Emerson University, Multan, formerly known as the Government Emerson College Multan is located in the city of
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.
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in the
Punjab
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of Pakistan. It is also called Govt. College Multan, GC Multan, or Govt. Bosan Road College Multan. It is the largest college in
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 olde ...
city located on Bosan Road. The prestigious and historic school is affiliated with
Bahauddin Zakariya University
Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) ( ur, ) is a public university with its main campus in Multan, Pakistan. Bahauddin Zakariya University was founded in 1975 as Multan University, and is the 2nd largest university in Punjab. It was renamed i ...
, Multan, Pakistan.
History
It was established on 13 April 1920. In 1933, this institution was named Government Emerson College, after Sir Herbert William Emerson, governor of the Punjab in recognition of his services to education.Govt. College Bosan Road Multan. Multan, The City Of Saints & Sufis. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
The first campus of this college was on Kachehry Chowk in Multan, now the location of Government Women university Multan; which is upgraded from a girls Degree College. The new campus, built to meet the needs of the growing number of male student, was completed in 1963. After that time, the college began offering post graduate programs. The larger campus includes a stadium for cricket, hockey and football ground, basketball ground, hostels and college building.
Courses
It serves as a higher secondary school and graduation college offering Bachelor (BS 04 Years), Intermediate programs, such as FA, F.Sc, I.Com, ICS, and postgraduate programs. Postgraduate classes include M.Sc. Zoology (1989); M.A Political Science (1993); M.A English (1996); M.Sc. Botany; M.A. Economics; M.A. Urdu in (2004); and M.A. Islamiat (2005). Also offering M.Sc Physics; M.Sc Chemistry; and M.A International Relations.
Students who meet generous threshold for attained grades are eligible to receive a free laptop. All students in BS, MS, LLM, M.Phil and Ph.D programs are automatically eligible to receive a free laptop.
Official website of Govt Emerson College Multan relaunched in October 2017.
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, political activist and secretary general of the
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Mirza Aziz Akbar Baig
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Irshad Hussain
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is a Pakistani chemist and Nanomaterials scientist.
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