Draft:POSTGRADUATE GOVERNMENT COLLEGE SECTOR 46, CHANDIGARH

Post Graduate Government College sector 46 is a leading multidisciplinary institution of higher learning. Though it is just over three decades old, it has made rapid strides in academic excellence, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Evaluated by NAAC for Cycle-II accreditation with Grade ‘A’ and a CGPA Score of 3.14, in September 2015, it is an institute that prepares students to succeed as educators, leaders, and engaged citizens in an increasingly complex and diverse society. The College was established by the government through affiliation with Panjab University as a College for boys and became functional from July 13, 1982. At the outset, it was housed in a building of the Govt. School, Sector 40, Chandigarh and later it was moved to its present spacious and sprawling new 11-acre eco-friendly campus in 1989. The foundation stone of the building was laid by the then Governor, Sh. S.S. Ray and the College morphed into a coeducational institute in the year 1992. At first, the College offered basic courses in BA (Humanities) and B.Com. However, over the years it added new courses and streams and leapt ahead with noticeable achievements. A UGC sponsored vocational course in Advertising and Sales Promotion was added in 1997 followed by BBA in 1998; BCA and M.Com in 1999 and 2000 respectively. Adding new dimensions to the college profile, environment conservation was added as an undergraduate course of study in 2019.