Government College of Commerce & Economics
Government College of Commerce & Economics, (Urdu: دانش کدہَ سرکاری برائے علومِ تجارت و معاشیات) founded as the Basant Singh Asumal College of Commerce & Economics, is one of the premier institutions of commerce education in the city of Karachi. It is located on Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, opposite Bagh-e-Jinnah (Polo Ground) and Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi.
 Official emblem of Government College of Commerce & Economics. | |
| Type | Degree College |
|---|---|
| Established | 1945 |
| Principal | Professor Syed Sarwar Ali Shah [1] |
| Students | 4,000 [2] |
| Location | , , |
| Affiliations | Board of Intermediate Education Karachi and University of Karachi |
| Website | http://www.gccek.com.pk |
The college was established on 22 June 1945 under the name of Basant Singh Asumal College of Commerce & Economics, and was inaugurated by Mr. Rao Bahadur Seth Shivrattan G. Mohatta. The college was taken under the supervision of the Government of Sindh in 1948 after the establishment of Pakistan. The current building of the college was constructed in 1967.[3] It was a co-educational institution till 1993 but then separated into two sections for girls and boys.[4]
Courses
Government College of Commerce & Economics is offering following courses:
List of Principals
| Principal Name | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor N.K. Bhojwani | June 1945 | April 1948 | |
| Professor Iftikhar Ali | April 1948 | 19-06-1948 | |
| Professor A. L. Shaikh | 20-06-1948 | 22-08-1955 | |
| Professor M. A. Qadir | 23-08-1955 | 23-08-1956 | |
| Professor Razi-Ur-Rehman | 24-08-1956 | 19-01-1967 | |
| Professor N. A. Farooqui | 20-01-1967 | 10-07-1974 | |
| Professor S. I. A. Subzwari | 10-07-1974 | 24-10-1974 | |
| Professor N. A. Farooqui | 24-10-1974 | 16-11-1984 | |
| Professor S. I. A. Subzwari | 17-11-1984 | 07-08-1990 | |
| Professor Shaukat Ali | 08-08-1990 | 16-01-1994 | |
| Professor Nasim Siddiqui | 17-01-1994 | 22-04-1994 | |
| Professor Sahib Khan Channa | 23-04-1994 | 27-06-1995 | |
| Professor Hasan Akbar | 28-06-1995 | 30-06-1996 | |
| Professor Haseeb Shaikh | 01-07-1996 | 25-01-1997 | |
| Professor Muhammad Aslam Khan | 26-01-1997 | 11-11-2005 | |
| Professor Rukhsana Saleem | 11-11-2005 | 06-01-2006 | |
| Professor Jalal Ud Din Chohan | 06-01-2006 | 08-05-2008 | |
| Professor Dr. A.K. Ashraf Samo | 08-05-2008 | 04-07-2008 | |
| Prof. Dr. Razia Khokhar | 04-07-2008 | Prof. Sarwar Ali Shah | To date |
References
- List of Principals of Government College of Commerce & Economics Karachi.
- At present, the number of students (boys & girls) in the college is slightly over 4,000.
- "http://gccek.edu.pk/history.htm". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-04-25. External link in
|title=(help) - "History of Govt. College of Commerce and Economics". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- "List of Principals of Government College of Commerce & Economics Karachi". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-25.