Govt. Arts & Sports College

About

About Govt. Arts & Sports College

Govt. Arts & Sports College is a government college in Jalandhar, Punjab, established in 1961. It is affiliated to The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University. Campusbells lists it under Humanities, with 1 undergraduate course: B.A.

Some 62 years ago, the then Chief Minister S. Partap Singh Kairon, with an aim to give not only Punjab but the nation a prominent place in the field of sports, laid the foundation of the State College of Sports in 1961. It was the first sports college in Asia and made Punjab renowned worldwide in the field of sports.

The eminent Olympian Mr. Som Nath was the founding principal of the college. Later, many great personalities led the college to the height of success in sports.

Later converted to a co-educational institution in 2005-2006. The alumni of the college comprise of well-known hockey players like Surjit Singh and Harcharan Singh (Flying Eagle), champion athletes like Ishar Singh Deol and Jagdeep Singh among many others. The Govt.

Arts and Sports College, Jalandhar which was earlier affiliated of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar is now a constituent college of The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University at Patiala.

As described on the institution’s website (sportscollegejalandhar.com)

At a glance

Key facts

Established

1961

Ownership

Public / Government

Stream

Humanities

Location

Jalandhar, Punjab

Affiliated to

THE MAHARAJA BHUPINDER SINGH PUNJAB SPORTS UNIVERSITY

Institution type

Constituent / University College

Management

University

AISHE code

C-27855

Academics

Courses offered at Govt. Arts & Sports College

1 programme listed

Campus life

Facilities at Govt. Arts & Sports College

• Library
• Swimming Pool