Punjabi University Guru Kashi Campus
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਾਸ਼ੀ ਕੈਂਪਸ | |
| Motto | Punjab , India 29°58′40″N 75°05′22″E / 29.977685°N 75.089356°E |
|---|---|
| Campus | Rural, 85 acres |
| Academic term | Semester |
| Nickname | PUGKC |
| Website | ycoe |
Punjabi University Guru Kashi Campus (PUGKC) is a regional centre of Punjabi University, located at
History
University had started a unique Ph.D. off-campus program in Management from year 1998, but the course was discontinued in 2000 due to procedural lapses while introducing the course.[6] University had also setup Guru Gobind Singh Institute of Information Technology in year 2001 through a private firm KCC Software Limited[7] to offer various IT programs via distance education mode, which was later closed down.[8][9]
Punjabi University has also established a degree level engineering college in year 2004 for providing subsidized education to rural students under Golden Hearts Scholarship.[10][11] The already running MCA and B.Tech. CSE courses along with faculty and students were shifted to this newly created engineering institute and Management department has been renamed as University School of Business Studies.
Religious connect
The local people of Talwandi Sabo donated 85 acres of land to start this institute on persuasion by Sant Fateh Singh.[12] SGPC has also sanctioned an annual grant of Rs.1 Lakh for a period of 10 years for this noble cause.[13]
Campus
The campus is spread over 85 acres with high-rise buildings in lush-green and pollution free environment.
Location
The campus is located on the outskirts of
Infrastructure & facilities
University has provided all ultra modern facilities in this campus for benefit of students.
- Central Library
- Baba Deep Singh Boys Hostels (8-storey)
- Baba Ajit Singh Hansaliwale Girls Hostel
- Staff Residential Flats
- Dr.Avtar Singh Guest House
- Bhagat Puran Singh Health Centre
- Canteen and Cafeteria
- Construction and Maintenance department
- Sports Stadium
- Plant nursery
- College transport
Notable people
The Alumni of Guru Kashi Campus have found success in a variety of diverse fields including cultural, political, social-service, public and private sectors. The list contains Alumni and former faculty members of the campus.
- Parminder Singh Dhindsa
- Gurinder Sehmbey, CEO, StarAgri Finance Ltd.
- Manjit Singh,[14] State Head (Haryana), Jio
See also
- Yadavindra College of Engineering
- Guru Kashi College
- Punjabi University
References
- ^ "Handbook of Information:2019-20" (PDF).
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Narayanan, Renuka (30 May 2015). "Kashi: In step with history". The Hindu.
- ^ "Punjabi University Guru Kashi College, Damdama Sahib". punjabiuniversity.ac.in.
- ^ http://104.211.212.240/supp_bathinda/chapterxv.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Education Tribune".
- ^ "KCC SOFTWARE LIMITED". kccsoftwareltd.com.
- ^ "Pbi varsity: Is there more to IT institutions' case? | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "MRSIIT, GGSIIT to be closed down | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "Rural students couldn't go to university, so campus came to them - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
- ^ "Punjabi University Guru Kashi College,Talwandi Sabo". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Punjabi University, Patiala | Higher Education Institute | NAAC "A" Grade | Punjab". ucdamdama.punjabiuniversity.ac.in.
- ^ https://in.linkedin.com/in/manjit-singh-90b625100 [self-published source]