Satish Chander Dhawan Government College, formally S.C.D. Government College, Ludhiana, formerly Imperial College, Ludhiana and Government College for Boys, Ludhiana, is an educational institution located in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The college offers various courses in Humanities, Commerce and Science for graduation and post graduation level studies.
History
S.C.D. Government College was established in 1920 as Imperial College, Ludhiana and was later renamed Government College for Boys, Ludhiana. In 1976 it was renamed S.C.D. Government College by the Government of Punjab after Satish Dhawan, an alumnus of the college.[1]
Notable alumni
- Arshpreet Bhullar, basketball player [2]
- Satish Dhawan, space scientist
- Sahir Ludhianvi, Urdu poet[3]
References
- ↑ "College Profile". www.scdgovtcollege.ac.in. SCD Government College Ludhiana. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ Arshpreet Singh: Threes are better than twos, Gopalakrishnan R (Eklavas.com). Accessed 27 January 2018.
- ↑ Sumbly, Vimal (1 June 2005). "A pity, no memorial to remind people of Sahir". The Tribune. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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