Sri Pratap College

Sri Pratap College
SP College سری پرتاپ کالج سرینگر
Logo of Sri Pratap College
Motto	AD AETHRA TENDENS "FLY HIGH AND HIGHER "
Type	Science College
Established	1905
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi
Principal	Prof. Yaseen Ahmad Shah
Location	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Campus	Urban
Language	English & Urdu
Colours
Sports	Cricket, Volley Ball, Basket Ball, Foot Ball, Badminton,
Affiliations	University of Kashmir
Website	www.spcollege.co.in

Sri Pratap College Srinagar (Urdu, سری پرتاپ کالج سرینگر) (formerly Pratap Hindu College) commonly known as SP College is an academic and professional college in Kashmir. It is the oldest college in Jammu and Kashmir.

Location

It is located on M.A Road near Women's College Srinagar.

History

Established in 1905^[1] by Annie Besant for the then ruler of Jammu and Kashmir Shri Maharaja Pratap Singh. Before Indian independence, the college was affiliated with University of Lahore and post independence Banaras Hindu University gave affiliation to SP college until the University of Kashmir was founded in 1956.^[2]

Courses

The college offers a range of nationally and internationally recognized undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in a variety of academic disciplines including Science and Information Technology. It is recognized by the University Grants Commission of India, (UGC). It is affiliated to University of Kashmir. The college has celebrated its centenary year in 2005, and in this year people from the world participated in the college function, as the different departments of the college organized different workshops and exhibitions.

References

↑ Sri Pratap College was founded in 1905. "List of Colleges: Jammu and Kashmir". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
↑ Chitralekha Zutshi Languages of Belonging: Islam, Regional Identity, and the Making ... 2004- Page 178 "The darbar also instituted a number of college scholarships for Kashmiris to study in Lahore. Dr Annie Besant started a Hindu College in Srinagar in 1905, which was taken over by the government in 1911 and renamed Sri Pratap College."

External links

S P College Website

University of Kashmir

Leadership	Chancellor: Governor of J & K - Narinder Nath Vohra Pro-Chancellor: Chief Minister of J & K - Mufti Sayeed Vice-Chancellor: Prof. Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi

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