affiliated with Pakistan Engineering Council ([PEC]). Pharmacy is affiliated with Pharmacy Council of Pakistan (PCP) [3]
Constituent colleges
The constituent colleges consists of Arts and Social Sciences, Computer Science & Information Studies, Pharmacy college , Management and Administrative Sciences, and Islamic and Oriental Learning.
Student Life
Societies
- Microsoft Student Partner GCUF (MSP-GCUF) was founded in 2013 by Hafiz Faraz Mukhtar(MSP) along with Asma Sajid(Faculty of Computer Science, GCUF) and Moeen Qureshi(Administrator IT, GCUF). Every year a student is nominated by Microsoft Pakistan to represent the university at internationally, deliver training sessions at campus, create awareness of IT and to encourage and engage students in domestic and international competitions.