Post-Graduate Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh is as old and as young as the City Beautiful. Its growth and expansion have kept pace with the growth and expansion of the city.
The college was established on May 26, 1953, in the building now housing the Mountview Hotel. Later it shifted to the premises of Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 23. It moved finally to its present building in Sector 11 on October 13, 1960. Since its inception, it has witnessed a steady growth in its infrastructure and enrolment.
The College Library is to sustain a physically and virtually appealing environment that promotes learning, teaching and research. It fosters lifelong intellectual growth and self-fulfillment by providing all users with versatile accessibility to needed information resources. It also stimulates to promote individual sharing of ideas and love of reading and social enlightenment, enrichment throughout the knowledge society. It also supports excellence and innovation in education and research
The library works on Libsys software. The library is also fully air-conditioned and has 16 CCTV’s keeping a close watch on the users so as to minimize the losses and mutilation of reading material. Our college library is an institution within the institution. The young minds are exposed to ever-expanding fields of knowledge which lies dormant in books and journals. An endeavour is to make them library minded. Ours is functional, well equipped and fully computerized library having a proud collection of more than 1 Lakh books on its open shelves and in addition to this collection, the library also has e -resources ( 6000+ e -journals and 30,00,000 + e -Books subscribed through INFLIBNET and other online free databases. About 650 students and staff visit the library daily to read books, magazines, newspapers and to do their assignments.
Library of Post Graduate Government College is as old and as young as the City Beautiful. Its growth and expansion have kept pace with the growth and expansion of the city. The special ambience in the Library’s award-winning building creates an elegant, peace-filled study space.
Let's Discover a few beautiful things about this library
Visit of Sh Pawan Kumar Bansal
Sh Pawan Kumar Bansal who was Minister of State for Finance and Parliamentary Affairs in the First Manmohan Singh Cabinet visited the library on 26.0.2012.
BRAILLE CORNER
The library has a BRAILLE CORNER, and it became the First College to start this facility in 2007. It has two Perkins Brailler, one computer with Braille software (JAWS), one PLEX talk PTR 2 Professional Daisy recording system and one PLEX talk PTN 2Daisy CD Player. Libraries help these students by providing them readers who read books for them to make notes on Braillers. Many students opt to do honorary service to these students.
125 RARE BOOKS
Highlight: Deepshikha (Handwritten) by Mahadevi Verma
अपने सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण कविता संग्रह ' दीपशिखा ' (1940 ) की रचना की।इस संग्रह के गीतों का मुख्य प्रतिपाद्य स्वयं मिटकर दूसरे को सुखी बनाना है। इस संग्रह की भूमिका में वे स्वयं कहती हैँ-
"दीप-शिखा में मेरी कुछ ऐसी रचनाएँ संग्रहित हैं जिन्हें मैंने रंगरेखा की धुंधली पृष्ठभूमि देने का प्रयास किया है। सभी रचनाओं को ऐसी पीठिका देना न सम्भव होता है और न रुचिकर, अतः रचनाक्रम की दृष्टि से यह चित्रगीत बहुत बिखरे हुए ही रहेंगे। और मेरे गीत अध्यात्म के अमूर्त आकाश के नीचे लोक-गीतों की धरती पर पले हैं।"
-महादेवी वर्मा
The library has a Heritage corner with the furniture designed by Le Corbusier.
Heritage Furniture Gallery
The library has a Heritage corner with the furniture designed by Le Corbusier. The gallery was established with the aim of conserving Le Corbusier's heritage furniture. The corner has three office chairs, an executive desk, two easy chairs and two stools. A special area has been reserved in the library to preserve the furniture.
LIST OF DIGNITARIES VISITED THE COLLEGE LIBRARY 1971 ONWARDS
SR. NO.
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DATED
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NAME OF DIGNITARY
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DESIGNATION
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1.
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01.11.1971
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SH. SURINDER SINGH KOHLI
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EMINENT PUNJABI WRITER
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2.
