Govt College East building opened

Harshraj Singh

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 26

Three years after starting admissions, the new Government College East, has got its own two-storey building in Sector 39-A on Chandigarh Road here. Students of BA course were excited as classes were started in the newly constructed building from Tuesday onwards.

MLA from the Ludhiana East Sanjay Talwar got inaugurated the newly constructed college building by girl students.

The city’s new college building has been constructed on GLADA’s five-acre land. Around Rs 15 crore has been spent on its construction.

Notably, the admission process for the college was started in August 2018. Initially, the classes for the BA course were started at a community centre but later shifted to SCD Government College, Ludhiana.

Students of the first BA batch have already completed their degree as the building construction work had got delayed.

After SCD Government College and the Government College for Girls, Ludhiana, Government College East is the third government college in the city.

Talwar said: “Government College East has come after the Independence and it is a co-educational institute. BA course classes have been started from the college today. In the next session (2022-23), BCom, BBA, BCA and BSc (medical and non-medical) courses would be started. Besides, more subjects such as mathematics, advertisement and salesmanship, fine arts, sociology, public administration and physical education would be added for BA. We have sought required permission for classes of new courses.”

Though the building has been constructed, the college is yet to get the required staff. It is learned that teachers from other government colleges would take the classes of BA students at present.

Sanjay Talwar, however, said the college would get new staff soon.

He said Prof Kajla, from SCD Government College, is the in-charge of the new college and soon, a principal would be appointed for it. At present, around 242 students of BA would attend the classes at the college.

Mansi, a student of BA (third semester), said: “I am happy as classes will be held in Government College East now. Earlier, it used to take nearly one hour to reach SCD Government College from my house in the Jamalpur area for attending the classes. Now, the new college building is located near my house.”

Sushil, a student of BA (fifth semester), said: “I live in Urban Estate, Phase II, on Chandigarh Road. I used to go to SCD Government College that was around 10 km from my house for attending the classes. Other private colleges are also located at a far distance. Now, I am glad that our college building has been constructed and it is located at a short distance from my home.”

Residents appreciate opening of new college

Residents are appreciating the government’s move of opening a government college in Ludhiana East. A resident of the Chandigarh Road area, Jagjeet Singh, who is a schoolteacher, said: “It is appreciable that our area has got a government college. Earlier, there was no college in the area. Now, I appeal to the government to start vocational courses, which are in demand, in the newly constructed college too. Moreover, the government should recruit regular staff for the college at the earliest. I wish students of nearby areas and villages must avail benefit by getting admission in the new college.”

Admissions started in August 2018

The admission process for Government College East was started in August 2018. Initially, the classes for the BA course were started at a community centre but later shifted to SCD Government College, Ludhiana. Students of the first BA batch have already completed their degree as the building construction work had got delayed.

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