Satish Chander Dhawan Government College

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Satish Chandra Dhawan Government College, Ludhiana
ਸਤੀਸ਼ ਚੰਦਰ ਧਵਨ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਕਾਲਜ, ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ
Block A of College
Other names	SCD College &Govt.College Boys
Former names	Imperial College, Ludhiana
Motto	ਸੱਚ ਬੋਲਣ ਦਾ ਜੇਰਾ ਕਰ
Motto in English	Dare to be True
Type	Public
Established	1920
Accreditation	NAAC:A
Affiliations	Panjab University, Chandigarh
Location	Ludhiana , India
Campus	42 acre Urban
Website	https://scdgovtcollege.ac.in/

Satish Chander Dhawan Government College, commonly referred to as 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. Early Classes were conducted in Barracks of World War I.

Notable alumni

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Satish Chandra Dhawan, space scientist and Former Chairman of ISRO
Sahir Ludhianvi, Famous urdu poet and film lyricists
Keki N. Daruwalla, Indian poet and short story writer in English
Narinder Nath Vohra, 12th Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Manohar Singh Gill (IAS), former Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs & 11th Chief Election Commissioner of India
Amit Singh Bakshi, two-time Asian Games medalist in track and field and Olympic gold medalist in field hockey
Arshpreet Bhullar, basketball player
Nehal Wadhera, Indian Cricketer

References

↑ "SCD Government College, Ludhiana - College Profile". scdgovtcollege.ac.in. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
↑ Talk, The Global (25 November 2020). "A GLORIOUS CENTENARY (1920-2020) -SCD GOVT. COLLEGE, LUDHIANA(INDIA) COMPLETES IT'S 100 YEARS". The Global Talk. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
↑ "लुधियाना का विद्यार्थी बना ISRO का चेयरमैन, तो पंजाब सरकार ने उनके नाम कर दिया यह कालेज - Ludhiana Satish Chandra Dhawan Government College History". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
↑ Sumbly, Vimal (1 June 2005). "A pity, no memorial to remind people of Sahir". The Tribune. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
↑ "Alumni remember Keki Daruwalla as elegant literary person, IPS officer". The Tribune. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
↑ "Ludhiana: J&K Governor visits alma mater; says 'good to see so many girl students on campus now'". The Indian Express. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
↑ "SCDGC alumni pay tributes to M S Gill". The Times of India. 17 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
↑ Arshpreet Singh: Threes are better than twos, Gopalakrishnan R (Eklavas.com). Accessed 27 January 2018.
↑ "SCD student to lead U-19 team". The Tribune. Retrieved 13 April 2026.

External links

Official website