The Punjab Colleges (also known as The Punjab Group or PGC) is a group of colleges active in

Punjab, Pakistan Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the ...

. It has its roots in a Commerce College set up by Mian Amer Mahmood. The chairman of PGC network is

Mian Amer Mahmood Mian Amer Mahmood, (born 25 July 1960) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who is the founder of the Punjab Group of Colleges. He was the Mayor of Lahore between 2001 and 2009.Lahore, Pakistan Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

.153 top positions bagged by Punjab Colleges this year in Intermediate and Secondary Board exams
Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 September 2018, retrieved 11 January 2020 PGC Family consists of Educational Excellence Limited, National Communications Services (SMC-Pvt.) Limited and. Tower Technologies (Pvt.) Limited. National Educational Network (Pvt.) Limited, takes care of franchising Elementary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Education across the country in the form of Schools and Colleges. Mian Amer Mahmood also launched a new television network Dunya News. PGC as a progressive enterprise, includes 3 chartered universities, Capital University of Science & Technology – CUST in Islamabad,

Mohammad Ali Jinnah University } The Mohammad Ali Jinnah University ( ur, ), abbreviated as MAJU) is a private university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in 1998, the university offers undergraduate and post-graduate programs with a strong emphasis on busin ...

in Karachi, and

University of Central Punjab The University of Central Punjab ( ur, ) or UCP is a private university located in Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan . One of the best university of Pakistan Recognized university University of Central Punjab is a part o ...

in Lahore. 330 college campuses, 15 Resource Academia Schools, 700 plus Allied Schools and nearly 300 EFA Schools. PGC's National Communications Services (SMC-Pvt.) Limited owns and operates one of the Television Networks in Pakistan known as

Dunya TV Dunya News is a 24 hours Urdu language news and current affairs television channel from Pakistan. It is governed and operated by the National Communication Services (NCS) Pvt. Ltd. Its head office is situated at Lahore. Dunya News was founded and ...

Network and

Roznama Dunya ''Daily Dunya'' ( ur, ) is an Urdu daily newspaper from Pakistan. It was launched on 3 September 2012 by National Communication Services from Lahore. It is published simultaneously from Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan, Quetta ...

a daily newspaper in the print media side. In 2020, Punjab Group of Colleges took another initiative by launching a 'complaint portal website' for students, their parents, teachers and all its staff members that promises to maintain the anonymity of the plaintiff.

Campus network

* Punjab Group of Colleges, BahawalnagarPunjab Group of Colleges campuses set-up in 6 cities on The News International (newspaper) website
Published 22 July 2016, retrieved 11 January 2020 * Punjab Group of Colleges,

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* Punjab Group of Colleges, Pirmahal * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Pakpattan Pakpattan (Punjabi and ), often referred to as Pākpattan Sharīf (; ''"Noble Pakpattan"''), is the capital city of the Pakpattan District, located in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 48th largest city of Pakistan by population according ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Pattoki Pattoki ( ur, ) is a city in the Kasur District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Pattoki Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of Kasur District. Pattoki is known as the 'City of Flowers', due to the abun ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges

Gujranwala Gujranwala ( ur, , label=none; ) is a city and capital of Gujranwala Division located in Pakistan. It is also known as "City of Wrestlers" and is quite famous for its food. It is the 5th most populous city proper after Karachi, Lahore, Faisala ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Gujrat * Punjab Group of Colleges, Faisalabad * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Burewala * Punjab Group of Colleges, Rahim Yar Khan * Punjab Group of Colleges, Sialkot * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Shorkot Shorkot ( ur, , Basti starabad=), ( pa, ), is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is also a capital city of Shorkot Tehsil in Jhang district. It is located at 30°30'N 72°24'E with an altitude of 131 metres (433 ft). The city is famous ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Sargodha * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Bhakkar Bhakkar ( ur, ), is the principal city of Bhakkar District located in Punjab, Pakistan. It lies on the left bank of the Indus River. It is the 86th largest city in Pakistan. Administration Bhakkar city is also the administrative centre of B ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Bahawalpur * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the List ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Bilal Town Bilal Town is a wealthy northeastern suburb of Abbottabad, Pakistan. It lies between central Abbottabad and Kakul Kakul (Kakol) is a village situated in the Tehsil and District Abbottabad, at an elevation of 1300 metres, 5 km northeast of ...

