Type | Private |
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Established | 1985 |
Chairman | Mian Amer Mahmood |
Director | Sohail Afzal |
Location | , Pakistan 31°24′03.04″N73°06′15.04″E / 31.4008444°N 73.1041778°E |
Campus | 430+ College campuses, 3 Charted Universities in 3 cities, 15 Resource Academia Schools, 700 plus Allied Schools and nearly 300 EFA Schools. |
Affiliations | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore, All Punjab and AJK BISE, Pakistan Council, Higher Education Commission |
Website | pgc |
The Punjab Colleges (also known as Punjab group or PGC ) is a group of colleges active in Punjab, Pakistan.
It has its roots in commerce set up by Mian Amer Mahmood the chairman of PGC network. The Network laid its foundation in Lahore in 1983. Over a period of last 38 years, PGC has become the largest Educational Network in Pakistan. PGC has head office in 123-C, Block E1, Hali Road, Gulberg III, Lahore, Pakistan. [1] [2]
PGC Family consists of Educational Institutions Limited, National Communications Services (SMC-Pvt.) Limited and. Tower Technologies (Pvt.) Limited. National Educational Network (Pvt.) Limited, takes care of, Secondary and Higher Secondary Education across the country in the form of Schools and Colleges. Muhammad Amer also launched a new television network Dunya News.
PGC as a progressive enterprise, includes 3 chartered universities, Capital University of Science & Technology – CUST in Islamabad, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University in Karachi, and University of Central Punjab in Lahore. 330 college campuses, 15 Resource Academia Schools, 700 plus Allied Schools and nearly 300 EFA Schools. PGC's National Communications Services (SMC-Pvt.) Limited owns and operates one of the Television Networks in Pakistan known as Dawn TV Network and Roznama Dunya a daily newspaper in the print media side. In 2020, Punjab Group of Colleges took another initiative by launching a 'complaint viable website' for students, their parents, teachers and all its staff members that promises to maintain the plaintiff. [3]
Punjab College of Science offers intermediate programs which are listed below :
Punjab College of Commerce offers intermediate programs which are listed below :
ADP a new degree offered by Punjab Group of Colleges.
Following is the information of institutions associated with the Punjab Group of Colleges:
The University of Central Punjab (UCP), located in Lahore, Pakistan, is a private-sector university and is running under the Punjab Group of Colleges. The five colleges in the university are the faculties of Commerce, Management Studies, Information Technology, Engineering, and Law. [5]
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU) is a private university in Pakistan named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The main campus is in Karachi; the other campus is in Islamabad. MAJU was established in 1998 after the grant of a charter by the Government of Sindh. MAJU, unlike some other institutions, which have a degree awarding status only, has a status of a comprehensive university. The university is affiliated with the Punjab Group of Colleges. [6]
The Capital University of Science & Technology (CUST), located in Islamabad, Pakistan, is a private-sector university and is running under the Punjab Group of Colleges. The university offers undergraduate and post-graduate programs with a strong emphasis on business management, applied sciences, engineering and computer science. [7]
An initiative of the Punjab Group of Colleges, Hadaf Colleges offers education to both intermediate and bachelors students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Punjab College of Science (PCS) is a medical and engineering college in Pakistan. Its head office is located in Lahore. It is running under the Punjab Group of Colleges. For students desirous of pursuing science subjects, Punjab Colleges of Science was set up in all the major cities of Punjab where students mainly study F.Sc. Pre-Engineering and Pre-Medical courses.
Punjab College of Commerce (PCC) is a private commerce educational institute in Pakistan which has 39 campuses all around the country. PCC was founded in 1985 by the Punjab Group of Colleges, and now it has become the largest group of a private college in commerce and related fields.
Resource Academia (RA), founded in 2003, is a private fee-paying academic institution located at Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, as part of the W-block compound. Resource Academia provides preschool education, primary education, secondary education and preparation for General Certificate of Education (GCE). It is affiliated with the Punjab Group of Colleges. [8]
Allied Schools is a school system and a group of schools in Pakistan. This school system is working under the Punjab Group of Colleges. Its founder & chairman is Mian Amer Mahmood. It is spread all around in the Pakistan. [9]
EFA School System is a school system working under the Punjab Group of Colleges. EFA School System is committed to provide Education For All (EFA) to children across Pakistan. EFA Schools, therefore, pledge to achieve high literacy rate by supporting to parents' affordability to educate their children. Its founder & chairman is Mian Amer Mahmood. It is spread all around in the Pakistan with 150 Branches. [10]
The Punjab Group of Colleges have many notable alumni, including:
Wazirabad is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Wazirabad District.
The Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, abbreviated as MAJU) is a private university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Gujranwala District, is a district that is a part of the Majha region in Punjab, Pakistan. Gujranwala District is bordered by the districts of Wazirabad, Sialkot, Hafizabad and Sheikhupura. Gujranwala district has 5 National Assembly and 12 Punjab Assembly constituencies. Gujranwala is known as the city of wrestlers and famous for its food.
Gujranwala Medical College is situated at Alipur Chatha Road Gujranwala, in the Province of Punjab, Pakistan.
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Gujranwala is an examination board for secondary and intermediate education in Gujranwala Division.
Mian Amer Mahmood, is a Pakistani businessman and politician who is the founder of the Punjab Group of Colleges. He was the Mayor of Lahore between 2001 and 2009.
Divisional Public Schools and Colleges, established in 1963, is a series of mega-schools at the division level in Punjab, Pakistan. The series consists of one of the largest institutions providing education at school level in Pakistan. They are selective schools. The scheme of Divisional Public Schools was initiated in 1958–59, when the “Sharif Commission”, a special commission on national education for secondary education submitted detailed recommendations on primary through post-graduate education.
University of the Punjab, Gujranwala Campus is a satellite campus of University of the Punjab, Lahore which is located in Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the third-oldest campus amongst the five University of the Punjab campuses. The university occupies 81 kanals located near the Ali Pur Chowk, Rawalpindi bypass, Gujranwala. The University offers undergraduate, graduate and post graduate programs in six main departments.
Government Islamia College, Gujranwala, officially Government Postgraduate Islamia College Gujranwala, founded as Guru Nanak Khalsa College, is an educational institution in the city of Gujranwala in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is a well-known institute located in the heart of Gujranwala.
Government College Gujranwala alias Government Postgraduate College for Boys Satellite Town Gujranwala is one of the oldest educational institution of Gujranwala. The foundation stone was laid by Education Adviser of Government of Pakistan, S.M.Sharif on 1 March 1955.
Kashmir Colony is a town of Gujranwala district in Punjab Province, Pakistan situated in Gujranwala Cantonment area.