:Murray College
{{short description|Government college in Punjab, Pakistan}}
{{use Pakistani English|date=May 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox university |
|name = Government Murray College Sialkot
|image_name =
|caption =Government Murray College Sialkot
|motto = {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|ایمان ، اتحاد ، نظم}}}}
(Iman, Ittehad, Tanzeem)
|mottoeng = Faith, Unity, Discipline
|established = 1889
|principal =
|type = Public and Co-educational
|students =6000
|undergrad =2000 (2013){{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1058419|title=Murray College students in a fix|first=Abid Hussain|last=Mehdi|date=25 November 2013|website=DAWN.COM}}
|postgrad =600
|city = Sialkot
|state = Punjab
|country = Pakistan
|campus = Urban
|affiliation=Higher Education Commission University of the Punjab University of Gujrat|
|website = {{URL|https://murraycollege.edu.pk/}}
}}
Government Murray College Sialkot (often referred to as Murray College), formerly known as Scotch Mission College, is a government college located in Sialkot in the Punjab province of Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/359800/delegation-govt-murray-college-to-get-university-status|title=Delegation: Govt Murray College to get university status|date=4 April 2012|website=The Express Tribune}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1289371|title=Murray College short of classrooms|first=Abid Hussain|last=Mehdi|date=11 October 2016|website=DAWN.COM}}
History
Government Murray College Sialkot was established as Scotch Mission College by Scottish missionaries belonging to the Church of Scotland Mission in 1889. The Church of Scotland came to Sialkot (then Part of British India) in January 1857 when the first Scottish missionary, Reverend Thomas Hunter, came to live with his wife, Jane Scott, and baby son near the Brigade Parade Ground, facing the Trinity Church (whose first stone was laid on 1 March 1852). The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Madras on 30 January 1857. Sialkot at that time was in the diocese of Calcutta in British India. Thomas Hunter, his wife and baby son were murdered in Sialkot during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the rule of the British East India Company.{{Cite web|url=https://jang.com.pk/news/210228|title=گورنمنٹ کرسچن ہائی سکول گندم منڈی ڈاکٹر علامہ اقبال کی علمی درسگاہ|website=jang.com.pk}}
In 1972, the government of Pakistan dismissed the Scottish missionaries and nationalised the institution.
In 2005, a new block was established at the college by the Government of Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/150340/new-block-at-murray-college-approved|title=New block at Murray College approved|date=1 August 2005|website=DAWN.COM}}
There is a private graveyard within the premises of the college which belongs to the Khan family of mori gate sialkot. The land of the college was donated by this family who kept some piece of land for themselves.
Hostels
Faculties and departments
Murray College consists of three faculties and following departments are associated with these faculties;
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Information Technology
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Statistics
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Department of BBA
- Department of English
- Department of Political science
- Department of Islamic Studies
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Urdu
- Department of Economics
- Faculty of Biological Sciences
- Department of Botany
- Department of Zoology
Library
Principals
- Captain Jhon Murray
- Rev. Jhon Waugh (1909–1914)
- Rev. Dr. William Scott (1914–1923)
- Rev. Jhon Garret (1923–1914)
- Rev. D. Leslie Scott (1947–1956)
- R.C. Thomas
- F.S. Khairullah
- Ahmed Raza Siddiqui
- Qamar Malik{{Cite web|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/279499/move-against-murray-college-decried|title=Move against Murray College decried|date=9 December 2007|website=DAWN.COM}}
Notable alumni
- Muhammad Iqbal, philosopher, lawyer, and politician{{Cite web|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/225583/murray-college-in-poor-state|title=Murray College in poor state|date=30 December 2006|website=DAWN.COM}}
- Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti, religious activist and activist of the Pakistan Movement
- Faiz Ahmed, several times nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize
- Kuldip Nayar, Indian journalist{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/2012/07/29/flashback-of-the-days-gone-by/|title=Flashback: Of the days gone by|first=From|last=InpaperMagazine|date=29 July 2012|website=DAWN.COM}}
- Manzoor Mirza, Educationist, economist and book author
- Mumtaz Hamid Rao, head of news and current affairs of Pakistan Television
- Zaheer Abbas, former captain of Pakistani National Cricket Team
- Khalid Hasan, Pakistani journalist{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/567119-unexplored-gem|title=The unexplored gem | Literati | thenews.com.pk|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}
- Umera Ahmed, Pakistani writer, author and screenwriter
References
External links
- [http://www.gmcs.edu.pk/ Official website]
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Category:Universities and colleges in Sialkot District
Category:Educational institutions established in 1889
Category:Universities and colleges in Sialkot
Category:Universities and colleges in Pakistan