Government College University, Faisalabad
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The Government College University Faisalabad (or GCUF) is a general university in the industrial and agricultural hub of Pakistan
, Faisalabad
.
It was started in 1897 as a municipal middle school. In September 1905 it was upgraded to the level of a high school. In May 1924, it attained the status of intermediate college and in October 1933 it was upgraded to degree level.
The government of the Punjab
declared Government College, Faisalabad an autonomous institution in 1990. The college was given the status of university on 23 October 2002.
There are more than 50 faculties in GCUF.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
.
It was started in 1897 as a municipal middle school. In September 1905 it was upgraded to the level of a high school. In May 1924, it attained the status of intermediate college and in October 1933 it was upgraded to degree level.
The government of the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
declared Government College, Faisalabad an autonomous institution in 1990. The college was given the status of university on 23 October 2002.
There are more than 50 faculties in GCUF.