Government Municipal Degree College, Faisalabad Explained

Official Name:	Government Municipal Degree College, Faisalabad
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Government Municipal Degree College, Faisalabad,, previously known as Lyallpur Khalsa College, (خالصہ کالج لائل پور) Faisalabad, is a degree college located in Faisalabad, Pakistan.^[1] on Faisalabad-Jaranwala Road near Abdullah pur.

It was founded by Master Sunder Singh Lyallpuri in 1908 in the building of Lyallpur Sangh Sabha as Khalsa High School.^[2]

The philanthropists of the city donated land and other resources for the establishment of the school. Noted Sikh statesman Master Tara Singh served as the first headmaster of the school and it was here that he got the title of 'Master' prefixed to his name. The school was later upgraded to a degree college in 1928.^{[3] [4]}

Study program

• Associate Degree in Arts
• Associate Degree Science

Subjects

• Compulsory: English, Islamic Studies, Ethics, Pakistan Studies,^[5]
• Elective: Physics, Political Science, Economics, History, Geography, Persian, Statistics, Urdu, Arabic, Computer Studies, Islamic Studies, Mathematics, Botany, Chemistry, Applied Psychology, Social Work,
• Optional: Persian, Urdu, Arabic, Islamic Studies, Social Work

Notable alumni

• Prithviraj Kapoor^[6]
• Master Tara Singh

See also

• Govt. College of Commerce, Abdullah Pur, Faisalabad

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pakistan as we don't know it. Tribune News. Service. Tribuneindia News Service.
2. Web site: Lyallpur - A city on the hill. Muhammad Hassan. Miraj. April 29, 2013. DAWN.COM.
3. [Lyallpur Khalsa College]
4. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Jalandhar Stories.
5. Web site: University of the Punjab- Affiliated Colleges - Govt.-Municipal-Degree-College-Jaranwala-Road-Faisalabad.
6. Web site: Remembering Prithviraj Kapoor!. 2 November 2009.