Government College, Sanjauli
Government College, Sanjauli, Shimla-6 is a college located in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is affiliated with Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla, India. It is one of the most famous colleges in Himachal Pradesh.
Former name | Government College, Simla |
|---|---|
| Motto | "तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय" |
Motto in English | "From darkness, led me to light" |
| Type | Co-Educational |
| Established | 1969 |
| Principal | Chander Bhan Mehta |
| Students | About 3000 |
| Undergraduates | About 3000 |
| Location | , , India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Himachal Pradesh University |
| Website | www |
 | |
History
Sh. Virbhadra Singh, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh, laid the foundation stone of the new Science Block on 22 September 2004.
In addition Financial Lab was inaugurated by honourable Education minister Sh. Suresh Bhardwaj in December 2018 which provide free of cost training to students (only commerce students are allowed to enjoy privilege of financial lab) on share trading and tally with GST etc. The college is well connected with open wifi support by Jio and smart class boards.
Number of seats in each faculty
- B.A. 1st Year: 600
- B.Com 1st Year: 80
- B.Sc. 1st Year:
- B.Sc. Life Sciences: Botany, Zoology and Chemistry : 140
- B.Sc. Physical Sciences: Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry/Geology/Computer Science: 140
- B.Voc.:
- Retail Management : 45
- Tourism & Hospitality : 45
Centre Of Excellence
Government College, Sanjauli, on the orders of the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, has been declared a Centre of Excellence, vide notification No. EDN-A- Ja(1)-7/2005, dated 28-3-2006.
Faculty
There are 54 permanent teachers out of which 25 have Ph.D and 27 have earned M. Phil. Degree.[1] The number of Technical Staff is 15 and Administrative staff is 15.
Extra-Curricular activities
The College had the honour to host Group III items of Youth Festival, HPU, and Judo Championship during 2003–04; Group IV items of Youth Festival, HPU, and Basketball Championship during 2004–05; and Group IV item of Youth Festival, HPU, in 2005–06.