Government College of Commerce & Economics

Government College of Commerce & Economics
دانش کدہَ سرکاری برائے علومِ تجارت و معاشیات
Official emblem of Government College of Commerce & Economics.
TypeDegree College
Established1945
PrincipalProfessor Farzana Mangnejo [1]
Students4,000 [2]
Location
Karachi
,
Sindh
,
Pakistan

24°50′50″N 67°01′22″E / 24.847280°N 67.022912°E / 24.847280; 67.022912
AffiliationsBoard of Intermediate Education Karachi and University of Karachi
Websitehttp://www.gccek.com.pk

Government College of Commerce & Economics, (Urdu: دانش کدہَ سرکاری برائے علومِ تجارت و معاشیات) founded as the Basant Singh Asumal College of Commerce & Economics, is an institution of commerce education in the city of Karachi.[3] It is located on Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, opposite Bagh-e-Jinnah (Polo Ground) and Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi.

History

The college was established on 22 June 1945 under Basant Singh Asumal College of Commerce & Economics, and was inaugurated by Rao Bahadur Seth Shivrattan G. Mohatta. The college was taken under the supervision of the Government of Sindh in 1948 after the establishment of Pakistan. The current building of the college was constructed in 1967.[4] It was a co-educational institution till 1993 but then separated into two sections for girls and boys.[5]

Courses

Government College of Commerce & Economics is offering following courses:

List of Principals

Principal Name From To
Professor N.K. Bhojwani June 1945 April 1948
Professor Iftikhar Ali April 1948 19–06–1948
Professor A. L. Shaikh 20-06-1948 22–08–1955
Professor M. A. Qadir 23-08-1955 23–08–1956
Professor Razi-Ur-Rehman 24-08-1956 19–01–1967
Professor N. A. Farooqui 20-01-1967 10–07–1974
Professor S. I. A. Subzwari 10-07-1974 24–10–1974
Professor N. A. Farooqui 24-10-1974 16–11–1984
Professor S. I. A. Subzwari 17-11-1984 07–08–1990
Professor Shaukat Ali 08-08-1990 16–01–1994
Professor Nasim Siddiqui 17-01-1994 22–04–1994
Professor Sahib Khan Channa 23-04-1994 27–06–1995
Professor Hasan Akbar 28-06-1995 30–06–1996
Professor Abdul Haseeb Ahsan Shaikh 01-07-1996 25–01–1997
Professor Muhammad Aslam Khan 26-01-1997 11–11–2005
Professor Rukhsana Saleem 11-11-2005 06–01–2006
Professor Jalal Ud Din Chohan 06-01-2006 08–05–2008
Professor Dr. A.K. Ashraf Samo 08-05-2008 04–07–2008
Professor Dr. Razia Khokhar 04-07-2008 07–07–2017
Professor Syed Sarwar Ali Shah 08-07-2017 2023
Professor Farzana Mangnejo 2023 To date

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Notable Alumni

ABDUL RASHID FODDERWALA, NKATI CHAIRMAN 2011-2012 | 2014–2015, PHMA CHAIRMAN 2015–16.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ List of Principals of Government College of Commerce & Economics Karachi.
  2. ^ At present, the number of students (boys & girls) in the college is slightly over 4,000.
  3. ^ "KARACHI: Commerce college opens today after clash". DAWN.COM. January 22, 2004.
  4. ^ "Government college of Commerce & Economics". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  5. ^ "History of Govt. College of Commerce and Economics". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  6. ^ "List of Principals of Government College of Commerce & Economics Karachi". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  7. ^ Fodderwala, Abdul Rashid. "PHMA Online". PHMA Online. PHMA Online.