Government Post Graduate Jahanzeb College is one of the pioneer institutes of higher education in
Swat Valley
Swat District (, ps, سوات ولسوالۍ, ) is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. With a population of 2,309,570 per the 2017 national census, Swat is the 15th-largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa pro ...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
. It was founded by the ex-ruler of Swat State, in order to provide education to the populace of the region. It is in the
Malakand division
Malakand Division is an administrative division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan. It contains the following districts:
Districts
* Bajaur District
* Buner District
* Upper Chitral District
* Lower Chitral District
* Lower Dir Distric ...
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The college offers both arts and science learning opportunities to the students and affiliated with the
University of Swat. The College has been built in the shape of "E".
Inception
His Highness,
Miangul Abdul Haq Jahanzeb, the former ruler of Swat state, built a lot of schools in every corner of his domain, including the erection of the building of Jahanzeb College in 1952.
The buildings of Jahanzeb College can be seen in clusters sprawling on both sides of the road that links
Mingora
Mingora ( ps, مینګورہ, ur, ) is a city in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located on the Swat River, it is the 3rd largest city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the 26th largest in Pakistan. Mingora is the largest city and ...
and
Saidu Sharif
Saidū Sharīf (Pashto/Urdu: ) is the capital of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The city also serves as the capital city of Malakand Division. It was named after Saidu Baba, a prominent leader of the former Yusufz ...
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Post Graduate Departments
* Deptt of: Computer Science
* Deptt of: Economics
* Deptt of: Botany
* Deptt of: Mathematics:
* Deptt of: Chemistry
* Deptt of: English
* Deptt of: Physics
* Deptt of: Urdu
Under Graduate Departments
* Deptt of: Computer Science
* Deptt of: Library Science
* Deptt of: Political Science
* Deptt of: Physical Education
* Deptt of: Urdu
* Deptt of: History
* Deptt of: Geography
* Deptt of: Statistics
* Deptt of: Mathematics
* Deptt of: Zoology
* Deptt of: Pakistan Studies
* Deptt of; physics
Hostel facilities
The College has five hostels which are located in close proximity to the main building;
* Saidu Hostel: (1953)
Saidu Hostel has two storey building with a capacity of 120 boarders for intermediate section.
* Federal Hostel: (1973)
Federal Hostel has two Storey building with a capacity of 52 boarders for degree level and located in neighbourhood of Saidu Hostel.
* Girls Hostel: (2003).
Girls hostel has two storey building with Limited boarders capacity for Post Graduate level students.
* Mingora Hostel: (1956).
Mingora Hostel has three Storey building with a Capacity of 200 boarders for Postgraduate level students and situated near grassy ground.
* Bachelor’s Hostel: ( 1984).
Bachelor's Hostel has two Storey building and is reserve for teachers only.
Notable alumni
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Laiq Zada Laiq
Laiq Zada Laiq (born; 15 January 1959, Madyan, Swat) is a Pashto language poet from Pakistan. He graduated from Jahanzeb College Swat, got a master's degree in Urdu and Pashto literature from University of Peshawar and political science from ...
, Pakistani poet
* Shamim Shahid, Pakistani journalist
References
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Public universities and colleges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Educational institutions established in 1952
1952 establishments in Pakistan