Motto |
ਅਘਾਹਾ ਕੂ ਤ੍ਰਾਘਿ (Punjabi) Aghāhā Kū Trāghi |
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Motto in English
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Look Forward |
Type | Coeducation |
Established | 1951 |
Principal | Dr. Jaswinder Singh |
Undergraduates | ~4700 |
Location | Delhi, India |
Campus | North Campus |
Affiliations | University of Delhi |
Website | sgtbkhalsadu.ac.in |
Coordinates: 28°41′43″N 77°12′33″E / 28.69528°N 77.20917°E
ਅਘਾਹਾ ਕੂ ਤ੍ਰਾਘਿ (Punjabi)
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. Established in 1951, it is one of the oldest institutes for Science, Commerce and Arts in India. It is located on the North campus of the university, in New Delhi, India. Students and alumni of the college are termed as Khalsaites. It was ranked Fifth in NAAC Accreditation for University Of Delhi.
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, a constituent college of University of Delhi, was established in 1951 and has been, since, maintained by Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC), a statutory body established under an act of the Parliament of India. The focus of the College at the time of inception was to ensure a comprehensive social transformation through access to quality education, in particular to young Punjabi Refugees of Partition in 1947, and to conserve and promote Punjabi language, culture, and heritage. The College is named after the Ninth Guru of Sikhism Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur, who sacrificed his life to uphold secular values, and is an institution with cosmopolitan environment and progressive outlook. Khalsa College is a constituent of the University of Delhi.The college began in four rooms in a school in Dev Nagar with 49 students and a faculty of 6. It moved to its present location in 1973.