majestic and aesthetically-designed structure and a verdant ambience. It strives to create an atmosphere conducive to the pursuit of higher learning. The College is one of Mumbai’s old colleges; it is permanently affiliated to the University of Mumbai and was accorded the UGC recognition under 2f in 1974. Its financial status is grant-in-aid.

G. N. Khalsa was the brainchild of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar who wanted to set-up a centre or an institute in Bombay for higher education. In 1935 he put forth this proposal of establishing an educational institution for higher education in Bombay to the Sikh religious leaders at Amritsar. The Sikh leaders agreed upon this idea with their main objective of providing good quality of higher education and also to popularize Sikh culture in a non-Sikh State. Thus in 1937, G. N. Khalsa College was born in a plot where the college stands today, with the total area of 27, 642 sq. yards.

G. N. Khalsa College has produced great personalities in various fields namely academicians like Shri Ram Joshi (former Vice-Chancellor, Mumbai University), Prof. J. V. Naik, Politician and many more. The College has also produced great Sports personalities. These include a number of Olympians, Arjuna Awardees and Padmashri Awardees. The following Khalsities have represented India in Olympics: S.S.Narayan (Football), Mary Leela Rao (Athletics), Balbir Singh (Hockey), Silma D’Silva (Hockey), Lorraine Fernandes (Hockey), Joaquim Carvalho (Hockey), Marcelus Gomes (Hockey), Marl Patterson (Hockey), Jude Menezes (Hockey), Adrain D’Souza, Gavin Fereira and many more. Lorraine Fernandes and Joaquim Carvalho are also the Arjuna Award recipients; where as Silma D’Silva is also the Padmashri recipient.

G. N. Khalsa College enters the 21st century with the students numbering more than 6000, having strength of 200 teaching faculty and more than 150 administrative staff.

In spite of being a Minority institution, the college follows the Sikh ideology of oneness of Humanity, prides itself on its cosmopolitan staff and student population and a healthy, secular atmosphere. The college proudly upholds its secular ideals weaving a rich, vibrant, multicultural microcosm of Indian society.

The College seeks to uphold and perpetuate Sikh culture through Punjabi classes, Divinity classes and `Akhand Path’ followed by `Langar’, wherein everyone participates.

The college, keeping its goal in focus strives to take education to the masses. Apart from offering conventional courses, it has also ventured into vocationalisation of education by introducing self-financed courses like Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS), Bachelor of Mass Media (BMM), B.Sc. Computer Science, B.Sc. Information Technology, B.Sc. Biotechnology, B.Com with Banking & Insurance and B.Com. with Accounting Finance Course.

Apart from these various career-oriented courses have been introduced so that students are well-equipped for the competitive job-market. The Arts discipline offers Applied Component papers like `Travel & Tourism’ (History), `Managerial Economics’, `Indian Financial System’ and `Research Methodology’ (Economics). The Science stream offers Applied Components like `Fishery’ (Zoology), `Drugs & Dyes’ (Chemistry) `Food Production & Processing’ (Microbiology), Horticulture (Botany), `Computer Programming and Systems Analysis’ (Mathematics). The Commerce stream offers ‘Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management’ and ‘Direct and Indirect Taxation’.

The college registers students for Post-Graduate programmes in History, Hindi, Economics, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Physics, Information Technology and Zoology. Research at post-graduate level is available in Microbiology, Bio-Analytical Chemistry, Bio-Analytical Sciences and Zoology. The departments of Hindi, History, Microbiology and Zoology are recognized for Ph.D.

An active Gymkhana and extension activities like NSS and NCC instill values of sportsmanship, team spirit, discipline, self-sacrifice and `service to humanity’ in the young minds and help to bring out the best in them.

The subjects listed under Foundation Courses, Biotechnology, Environmental Studies and the BMS and BMM programs have an interdisciplinary approach. A number of courses have been inducted to cater to the diverse interests and needs of the students. In addition to conventional teaching methods, activities like seminars, workshops, group discussions, quiz contests, elocution competitions, study tours and field trips are organized. Eminent personalities from various fields are invited to deliver special lectures. To enhance academic standards, students are regularly monitored through test series, Parent-Teacher meetings, student presentations, seminars etc.