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28.11.1975
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SH. HEERA KAPASI
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CHIEF READER SERVICES, AMERICAN LIBRARY, NEW DELHI
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3.
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29.11.1975
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SH. RAJENDRA
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EX JOINT DIRECTOR, PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPT.
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4.
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05.03.1976
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DELEGATION FROM SOVIET UNION
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5.
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12.11.1976
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SH. S.K
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DPI, UT, CHANDIGARH
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6.
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24.01.1978
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SH. SURJIT SINGH MINHAS
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CHAIRMAN, JALANDHAR IMPROVEMENT TRUST
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7.
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22.01.1979
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PROF. (DR.) R.C
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VICE CHANCELLOR, PU, CHANDIGARH
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8.
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12.09.1980
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SH. K
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ASSISTANT HIGH COMMISSIONER OF INDIA, BIRMINGHAM, UK
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9.
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29.11.1980
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SH. H.R
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JUSTICE, HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA
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10.
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27.11.1981
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SH. G.C
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FRENCH EMBASSY IN INDIA, NEW DELHI
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11.
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21.01.1984
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SH. T.N
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DPI, PUNJAB
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12.
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09.03.1985
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MRS. USHA VOHRA
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FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER,
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13.
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07.08.1985
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SH. B.K
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COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA
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14.
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12.01.1987
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SH. SIDDHARTHA SHANKAR RAY
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HON’BLE GOVERNOR OF PUNJAB
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15.
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28.02.1987
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SH. Y.P
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CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, PUNJAB
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16.
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21.01.1989
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SH. P.R
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17.
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19.11.1989
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,,
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-DO -
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18.
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16.08.1990
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SH. BALESHWAR RAI, IAS
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ADVISOR TO CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION
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19.
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29.11.1991
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DR. I.S
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DEAN UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTIONS, PU
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20.
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12.01.1992
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PROF. (DR.) K. K. PATHAK
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DEPTT. OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, P.U., CHANDIGARH
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21.
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25.08.1993
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SH. NASIB CHAND
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FORMER STATE LIBRARIAN, CHANDIGARH
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22.
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27.08.1993
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DR. G. VAJRALINGAM, IAS
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JOINT SECRETARY FINANCE CUM DPI, CHANDIGARH
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23.
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16.11.1993
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S. LAKHMIR SINGH RANDHAWA
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HON’BLE EDUCATION MINISTER, PUNJAB
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24.
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12.01.1994
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DR.
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CO-ORDINATOR, DEPTT. OF POLITICAL SC. PU, CHANDIGARH
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25.
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18.01.1994
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SH. NRIPINDER SINGH RATTAN
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FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER, PUNJAB
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26.
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12.01.1995
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PROF. (DR.
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FORMER DIRECTOR, REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF EMGLISH., CHANDIGARH
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27.
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12.01.1996
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SH. ARUN SEKHRI
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DPI COLLEGES, CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION
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28.
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27.09.1996
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DR. S.S. BHATTI
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PRINCIPAL
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29.
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14.11.1996
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SH. SANJAY KUMAR, IAS
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DPI COLLEGES & JOINT SECRETARY FINANCE, CHANDIGARH
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30.
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20.11.1999
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DR. H. R. CHOPRA
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FORMER CHAIRMAN & READER
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31.
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12.01.2001
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SWAMI PITAMBARANANDA
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SECRETARY, RAMAKRISHNA MISSION
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32.
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18.08.2005
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SH. YANG LINHAI
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CULTURAL COUNSELLOR, CHINESE EMBASSY, NEW DELHI
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33.
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29.08.2005
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DR. BALBIR SINGH ANAND
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INTERNATIONAL BASKET BALL PLAYER
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34.
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23.09.2005
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MRS. & MR. GUO SHEOWAN
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SENIOR DIPLOMAT
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35.
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28.08.2006
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PROF. N.S
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FORMER CHAIRMAN, DEPTT. OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, PU, CHANDIGARH
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36.
