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Guru Nanak National College, Nakodar

Coordinates: 31°08′07″N 75°29′16″E / 31.13528°N 75.48778°E / 31.13528; 75.48778
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Guru Nanak National College, Nakodar
ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਨੈਸ਼ਨਲ ਕਾਲਜ, ਨਕੋਦਰ
College Campus
TypeCollege
Established1969
Academic affiliation
Guru Nanak Dev University
Location
Bye Pass, Jalandhar, Punjab, IndiaIndia

31°08′07″N 75°29′16″E / 31.13528°N 75.48778°E / 31.13528; 75.48778
NicknameGNNC
Websitewww.gnncnakodar.com

Guru Nanak National College (GNNC) is situated at the by- pass Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Established in 1969, it is one of the oldest educational Institutes in the Doaba region of Punjab.

The College is named after Guru Nanak Dev, the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. This institute was established for the 500 th birth celebration of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Founding members included S.Darbara Singh Ex Speaker Punjab Assembly, S.Umrao Singh Sports minister Punjab, S.Darshan Singh Chairman Mandi Board Punjab , S.Rameshwar Singh and S.Kishan Singh Sarpanch Sarakpur Nakodar. Founding Principal was S.Balwant Singh. Initial faculty included English Prof R.S Sehgal Prof D.V. Gupta Prof Narinder Verma Of Sarih Punjabi Prof Vir Singh Randhawa (who Later Became Principal after Retirement of Principal Balwant Singh) Prof Surjit Singh Of Shankar History Prof Amritpal Singh Toor Chemistry Prof Ajit Singh Physics Prof Harbhajan Singh Kale Sangha. Mathematics Prof Baldev Raj (who later joined IAS) Prof Dilbagh Singh (who became President of Union of College Teachers and died at young age in a car accident) Economics Prof Ajaib Singh. DPI Mr. Narinder Sharma

Courses offered

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  • B.A.
  • B.Sc.(Non-Medical)
  • B.Sc.(Medical)
  • B.Sc.(Computer Science)
  • B.Sc.(Economics)
  • B.C.A.
  • B.Com. from session 2012-13
  • M.Sc.(Computer Science) from session 2012-13
  • P.G.D.C.A.
  • I.T.I Courses

NCC, NSS and other clubs

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College Canteen
  • NCC
  • NSS
  • Youth Club
  • Red Ribbon Club
  • Science Club
  • I.T. Club
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