Murray College
| Motto | Co-educational |
|---|---|
| Established | 1889 |
| Affiliation | Higher Education Commission University of the Punjab University of Gujrat |
| Students | 6000 |
| Undergraduates | 2000 (2013)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 600 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | murraycollege |
Government Murray College Sialkot (often referred to as Murray College), formerly known as Scotch Mission College, is a government college located in Sialkot in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[2][3]
History
Government Murray College Sialkot was established as Scotch Mission College by Scottish
Indian Rebellion of 1857.[4]
In 1972, the government of Pakistan dismissed the Scottish missionaries and nationalised the institution.[4]
In 2005, a new block was established at the college by the Government of Pakistan.[5]
Hostels
There is a hostel at the college for girls.[6]
Faculties and departments
Murray College consists of three faculties and following departments are associated with these faculties;
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Department of BBA
- Department of English
- Department of Political science
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Urdu
- Department of Economics
- Faculty of Biological Sciences
Library
- Allama Iqbal Library[7]
Principals
- Captain Jhon Murray
- Rev. Jhon Waugh (1909–1914)
- Rev. Dr. William Scott (1914–1923)
- Rev. Jhon Garret (1923–1914)
- Rev. D. Leslie Scott (1947–1956)
- R.C. Thomas
- F.S. Khairullah
- Ahmed Raza Siddiqui
- Qamar Malik[8]
Notable alumni
- Muhammad Iqbal, philosopher, lawyer, and politician[9]
- Faiz Ahmed, several times nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize[9]
- Kuldip Nayar, Indian journalist[10]
- Manzoor Mirza, Educationist, economist and book author
- Pakistan Television
- Pakistani National Cricket Team
- Khalid Hasan, Pakistani journalist[11]
- Umera Ahmed, Pakistani writer, author and screenwriter
References
- ^ Mehdi, Abid Hussain (25 November 2013). "Murray College students in a fix". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Delegation: Govt Murray College to get university status". The Express Tribune. 4 April 2012.
- ^ Mehdi, Abid Hussain (11 October 2016). "Murray College short of classrooms". DAWN.COM.
- ^ a b "گورنمنٹ کرسچن ہائی سکول گندم منڈی ڈاکٹر علامہ اقبال کی علمی درسگاہ". jang.com.pk.
- ^ "New block at Murray College approved". DAWN.COM. 1 August 2005.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (28 August 2013). "Murray College in dire need of girls hostel". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Mehdi, Abid (13 October 2014). "Murray College without a librarian for 19 years". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Move against Murray College decried". DAWN.COM. 9 December 2007.
- ^ a b "Murray College in poor state". DAWN.COM. 30 December 2006.
- ^ InpaperMagazine, From (29 July 2012). "Flashback: Of the days gone by". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "The unexplored gem | Literati | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
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