| Mukand Lal National College (MLNC) | |
| Type: | Private |
| Established: | 1955 |
| City: | Yamunanagar |
| State: | Haryana |
| Country: | India |
| Principal: | Rahul Khanna |
| Faculty: | 70+ |
| Undergrad: | 1600 |
| Postgrad: | 600 |
| Other Names: | MLN College, MLN Yamuna Nagar |
| Academic Affiliations: | Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra |
Mukand Lal National College (informally MLN College or simply MLN Yamunanagar) is a government aided private college of Science and Commerce in the state of Haryana, India.
Mukand Lal National College was established in 1955 by a great visionary and educationist Seth Jai Prakash in the cherished memory of his illustrious father Seth Mukand Lal Ji, who was a renowned Gandhian and philanthropist. It was established for providing graduate level education to the youth of Yamuna Nagar. The current chairman is Ashok kumar
MLN College is affiliated with Kurukshetra University, in Kurukshetra. The college has been declared as College with Potential for Excellence (CPE)[1] by the University Grants Commission of India, New Delhi. It is the only college in Haryana to be awarded the distinguished position. It is also accredited by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).[2]
M.L.N. College was founded in 1955 by Seth Jai Prakash in Memory of his Father Seth Mukand Lal Ji. Seth Mukand Lal Ji was a close adherent of Gandhi Ji and was sports_nicknamed "Pagla Bhagat" by him. Illiterate himself, he vowed to dispel the darkness of ignorance by opening educational institutions starting with setting up of Mukand Lal National High School at Abdulapur (now Yamuna Nagar).
Seth Jai Prakash, his illustrious son accelerated the pace of opening institutions in the name of his father. A selfless man, he motivated the rich, particularly the business community by saying, "Rain Water that accumulates on the roof top without an outlet, shall bring down the roof. Likewise, wealth without charity will ruin the household of the wealthy". He acted on his principle till the last and contributed large sums of money to educational institutions.
Today Mukand Lal National College, Yamuna Nagar is a part of a chain of institutions being run under the banner of Seth Jai Prakash Mukand Lal Institutions of Knowledge and service. The chain has a total of 30 institutions which include schools, colleges, polytechnics, engineering college, MBA/MCA institutes and hospitals which are serving the society in the fields of education and healthcare for the last about sixty years i.e. since 1946.
It has been granted the status of ‘College with Potential for Excellence’ by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for 2010 to 2012, one of the five colleges to be received the status, in the state of Haryana.[3]
MLN Campus is located in Model Town, Yamuna Nagar. It is built in approximately 20,000 m2 consisting of all the modern facilities required. It is located in the heart of the city. It is located from Delhi and from Chandigarh. It is one of the oldest institutes of Haryana.
The college was started in the Administrative block near the principal's office, and over time additions have been made to the structure with careful planning to arrive at the today's layout. A lot of attention has been given to the detail to make it comfortable for the students. The new Cafeteria was built in 2007 adjacent to the volleyball court. It has underground parking and hall on the second floor which is used for
M.L.N. College has 25 departments for various subjects. MLN College offers following unaided degree programs:[4]
Following are the government-aided degree programs at MLN:[5]
M.L.N. College has well-built infrastructure for the various sports and has a reputation for producing good athletes who have participated at national and international level for various teams.
M.L.N. College has various fields built inside the campus for students to practice, which include:
Every year, a blood donation camp is organised by M.L.N. College. The blood donation driver was started by then principal Lt. Mr Tilak Raj Chadha on 5 September 1972, and since then has been organised every year. Till date more than 11,000 units of blood has been donated through the camp. In year 2009 alone 383 units of blood were collected which will be used by various hospitals.:[6]
Admissions to all the degree programs are done in the months of June–July every year. Admissions to all the aided and non-aided courses are done at the institute level through counseling.
The Training and Placement department helps M.L.N. College graduates get jobs. M.L.N. College is accredited by Tata Consultancy Services. MLN College graduates have gone on to work in several large corporations, including Wipro, TCS, Jamna Auto Industries, ISGEC, and BILT. TCS is a regular at MLN College because of its MoU with Mukand Lal Institutions.
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