Government College of Science

Government Science College, Wahdat Road (Lahore)

Type	Education and Research
Established	1973
Principal	Tahir Yaqoob^[1]
Location	Lahore, Pakistan
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Higher Education Commission
Website	www.gcslahore.edu.pk

The Government College of Science Wahdat Road (GCS) in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan is located along the Wahdat Road in the locality of Allama Iqbal Town (hence its name). The college was founded on 8 August 1973; M. A. Saeed was its first principal.

The Institution

The college, by its present name came into being on 8 August 1973,in compliance with the orders of the then Governor of the Punjab, after merging Government Superior Science College, Lahore and Government Degree College, Wahdat Road, Lahore. At the same time the building which was constructed to house Govt. Intermediate college for Girls, Gulberg, Lahore and which remained unutilized, was also annexed to the college building and was named Government College of Science, Wahdat Road, Lahore. Thus Government College of Science emerged from the blend of these three institutions and a renowned educationist, Prof. M.A. Saeed was appointed its first principal. The new college started functioning with new vigor, ambitions and targets. The post graduate teaching was started in Physics (1970).Chemistry (1974),Economics and Mathematics (1994)and Zoology (2005).

Campus

The college has a separate new block having Master Classes in Mathematics and Economics and newly constructed commerce/Computer Block to accommodate the increasing number of students and to introduce other teaching disciplines in future.

The college is affiliated with the board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (B.I.S.E) Lahore and the University of the Punjab (PU) , Lahore for its BS-4 Year Degree Program and Post-graduate Classes.

Academics

BS-4 Year Program was started in 2010 with the introduction of sixteen disciplines including English, Economics, Islamiat, BBA, Chemistry, Statistics, Physics, Sociology, Botany, Zoology, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Information Technology, Political Science, Education and Urdu. The college has won the Board Championship in Boxing during the year 2004-05 and to boost up the sports activity, a boxing ring is being set up on the college campus.

History

The college by its present name came into being on 8 August 1973, in compliance with the orders of the then Governor of the Punjab, after merging Government Superior Science College, Lahore and Government Degree College, Wahdat Road, Lahore. At the same time the building which was constructed to house Government Intermediate college for Girls, Gulberg, Lahore and which remained unutilized, was also annexed to the college building and was named Government College of Science, Wahdat Road, Lahore.^[2] M. A. Saeed was appointed its first principal.

Sports and co-curricular activities

The college had a sports board and a societies board which organize sports and extra-curricular activities.^[3]

Notable Alumni

Mian Amer Mahmood

Senior Journalist Hamid Mir and Engineer Usman Naseem are also notable alumni of this college.

References

↑ "New Principal". GCS Lahore. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
↑ "Official Website of GCS Lahore". GCS Lahore. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
↑ "Sports and Co-Curricular Boards at GCS Lahore Website". GCS Lahore. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

External links

Official homepage

Universities in Lahore

Public universities	Government College University ITU Lahore King Edward Medical University Kinnaird College Lahore College for Women University National College of Arts Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design University of Education University of Engineering and Technology University of Health Sciences University of the Punjab University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Virtual University of Pakistan

Private universities	Ali Institute of Education Beaconhouse National University COMSATS University of Science and Technology Forman Christian College Global Institute Lahore Hajvery University Imperial College of Business Studies Institute of Management Sciences International Fashion Academy Pakistan Islamia College Lahore Garrison University Lahore Leads University Lahore School of Economics Lahore School of Fashion Design Lahore University of Management Sciences Minhaj University National College of Business Administration and Economics National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences National University of Modern Languages Qarshi University The Superior College University of Central Punjab University of Lahore University of Management and Technology University of South Asia

These universities are recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.

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