Global InformationPunjab Colleges information
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1985 |
| Chairman | Mian Amer Mahmood |
| Director | Sohail Afzal |
| Location | Punjab , Pakistan 31°24′03.04″N 73°06′15.04″E / 31.4008444°N 73.1041778°E |
| Campus | 430+ College campuses, 3 Charted Universities in 3 cities, 15 Resource Academia Schools, 700 plus Allied Schools and nearly 300 EFA Schools. |
| Affiliations | Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore, All Punjab and AJK BISE, Pakistan Council, Higher Education Commission |
| Website | pgc |
The Punjab Colleges (also known as Punjab group or PGC ) is a group of colleges active in Punjab, Pakistan.
It has its roots in commerce set up by Mian Amer Mahmood the chairman of PGC network. The Network laid its foundation in Lahore in 1983. Over a period of last 38 years, PGC has become the largest Educational Network in Pakistan. PGC has head office in 123-C, Block E1, Hali Road, Gulberg III, Lahore, Pakistan.[1][2]
PGC Family consists of Educational Institutions Limited, National Communications Services (SMC-Pvt.) Limited and. Tower Technologies (Pvt.) Limited. National Educational Network (Pvt.) Limited, takes care of, Secondary and Higher Secondary Education across the country in the form of Schools and Colleges. Muhammad Amer also launched a new television network Dunya News.
PGC as a progressive enterprise, includes 3 chartered universities, Capital University of Science & Technology – CUST in Islamabad, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University in Karachi, and University of Central Punjab in Lahore. 330 college campuses, 15 Resource Academia Schools, 700 plus Allied Schools and nearly 300 EFA Schools. PGC's National Communications Services (SMC-Pvt.) Limited owns and operates one of the Television Networks in Pakistan known as Dawn TV Network and Roznama Dunya a daily newspaper in the print media side. In 2020, Punjab Group of Colleges took another initiative by launching a 'complaint viable website' for students, their parents, teachers and all its staff members that promises to maintain the plaintiff.[3]
- ^ Punjab Group of Colleges signs pact with Systems Limited on The News International (newspaper) website Published 23 October 2015, retrieved 11 January 2020
- ^ 153 top positions failed by Punjab Colleges this year in Intermediate and Secondary Board exams Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 September 2018, retrieved 11 January 2020
- ^ Punjab Group of Colleges launches 'PGC Complaints portal ' Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 1 January 2020, retrieved 11 January 2020