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.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 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 ...

. 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 busi ...

in Karachi, and University of Central Punjab 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 Network and Roznama Dunya 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,

Bahawalnagar Bahawalnagar (Punjabi, ur, ), is the capital city of Bahawalnagar District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Bahawalnagar is the headquarter of the district and tehsil as well.

Punjab 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, Dina * 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 * 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 * 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 ...

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

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur (Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pakis ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Rawalpindi * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Burewala Burewala (Punjabi and ur, ), is a city of Vehari District in Punjab, Pakistan. The city of Burewala is the headquarters of Burewala Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district.Rahim Yar Khan Rahim Yar Khan () is a city in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 9th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is the capital of the Rahim Yar Khan District and Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil. The administration of the city is subdivided into ni ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Sialkot Sialkot ( ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Sialkot District and the 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter capital of Indian administered Jammu and Ka ...

* 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, Gujranwala * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Sargodha Sargodha (Punjabi and ur, ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Punjab province, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 12th largest city by population and one of the fastest-growing cities of the country. Sargodha is also known as t ...

* 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 Bh ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Bahawalpur Bahawalpur () is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. With inhabitants as of 2017, it is Pakistan's 11th most populous city. Founded in 1748, Bahawalpur was the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur, ruled by the Abbasi fa ...

* 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 old ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Bilal Town Jhelum * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Gujar Khan Gujar Khan (Punjabi/ ur, گُوجر خان) is a city in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is also the headquarters of Gujar Khan Tehsil, the largest tehsil of Punjab by land area. Gujar Khan is approximately southeast of Islamabad, t ...

* 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 Littl ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Abbotabad * 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 lar ...

* 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 Bhimber ( ur, ) is the capital of Bhimber District, in the Azad Kashmir. The town is on the border between Jammu region and Punjab in Pakistan proper about by road southeast of Mirpur. History Bhimber was the capital of the Chibhal dynasty, ...

* 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 * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Chiniot Chiniot (Urdu and pa, ) is a city and the administrative headquarter of Chiniot District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Located on the bank of the river Chenab, it is the 28th largest city of Pakistan. It is also known for its intric ...

* 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 Dera Ghazi Khan (), abbreviated as D.G. Khan, is a city in the southwestern part of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 19th largest city of Pakistan by population. Lying west of the Indus River, it is the headquarters of Dera Ghazi Khan District and ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Gojra Gojra (Punjabi and ur, ), the administrative capital of Gojra Tehsil, is the city of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Gojra is from Faisalabad, from Lahore and north of Toba Tek Singh. Founded in 1896 during the ...

* 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 ...

*Punjab Group of Colleges,

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...

* 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 * Punjab Group of Colleges, Jahanian * Punjab Group of Colleges, Jhelum * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Jhang Jhang (Punjabi, ur, ), ) is the capital city of Jhang District, in the central portion of the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Situated on the east bank of the Chenab river, it is the 18th largest city of Pakistan by population. The historic ...

* 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 Kasur (Urdu and pa, ; also romanized as Qasūr; from pluralized Arabic word ''Qasr'' meaning "palaces" or "forts") is a city to south of Lahore, in the Pakistani province of Punjab. The city serves as the headquarters of Kasur District. Kasu ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Khanewal Khanewal () is a city and the capital of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 36th largest city of Pakistan by population. Khanewal is named after the earliest settlers here who belonged to the caste ‘Daha’ (A Su ...

* 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 Layyah ( Saraiki and ur, ), previously spelled as Leiah, is a city in the Pakistan.Liaquatpur * 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 Mandi Bahauddin (Urdu and pa, ) is a city in northern Punjab, Pakistan. It is also the capital of Mandi Bahauddin District. It is the 41st largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census. It has exellent agricultural land ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Mianwali Mianwali (Punjabi/ ur, ) is the capital city of Mianwali District in Punjab, Pakistan. The 81st largest city of Pakistan, it is known for its diverse population of, Punjabi and Pashtun ethnicities. History Mianwali District was an agricult ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Mirpur * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Narowal Narowal ( ur, ) is a city located on the western bank of river Ravi in the northeast of the province Punjab, Pakistan. The city is the capital of district Narowal, and a part of the Gujranwala division. It is the 94th largest city of Pakistan ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Phalia Phalia (Urdu ) is a city and headquarters of Phalia Tehsil of Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan. History Alexander the Great and his army crossed the Jhelum in July 326 BC at the Battle of the Hydaspes River where he defeated the ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Sahiwal Sahiwal ( Punjabi and ur, ), formerly known as Montgomery, is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 21st largest city of Pakistan by population and the administrative capital of both Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. Sahiwal is appro ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Samundri Samundri (Urdu, Punjabi: ) is a city and headquarters of Samundri Tehsil located in Faisalabad District of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 55th largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census. History Etymology Samu ...

* 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 * 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 af ...

* 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 t ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Fateh Jang * Punjab Group of Colleges, Fateh Pur * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Mian Channu Mian Channu, alternately spelled Mian Chunnun, is the capital city of Mian Channu Tehsil in Khanewal District, Punjab province of Pakistan. Etymology The city was named after a Sufi saint, Baba Mian Channu, who had lived there at one point. ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Vehari Vehari also spelled Vihari (), is a city and the headquarters of Vehari District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 62nd largest city. Vehari is about from the historical city of Multan. Vehari is located at the Multan-Delhi ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

* Punjab Group of Colleges

Dunyapur Lodhran District ( skr, ), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan, with the city of Lodhran as its capital. Located on the northern side of the River Sutlej, it is bounded to the north by the districts of Multan, Khanewal and Veh ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Liaquatpur * Punjab Group of Colleges, Sadiqabad * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Alipur Chatha Ali Pur Chattha is a Tehsil and union council of Ali Pur Chattha Tehsil, Wazirabad District, Punjab, Pakistan. Ali Pur Chattha (formerly Akalgarh) is a tehsil of Wazirabad District in the Gujrat Division of Pakistan. It is situated nearly 3 ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Depalpur * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Pind Dadan Khan Pind Dadan Khan (P.D. Khan), a city in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, is the capital of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of the district. Location It is located at 32°35'16N 73°2'44E on the bank of River Jhel ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges,

Zafarwal Zafarwal (Urdu and Punjabi language, Punjabi: ) is a city and capital of Zafarwal Tehsil situated in the Narowal District of Punjab, Pakistan. Geography It is located at 32°21'0N 74°54'0E with an altitude of 268 metres (882 feet). It is ...

* Punjab Group of Colleges, Ahmedpur East * The Punjab College of Commerce and Computer Sciences, Haroonabad * Punjab Group of Colleges,

Qila Didar Singh Qila Didar Singh ( ur, ), is a town of Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 32°8' N 74°1' E, west of Gujranwala city - the district capital. Its population was estimated to be 142,364 in 2017. in which 71,405 are males and ...

* 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 University of Central Punjab (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 The Capital University of Science & Technology ( ur, ) is a private university located in Islamabad, Pakistan. Established in 1998 under the banner of Muhammad Ali Jinnah University Islamabad Campus, the university offers undergraduate and pos ...

(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 Atif Aslam is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He has recorded many songs in both Pakistan and India, and is known for his vocal belting technique. Aslam predominantly sings in Urdu, but has also sung in Hindi, ...

Aima Baig Aima Noor-ul Ain Baig (, ; born 10 March 1995) is a Pakistani singer. She started her career in 2014 when she uploaded her songs onto SoundCloud, through which she was approached by different people. She is known for her appearances on Dunya N ...

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

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