Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College
28°41′43″N 77°12′33″E / 28.69528°N 77.20917°E
![]() Seal of SGTB Khalsa College, Delhi | |
Motto | ਅਘਾਹਾ ਕੂ ਤ੍ਰਾਘਿ (Punjabi) Aghāhā Kū Trāghi |
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Motto in English | Look Forward |
Type | Coeducation |
Established | 1951 |
Principal | Gurmohinder Singh |
Location | , India |
Campus | North Campus |
Affiliations | University of Delhi |
Website | sgtbkhalsadu |
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College (shortened SGTB Khalsa College) is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. It was established in 1951, and offers courses for science, commerce and arts in India. It is one of the biggest college of Delhi University with campus size of 14.9 acres. [1]
SGTB Khalsa College is ranked among the best colleges of India.[2] In 2018, the highest admission cut-off was 99.66 per cent for B.Sc. (Hons) in Electronics in SGTB Khalsa College. In the humanities stream, Khalsa College had set the highest cut-off at 99 per cent for BA (Hons) in Political Science.[3]
History
[edit]Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, a constituent college of the University of Delhi, was established in 1951 and has been, since, maintained by Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC), a statutory body established under the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act 1971, passed by the Parliament of India. The focus of the college at the time of inception was to ensure a comprehensive social transformation through access to quality education, in particular to young Punjabi refugees of partition in 1947, and to conserve and promote Punjabi language, culture, and heritage. The college is named after the Ninth Guru of Sikhism Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, who sacrificed his life to uphold secular values and is an institution with the cosmopolitan environment and progressive outlook. Khalsa College is a constituent of the University of Delhi. The college began in four rooms in a school in Dev Nagar with 49 students and a faculty of 6. It moved to its present location that is University of Delhi's North Campus in 1973.
Academics
[edit]Academic programmes
[edit]At present, there are 19 undergraduate programmes, 12 postgraduate programmes, 1 postgraduate diploma, 3 undergraduate diplomas, and 9 certificate courses, making a total of 44 programmes. As of the session 2023–23, there were 3,656 students in these programmes, and 163 full-time teachers. The college offers the following courses:
- B.A. (Hons) in Business Economics also known as B.B.E.
- B.A. (Hons) Economics, English, Hindi, History, Political Science and Punjabi
- B.A. (Hons) Humanities and Social Sciences (erstwhile B.A. Programme)
- B.Com.(Hons)
- B.Com. (Programme)
- B.Sc. (Honours) in Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronic Science, Mathematics, Physics and Zoology
- B.Sc. (Honours) Life Science (erstwhile B.Sc. Programme Life Science)
- B.Sc. Physical Science (erstwhile B.Sc. Programme Physical Science)
- M.A. Economics, English, Hindi, History, Punjabi and Political Science
- PG Diploma Forensic Science
- UG Diploma in French, German and Spanish
- Certificate Courses in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Spanish and Russian
Academic work
[edit]The college has undertaken projects in the field of ciliate zoology and has reported new species of protozoans from Northeast India. It collaborates with the Natural History Museum, London and University of Camerino.
It offers a dual credential programs in collaboration with University of the Fraser Valley and Avans.
Infrastructure
[edit]The college has 59 classrooms, 19 labs, 6 research labs, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, gymnasium, cafeteria and bank besides other utility services such as post-office and market. The college is connected by road and Delhi Metro link, and majority students are day-scholars. A hostel for girls can accommodate 147 students, and a hostel for boys was inaugurated in February 2021 but not yet started. Apart from that the college has some of the best sporting facilities.
Sports
[edit]The college has a spacious playing field for hockey, cricket, and football, and facilities for indoor games like table tennis, carom, and chess, as well as a mini gymnasium. The Sant Harchand Singh Longowal Sports Complex consists of a gymnasium, a squash racket room, three table tennis rooms, and changing rooms for players are also in this complex. The college has a floodlit lawn tennis court.
Rankings
[edit]College rankings | |
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General – India | |
NIRF (Colleges) (2023)[4] | 62 |
It was ranked 62nd across India among colleges by the NIRF in 2023 [4]
Accreditation
[edit]This prestigious college scored 3.41 and was certified grade A by National Assessment and Accreditation Council.
Placements
[edit]Apart from bringing a varied list of recruiters to the campus, the Placement Cell organises talks, study abroad seminars, internship opportunities and workshops for the collective student body. Training and Placement Cell of the college provides following facilities at the college premises.
- Conducting mock personal interviews and group discussions to make students aware of the selection procedures
- Summer industrial training, internship and final placement of students.
- Conducting industrial visits and industry-oriented training programmes.
- Invite professional guest speakers to impart necessary inputs for the above-mentioned activities.
Major recruiters
[edit]Major companies visit the campus at the annual placement drive. Some of the major recruiters at Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College are as follows:[5] E&Y, KPMG, Deloitte, PWC, Zomato, SBI, TCS, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, IBM Daksh and many more companies.
Notable People
[edit]Notable Alumni
[edit]Media and Entertainment
[edit]- Saurabh Shukla, Actor, Director and Scriptwriter.
- Aasif Sheikh, Actor.
- Arjit Taneja, Actor.
- Rabbi Shergill, Singer and Musician.
- Karan Singh, Youtuber and Magician.
- Meera Chopra, Indian actress and Model.
- Inderpal Singh, Actor and Television anchor.
Politics
[edit]- Arvinder Singh Lovely, Minister of Education and Transportation, Delhi government.
- Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Former Member of Legislative Assembly, Rajouri Garden Assembly constituency.
Sports
[edit]- Mohinder Amarnath, Former Indian cricketer and 1983 Cricket World Cup winner.
- Maninder Singh, Former cricketer turned commentator. [6]
- Shyam Lal, Former gymnast, represented India twice in Olympics; Arjuna winner.
- Amoj Jacob,[7] Asian Games 2022 Gold medalist (Men's 4×400 m).
Notable Faculty
[edit]- Gurdip Singh Randhawa, College Principal (1971-1992), Padma Bhushan Recipient.
Annual Fest
[edit]Every Year Annual Fest of SGTB Khalsa College- “Lashkara” is organised. It is one of the best fests organised by colleges of Delhi University. Various Artists like Guru Randhawa, Diljeet Dosanjh, Jordan Sandhu and many others have performed at this fest.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ https://sgtbkhalsadu.ac.in/courses.php [bare URL]
- ^ "Six DU colleges among India's top 10 in HRD ministry's ranking". The Hindu. 3 April 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Delhi University issues first cut-off, LSR asks 98.75% for B.A - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Welcome :: Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College University Of Delhi Powered By :: Redox Systems Pvt. Ltd". www.sgtbkhalsadu.ac.in. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/i-live-for-the-day-and-dont-look-too-far-ahead/article28816682.ece/amp/
- ^ "National Senior Athletics Championship: Neeraj Chopra beats Davinder Singh to win gold in men's javelin throw". Firstpost. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ https://dubeat.com/tag/lashkara/