M.R. Government College, Fazilka was established by Lala Munshi Ram Trust as a tribute to Late Lala Munshi Ram, a great visionary, whom the name of the college (M.R) stands for. Higher education was the main force behind the mission of ‘Removal of economic Backwardness’ of this region. With this mission, college foundation stone of M.R Govt College Fazilka was laid by M.R. Sachdell, ESQ, ICS, Deputy commissioner Ferozepur on 4th July , 1940.
The Illustrious Founder and Donor of
M.R Govt. College Fazilka
Late Sh. Munshi Ram Aggarwal (Lakhpati)
It is a coeducational urban college and till almost thirty years of its inception it served well and had good financial footing. However, the Trust could not bear the burden of enhanced expenditures and gradually started to feel a financial crisis which ultimately compelled it to hand over the college to Government of Punjab in June 1983. It proved to be a new lease to the college. The objectives of the college are to promote the values of nationalism, secularism and universal brotherhood and also to impart moral and ethical education, respecting the culture and religious heritage of the land. So the main aim is all round development of the students.
The UGC recognized M.R. Government College under its clauses 2 (f) and 12(b) in 1957. It is government funded college affiliated to Punjab University, Chandigarh. This is a bi-faculty, co-educational under-graduate college imparting traditional and vocational education.
The college is situated within a campus area of 30 acres. The college, divided into five blocks of buildings, has 03 Lecture theatres, 10 class rooms, an Administrative block, 04 Laboratories, Two computer labs a spacious Conference hall, a Gymnasium , a Library, a separate common room for girls , Principal’s residence , two quarters for professors, four for non teaching staff. Two vehicle parking sheds. The college has a separate sports Stadium with a 400m athletic track. Facilities of water coolers and generator are available in the buildings. The college runs only five programmers Undergraduate (two majors – B.Sc. Physics, Chemistry, Math's and B.Sc. Zoology, Botany, Chemistry , B.A , BCA and PGDCA subjects out of the available ten options apart from the compulsory subjects Punjabi and English). Classwise approved strength of the seats by the Panjab University Chandigarh is Classes B. A. I Arts Computer Sci. Medical Non Medical BCA I II III Seats480 60 20 20 40 4040
Approved seats of students will not be increased under any circumstances. However, the total strength of students in the session 2011-12 is 2514 .Girls are 858 and boys are 1656 .The college has teaching staff of 5 permanent teachers and 02 teachers as the part time and 20 teachers as guest faculty. One Ph.D and 6 hold the degree of M.Phil. There are 04 administrative staff, 3 lab staff and 9 fourth class staff. In fact, looking to the student's strength, the number of teachers is very low and the dearth of the teaching staff has much hampered the regular teaching. The college is in dire need of at least 10 rooms to accommodate growing brigade of students.
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