Jhelum Jhelum ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city on the east bank of the Jhelum River, which is located in the district of Jhelum in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 44th largest city of Pakistan by population. Jhelum is known for p ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Gujar Khan * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Wah Cantt Wah Cantonment ( pa, ; ur, ) (often abbreviated to Wah Cantt) is a military cantonment located in Wah in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is a part of Taxila Tehsil of Rawalpindi District. It is the 24th largest city of Pakistan by pop ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Kharian Kharian ( ur, ), is a city located within the Gujrat District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Kharian is the headquarters of Kharian Tehsil. According to 2017 Census of Pakistan, it has a population of about 87,419. It is known as Litt ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Abbotabad Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Attock Attock ( Punjabi and Urdu: ), formerly known as Campbellpur (), is a historical city located in the north of Pakistan's Punjab Province, not far from the country's capital Islamabad. It is the headquarters of the Attock District and is 61st larg ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Bahawalpur * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Bhalwal Bhalwal ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a city and capital of Bhalwal Tehsil of Sargodha District in the centre of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 99th largest city of Pakistan, according to 2017 census. The city of Bhalwal is the headquar ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Bhimber * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Chakwal Chakwal ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city in Rawalpindi Division, Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 66th largest city of Pakistan by population. Chakwal is located 90 kilometres south-west of the federal capital, Islamabad and 270 kilomet ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Chichawatni Chichawatni ( pa, , ur, ) is a city in the Sahiwal District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the administrative center of Chichawatni Tehsil. Situated near the old main road called Grand Trunk Road, it lies approximately from the dist ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Chiniot * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Chishtian Chishtian ( ur, ) is a city in Bahawalnagar district in Punjab Province, Pakistan. For administrative purposes, it is a part of the similarly named Chishtian Tehsil. It is the 59th largest city of Pakistan by population. Education * Daani ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Daska Daska ( ur, ), is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Daska Tehsil, one of four tehsils of Sialkot District. It is the 50th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is 29th largest by population in Punjab ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Dera Ghazi Khan * Punjab Group of Colleges, Gojra * Punjab Group of Colleges, Haroonabad * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Hafizabad Hafizabad (Urdu and pa, ) is a city and capital of Hafizabad District located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 31st largest city of Pakistan. It is also a Tehsil. Ancient history Hafizabad is an old city in Punjab, Pakistan. In 327 BC, duri ...

*Punjab Group of Colleges,

Hasilpur Hasilpur ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a city in Hasilpur Tehsil of Bahawalpur District in southern Punjab, Pakistan. The city is located between the Satluj River and the Indian border and lies east of the district Bahawalpur Bahawalpur () is a ...

*Punjab Group of Colleges,

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* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Jaranwala Jaranwala ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city and capital of Jaranwala Tehsil located in the Faisalabad District of Punjab, Pakistan.

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Jauharabad Jauharabad () is a town and the district headquarters of Khushab District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Jauharabad was established in 1953 as a planned city. Jauharabad is named after Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar, a prominent figure from the ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Jahanian Jahanian ( ur, ), (Punjabi language, Punjabi جہانیاں) is a tehsil near Multan, Multan city in Khanewal District, Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of four Administrative units of Pakistan, Sub-divisions of Khanewal distri ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Jhang Jhang (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ur, ), ) is the capital city of Jhang District, in the central portion of the province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. Situated on the east bank of the Chenab river, it is the List of most populous c ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Kamoke Kamoke ( pnb, , ur, ) is a city in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 30th largest city of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Kamoke Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of the district and is itself subdivided into ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Kasur * Punjab Group of Colleges, Khanewal * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Kot Addu Kot Addu ( ur, ) is capital city of Kot Addu District in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. This city is subdivided into 5 Union Councils of Pakistan, Union Councils

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Layyah * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Liaquatpur Liaquatpur () is a city and capital of Liaquatpur Tehsil in Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the north of Liaquatpur Tehsil, about 90 kilometres to the northeast of Rahim Yar Khan. As of 2017, it has a total population ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Mailsi Mailsi () is a city in southern Punjab, Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Mailsi Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of Vehari District. Description It is one of the largest tehsil of Vehari District; the cities of Lodhran and Vehari were ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Mandi Bahauddin * Punjab Group of Colleges, Mianwali * Punjab Group of Colleges, Mirpur * Punjab Group of Colleges, Narowal * Punjab Group of Colleges, Phalia * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Sahiwal Sahiwal (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ur, ), formerly known as Montgomery, is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 21st largest city of Pakistan by population and the administrative capital of both ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Samundri * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Shahkot, Pakistan Shahkot ( ur, ), is a town and one of three tehsils in the Nankana Sahib District of Punjab, Pakistan. It has a hill park which is being converted to a theme park. Its 200,000 residents are located in Pakistan about 151 mi (or 243 km) south of I ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Shakargarh Shakargarh ( ur, ), the capital of Shakargarh Tehsil, is a city in the north-eastern part of Narowal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It borders Jammu, India to the north and Sialkot to the west Its literacy rate is more than 85% wh ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Sheikhupura Sheikhupura ( pa, ; ur, ) also known as Qila Sheikhupura, is a city in the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. Founded by the Mughal Empire, Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Jehangir in 1607, Sheikhupura is the List of most populous citie ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Toba Tek Singh Toba Tek Singh ( pnb, , ur, ) is a city and capital of Toba Tek Singh District in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is surrounded by cities of Gojra, Kamalia, Rajana, Pir Mahal and Shorkot. History The city and district is named afte ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Wazirabad Wazirabad (Urdu/ pa, ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Wazirabad District. Famous for its cutlery products, it is known as the city of cutlery and is also quite famous for its foods. Wazirabad is situated on the banks of th ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Fateh Jang Fateh Jang (Punjabi and ur, ) is a city in Attock District of Punjab Province, Pakistan. It is located from Attock City, and nearly southwest of Islamabad, Pakistan's capital near M1 motorway. Overview The city is located in between Kala Chi ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Fateh Pur Fateh Pur (; ur, ; ) is a city in the Layyah district of Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in the 1980s and acquired sub-tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Mian Channu * Punjab Group of Colleges, Vehari * Punjab Group of Colleges,

