Guru Nanak College, Chennai

Guru Nanak College
MottoPro Bono Publico
Motto in English
Benefit of All
TypeAutonomous (Government aided)
Established1971
FounderLt. Col. G.S. Gill
Parent institution
Guru Nanak Educational Society
ChairmanSardar Manjit Singh Nayar
PrincipalDr. T.K. Avvai Kothai
Location
Velachery, Chennai
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
Campus25 acres
AffiliationsUniversity of Madras
Websitehttps://gurunanakcollege.edu.in/

Guru Nanak College is an autonomous institution affiliated to University of Madras located in Velachery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

History

Guru Nanak college was established in 1971 by Lt. Col. G.S. Gill as a part of the Guru Nanak Educational Society to commemorate the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism.[1][2] It is affiliated to University of Madras, Chennai.[3] It is a co-educational grant-in-aid institution managed by the Guru Nanak Educational Society.[4]

Campus

The college is situated on a 25-acre campus located between Raj Bhavan and IIT-Madras, facing Guru Nanak Salai. The campus includes several academic blocks with classrooms, lecture halls, a library, laboratories, and faculty offices.

The college has an auditorium with audio-visual facilities to host seminars, conferences, cultural events, and other functions. It also has a cafeteria for students and staff.

The college has implemented eco-friendly initiatives, such as rainwater harvesting, solar power installations, and maintaining green cover with landscaped gardens and tree plantations.

Hostel

Guru Nanak College provides hostel facilities for both boys and girls, with wi-fi, study rooms and mess facilities.

Langar kitchen

Guru Nanak College houses a Gurdwara (worship place for Sikhs) with an attached Langar kitchen, constructed by the General Secretary and Correspondent, Mr. Manjit Singh Nayar. Since 2014, the Langar kitchen has been serving free meals to the college community. The Langar kitchen operates every working day of the college, providing around 700 meals daily to students and staff.

Courses

The college offer 32 under graduate programmes, 10 post graduate programmes and doctoral programme.[5] The college was ranked 62nd in science category and 94th in arts by India Today in 2023.[6][7]

Ranking

The college is ranked 89th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[8]

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Colleges) (2024)[9]89


Sports facilities

The college has sports facilities, including a playground for outdoor sports such as cricket, football, and athletics. There are also courts for basketball, volleyball, and tennis. Indoor sports facilities include a gymnasium and spaces for table tennis and other indoor games.

Cricket ground

The college is home to Guru Nanak College Ground.[10] The cricket ground has hosted domestic matches for Board of Control for Cricket in India since 1978.[11] It has hosted Ranji Trophy matches since 1996 for Tamil Nadu, a Women's One Day International in 2002 and warm-up matches for the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[12][13][14]

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include Indian international cricketers Sadagoppan Ramesh, Subramaniam Badrinath, Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan, domestic cricketers Baba Indrajith, Ragupathy Silambarasan, Baba Aparajith and squash player Abhay Singh.[4][15]

References

  1. ^ "Guru Nanak College, about us". Guru Nanak college. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Indian President charts success at Guru Nanak College in Chennai". Medianama. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Guru Nanak College ties up with European institutions to train students". The Hindu. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "A college that grooms sporting talents". Times of India. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Guru Nanak college, courses offered". Guru Nanak college. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Best college rankings, Arts". India Today. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Best college rankings, Science". India Today. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  8. ^ "2024 NIRF Ranking" (PDF).
  9. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Guru Nanak College Ground". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  11. ^ "India Cement Limited Guru Nanak College Ground". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  12. ^ "First Class Matches Played At Guru Nanak College, Chennai". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Woman's One Day Internationals Played At Guru Nanak College, Chennai". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  14. ^ "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches". ICC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Asian Games Champion Abhay Singh felicitated by alma mater Guru Nanak College". Media India. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.