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Government Post Graduate College (Swabi)

Government Post Graduate College, Swabi is a postgraduate college in the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. The college currently offers programs for inter level in Arts and Science groups plus it also offers courses in 4 years BS degrees and 2 years master's degree courses in Political Science & Economics.

History

It was established in 1962 as inter college in Gohati village of Swabi District. Initially the college campus was established in Government Primary School Swabi premises. In 1963, the college was moved to its current location for which the land of 110 canals was denoted by people of Maneri village. Initially, Pre-medical and Pre-Engineering classes were offered. The college was upgraded to degree level in 1964 and degree courses were offered in Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics and Physics.

In 2003, the college was upgraded to post-graduate level due to people's demand with master's degree courses in two subjects Political Science and Economics.

In 2012, the college introduced 4 years BS programs in Physics. Later, Chemistry, Botany, Economics and Political Science. The master's degree courses are shelved due to introduction of BS programs.

Faculties and departments

The college currently have the following faculties and departments.

Social Sciences/Humanities

Department of Archaeology
Department of Pakistan Studies
Department of English
Department of Economics
Department of Geography
Department of Health & Physical Education
Department of History
Department of Islamiyat
Department of Law
Department of Urdu
Department of Political Science
Department of Library sciences
Department of Pashto

Physical Sciences

Department of Chemistry
Department of Computer Science
Department of Mathematics
Department of Physics
Department of Statistics
Department of Electronics

Biological Sciences

Department of Botany
Department of Zoology

Programs

The college currently offers the following programs.

BS Degrees (4 years)

BS Physics
BS Chemistry
BS Botany
BS Economics
BS Political Science
BS English
BS Urdu
BS Mathematics
BS Islamiyat
BS Statistics
BS Geography
BS ZOOLOGY

Intermediate

FSc – Pre-Medical (2 years)
FSc – Pre-Engineering (2 years)
FSc – Computer Science (2 years)
FA – General Science (2 years)
FA – Humanities (2 years)

Notable alumni

References

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^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2 December 2011). "No prosperity unless corruption is contained". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 October 2017. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
^ "Childhood friends hope Asad Qaiser will come up to expectations". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "History of Government Postgraduate College Swabi". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "Post-graduate college demanded". DAWN.COM. 10 December 2002. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^ "Degrees awarded in Nowshera college". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "Faculties of Government Postgraduate College Swabi Pakistan". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

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