Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana

Khalsa College for Women, Jagraon, Ludhiana, was founded in 1950, is women’seducational institute which is situated in Sidhwan Khurd, Jagraon, Punjab. This affiliated college, campus is situated at 18. 75 acres is affiliated to the university and recognised by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and approved by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).

The total number of students enroled is 481 while the number of teaching faculty is 22 It has 18 courses spread over 11 degrees. The institute encourages extensive specialisations such as Arts, Science, Commerce, Education and Information Technology exclusively for girl students. Khalsa College for Women has numerous facilities that aim at improving learning and general growth of students.

The library could also be mention as a unique and important area of the colleges as it contains large number of books, magazines and journals. It has a fully automated system, an AC system and internet connectivity and thus offers the best environment for research and studies.

The college has well-equipped laboratories of Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Bio-Science (Botany & Zoology), Geography, Home Science and Fashion Technology. Computer Department provide computer oriented with the latest computers and broadband Internet connection to enable students to uses technology resources in their educations.

Khalsa College for Women courses; The Institute offers both full and part time programmes: 18 full time programmes at different levels of study. These comprises of university, post university and diplomal courses. The college offers eleven specialisation courses, with a total qualified admission capacity of four hundred and eighty-one students. These include BA, B. Com, B.

Sc (Medical and Non-Medical), BCA, MA (In various subjects), M. Sc, M. Com, PGDCA and integrated B. Ed programmes. The institute also provides other different courses like PGD in Mass Communication and Journalism and Diploma in Fashion Technology and Apparel Designing which clearly proves its credential regarding education.

Khalsa College for Women has merit-based admissions criteria in which the candidate has to provide their marks card of the previous examination. As for the other programmes, admissions, particularly for the integrated B. Ed courses may require the students to write entrance examinations or sit for other tests as may be required under the state government and university regulations.

The college offers various courses and intake periods depending on the various courses with specific admission dates normally availed on the college website or other affiliated channels. Although it does not pinpoint special examinations it admits students through general admission I’s norms and regulations as dictated by the affiliating university.

College’s purpose is to promote quality women education and develop personal and professionally throughout their education process.