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02.09.2006
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MRS. SWATI SHARMA, IAS
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SDM
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37.
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10.11.2006
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SH. KAPIL DATTA
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CENTRE HEAD, TIME, CHANDIGARH
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38.
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12.01.2007
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SWAMI BRAHMESHANANDA
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SECRETARY, RAMAKRISHNA MISSION ASHRAM, CHANDIGARH
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39.
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27.01.2007
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DR. H.V. JINDAL,
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FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HEALTH, PUNJAB
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40.
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03.02.2007
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SH. RADHEY SHYAM SHARMA
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DIRECTOR, HARYANA SAHITYA ACADEMY
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41.
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08.03.2007
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DR. SIMMI WARAICH
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PSYCHIATRIST
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42.
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08.032007
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MS. ANNU BAINS
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INTERIOR ARCHITECT, ENTREPRENEUR, AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST
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43.
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11.01.2008
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DELEGATION OF KOREAN STUDENTS
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44.
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26.05.2012
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SH. PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL
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EX MP, UNION MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND WATER RESOURCES
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45.
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11.02.2013
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DR. DAN PATTERSON
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PRESIDENT, NIAGARA COLLEGES SINCE 1995
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46.
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06.05.2013
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DR. R.S
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PRINCIPAL, A.S. COLLEGE, KHANNA (PB.)
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47.
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06.08.2013
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DR. SS SANGHA
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SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT GNDU
JALANDHAR, PUNJAB
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48.
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06.08.2013
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PROF. DALWINDER SINGH
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DEPTT. OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, PU, CHANDIGARH
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49.
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26.05.2014
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SH. SARVJIT SINGH
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FINANCE SECRETARY, CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION
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50.
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13.03.2015
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PROF. KAPTAN SINGH SOLANKI
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GOVERNOR OF HARYANA, PB. AND ADMINISTRATOR, UT, CHANDIGARH
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51.
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01.04.2015
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SH. VIJAY KUMAR DEV, IAS
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ADVISOR TO ADMINISTRATOR, UT, CHANDIGARH
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52.
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23.05.2015
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SH. RAJIV PRATAP RUDY
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MINISTER OF STATE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, GOVT. OF INDIA
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53.
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23.05.2015
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SH. SANJAY TANDON
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STATE PRESIDENT OF BJP, CHANDIGARH
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54.
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24.05.2015
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SH. MANINDER SINGH BAINS, IAS
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CHAIRMAN, CHANDIGARH HOUSING BOARD, CHANDIGARH
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55.
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12.01.2016
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SH. ANURAG AGGARWAL, IAS
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HOME SECRETARY
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56.
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12.01.2016
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SH. KAPIL SETIA
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CHIEF ARCHITECT, UT SECRETARIAT, CHANDIGARH
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57.
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26.03.2016
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JUSTICE SWATANTER KUMAR
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FORMER CHAIRPERSON OF THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL AND FORMER JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.
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58.
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07.06.2016
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SH. JITENDER YADAV, IAS
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DIRECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION, CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION
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59.
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18.04.2017
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AR. MADHU GARG
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CEO, CREATIVE CONSORTIUM, CHANDIGARH
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60.
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26.05.2018
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SH. MANBIR SINGH
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EX. INDIAN FOREIGN SERVICE AND FORMER MEMBER OF UPSL
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61.
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15.11.2018
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DR. SANGEETA MEHTA
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PRINCIPAL, CHANDIGARH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, CHANDIGARH
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Librarian of the College
Mrs Renu Oberio is Librarian of the College. She has an experience of about 26 years in the field of librarianship and since 1993 she is incharge of this library. She is an essential force in the development of the library collection and its role for students, faculty, and the campus community. She is a tireless worker. She naturally possesses the people skills that most of us work hard to obtain — integrity, trust, kindness, and a passion for the profession. For the further queries, she can be contacted at ‘renu1262@yahoo.com’.
