Guru Nanak Khalsa College is an affiliate college of

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. It offers undergraduate, Masters and PhD programs in arts, science and commerce disciplines.

History

The college was established in 1937 by the

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. G. N. Khalsa Khalsa College of Arts, Science & Commerce was the brainchild of

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, who wanted to set up a center 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. B. R. Ambedkar had faith and interest up on Sikh religion, 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 This college stands for it dignity and the quality of its education stands today, with the total area of 27, 642 sq. yards.

Campus

The college located near the King's Circle area of

in the immediate vicinity of three other institutions of learning, namely Don Bosco School,

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, and the

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. The colleges also houses a

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within its campus.

Academics

The college is permanently affiliated to the

and was accorded the UGC recognition under 2f in 1974. Its financial status is grant-in-aid. It also conducts classes on Punjabi, Divinity and carries out ''Akhand Path'' followed by ''

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''.

Notable alumni

The college has produced famous personalities in various fields including academicians like the former Vice-Chancellor of Mumbai University Ram Joshi. The college has also produced many famous Sports personalities,

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members, Olympians,

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winners and

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s. The following ''Khalsites'' have represented India in Olympics: S. S. Narayan (Football), Mary Leela Rao (Athletics), Balbir Singh (Hockey), Selma D'Silva (Hockey),

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(Hockey), Joaquim Carvalho (Hockey),

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(Hockey), Mark Patterson (Hockey),

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(Hockey), Adrian D’Souza, Gavin Fereira and many more. Lorraine Fernandes and Joaquim Carvalho are also

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recipients; where as Selma D'Silva is also a recipient of the prestigious

. Cinema personalities who studied at Khalsa college include

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(director), Kuldeep Singh (composer),

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(screenwriter) and

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(

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actor), Mandar Chandwadkar (popular TV Serial actor).

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, a 19-year-old woman was allegedly killed in an encounter was a second year student of Bachelor of Science of the college in 2004.

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