Government College of Commerce & Economics

Coordinates: 24°50′50″N 67°01′22″E / 24.847280°N 67.022912°E / 24.847280; 67.022912

Government College of Commerce & Economics
گورمنٹ کالج آف کامرس اینڈ اکنامکس

Official emblem of Government College of Commerce & Economics.
Type Degree College
Established 1945
Principal Professor Dr. Razia Khokhar [1]
Students 4,000 [2]
Location Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Pakistan
Affiliations Board of Intermediate Education Karachi and University of Karachi
Website http://www.gccek.edu.pk

Government College of Commerce & Economics is one of the premier institutions of commerce education in the city of Karachi. It is located on Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, opposite Bagh-e-Jinnah (Polo Ground) and Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi.

The college was established on 22 June 1945 under the name of Besantsing Ajumal Advani college of Commerce and Economics, and was inaugurated by Mr. Rao Bahadur Seth Shivrattan G. Mohatta. The college was taken under the supervision of the Government of Sindh in 1948 after the establishment of Pakistan. The current building of the college was constructed in 1967.[3] It was a co-educational institution till 1993 but then separated into two sections for girls and boys.[4]

Courses

Government College of Commerce & Economics is offering following courses:

List of Principals

Principal Name From To
Professor N.K. Bhojwani June 1945 April 1948
Professor Iftikhar Ali April 1948 19-06-1948
Professor A. L. Shaikh 20-06-1948 22-08-1955
Professor M. A. Qadir 23-08-1955 23-08-1956
Professor Razi-Ur-Rehman 24-08-1956 19-01-1967
Professor N. A. Farooqui 20-01-1967 10-07-1974
Professor S. I. A. Subzwari 10-07-1974 24-10-1974
Professor N. A. Farooqui 24-10-1974 16-11-1984
Professor S. I. A. Subzwari 17-11-1984 07-08-1990
Professor Shaukat Ali 08-08-1990 16-01-1994
Professor Nasim Siddiqui 17-01-1994 22-04-1994
Professor Sahib Khan Channa 23-04-1994 27-06-1995
Professor Hasan Akbar 28-06-1995 30-06-1996
Professor Haseeb Shaikh 01-07-1996 25-01-1997
Professor Muhammad Aslam Khan 26-01-1997 11-11-2005
Professor Rukhsana Saleem 11-11-2005 06-01-2006
Professor Jalal Ud Din Chohan 06-01-2006 08-05-2008
Professor Dr. A.K. Ashraf Samo 08-05-2008 04-07-2008
Prof. Dr. Razia Khokhar 04-07-2008 To date

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See also

References

  1. ↑ List of Principals of Government College of Commerce & Economics Karachi.
  2. ↑ At present, the number of students (boys & girls) in the college is slightly over 4,000.
  3. ↑ http://gccek.edu.pk/history.htm
  4. ↑ History of Govt. College of Commerce and Economics
  5. ↑ List of Principals of Government College of Commerce & Economics Karachi.

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