* Punjab Group of Colleges Dunyapur * Punjab Group of Colleges,

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Sadiqabad * Punjab Group of Colleges, Alipur Chatha * Punjab Group of Colleges, Depalpur * Punjab Group of Colleges, Pind Dadan Khan * Punjab Group of Colleges, Zafarwal * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Ahmedpur East Ahmedpur East or Ahmedpur Sharqia (), also spelled ''Ahmadpur'', ''Ahmed Pur'' or ''Ahmad Pur'', is a city in Bahawalpur District, Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Ahmadpur East Tehsil. It is the 69th largest city of Pakistan ...

* The Punjab College of Commerce and Computer Sciences, Haroonabad * Punjab Group of Colleges, Qila Didar Singh * Punjab Group of Colleges, Abdul hakim MHB Campus

Academic programs in Punjab College of Science

Punjab College of Science offers intermediate programs which are listed below : *''Pre-Engineering'' *''Pre-Medical''* *''Computer Science'' *''Economics/Commerce''

Academic programs in Punjab College of Commerce

Punjab College of Commerce offers intermediate programs which are listed below : *''Commerce'' *''General Science'' *''Arts'' *''ADP and M.com'' ADP a new degree offered by Punjab Group of Colleges.

Associated institutions

Following is the information of institutions associated with the Punjab Group of Colleges: *University of Central Punjab (UCP) The

(UCP), located in Lahore, Pakistan, is a private sector university and is running under the Punjab Group of Colleges. The five colleges in the university are the faculties of Commerce, Management Studies, Information Technology, Engineering, and Law. *Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU) Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU) is a private university in Pakistan named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The main campus is in Karachi; the other campus is in Islamabad. MAJU was established in 1998 after the grant of a charter by the Government of Sindh. MAJU, unlike some other institutions, which have a degree awarding status only, has a status of a comprehensive university. The university is affiliated with the Punjab Group of Colleges. *Capital University of Science & Technology The Capital University of Science & Technology (CUST), located in Islamabad, Pakistan, is a private sector university and is running under the Punjab Group of Colleges. The university offers undergraduate and post-graduate programs with a strong emphasis on business management, applied sciences, engineering and computer science. *Hadaf Group of Colleges An initiative of Punjab Group of Colleges, Hadaf Colleges offer quality education to both intermediate and bachelors students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. *Punjab College of Science Punjab College of Science (PCS) is a medical and engineering college in Pakistan. Its head office is located in Lahore. It is running under the Punjab Group of Colleges. For students desirous of pursuing science subjects, Punjab Colleges of Science was set up in all the major cities of Punjab where students mainly study F.Sc. Pre-Engineering and Pre-Medical courses. Punjab College Gujrat

*Punjab College of Commerce Punjab College of Commerce (PCC) is a private commerce educational institute in Pakistan which has 39 campuses all around the country. PCC was founded in 1985 by the Punjab Group of Colleges, and now it has become the largest group of a private college in commerce and related fields. *Resource Academia Resource Academia (RA), founded in 2003, is a private fee-paying academic institution located at Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, as part of the W-block compound. Resource Academia provides preschool education, primary education, secondary education and preparation for General Certificate of Education (GCE). It is affiliated with the Punjab Group of Colleges. *Allied Schools Allied Schools is a school system and a group of schools in Pakistan. This school system is working under the Punjab Group of Colleges. Its founder & chairman is Mian Amer Mahmood. It is spread all around in the Pakistan. *EFA School System EFA School System is a school system working under the ''Punjab Group of Colleges. EFA School System is committed to provide Education For All (EFA) to children across Pakistan. EFA Schools, therefore, pledge to achieve high literacy rate by supporting to parents' affordability to educate their children. Its founder & chairman is Mian Amer Mahmood. It is spread all around in the Pakistan with 150 Branches. *Lahore Medical and Dental College Lahore Medical & Dental College (LMDC) is committed to transforming curious minds into empowered future medicine experts and change makers by providing quality education and the best academic facilities.

Alumni

The Punjab Group of Colleges have many notable alumni: * Atif Aslam * Aima Baig

References

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Campus network

Academic programs in Punjab College of Science

Academic programs in Punjab College of Commerce

Associated institutions

Alumni

See also

References