Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College

This article is about Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, located in the North campus of the University of Delhi. For Khalsa College in Karolbagh, Delhi, see Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College. For the one in Amritsar, see Khalsa College, Amritsar.

Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College (shortened SGTB Khalsa College) is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. Established in 1951, it offers courses in science, commerce and humanities. With a campus spanning 14.9 acres, it is one of the largest colleges of the university, and ranks among the prestigious colleges in India. The institution has produced notable alumni in field of politics, law, sports and business.

Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi

Seal of SGTB Khalsa College, Delhi
Other name	SGTBKC
Motto	ਅਘਾਹਾ ਕੂ ਤ੍ਰਾਘਿ (Punjabi) Aghāhā Kū Trāghi
Motto in English	Look Forward
Type	Coeducation
Established	1951
Accreditation	NAAC
Religious affiliation	Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee
Academic affiliation	University of Delhi
Principal	Gurmohinder Singh
Total staff	163
Students	3000+
Address	M6W6+G28, University Of Delhi, Arts Faculty Rd, University Enclave, New Delhi, Delhi 110007 , Delhi , India
Campus	Urban, 14.9 acres
Colors	Pink and Yellow
Affiliations	University of Delhi
Website	sgtbkhalsadu.ac.in

History

Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College was established in 1951 and has since been maintained by the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC), a statutory body established under the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act 1971, passed by the Parliament of India. The focus of the college at the time of inception was to ensure a comprehensive social transformation through access to quality education, in particular to young Punjabi refugees of the Partition of India in 1947, and to conserve and promote Punjabi language, culture, and heritage. The college is named after the Ninth Guru of Sikhism, 'Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib', who sacrificed his life to uphold secular values and is an institution with a cosmopolitan environment and a progressive outlook. The college had its beginning in four rooms of a school in Dev Nagar, with 49 students and a faculty of 6, and moved to its present location that is University of Delhi's North Campus in 1973.

Academics

Academic Programs

At present, there are 19 undergraduate programs, 12 postgraduate programs, 1 postgraduate diplomas, 3 undergraduate diplomas, and 9 certificate courses, making a total of 44 programs. As of the session 2023–23, there were 3,656 students in these programs, and 163 full-time teachers. The college offers the following courses:

Degree Programs

• B.A. (Hons) in Business Economics also known as B.B.E.
• B.A. (Hons) Economics, English, Hindi, History, Political Science and Punjabi
• B.A. (Hons) Humanities and Social Sciences (erstwhile B.A. Program)
• B.Com.(Hons)
• B.Com. (Program)
• B.Sc. (Honours) in Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Mathematics, Physics and Zoology
• B.Sc. (Honours) Life Science (erstwhile B.Sc. Program Life Science)
• B.Sc. Physical Science (erstwhile B.Sc. Program Physical Science)
• M.A. Economics, English, Hindi, History, Punjabi and Political Science.

Diploma Programs

• PG Diploma Forensic Science
• UG Diploma in French, German and Spanish

Certificate Programs

• Certificate Courses in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Spanish and Russian

Academic work

The college has undertaken projects in the field of ciliate zoology and has reported new species of protozoans from Northeast India. It collaborates with the Natural History Museum, London and University of Camerino.

It offers a dual credential programs in collaboration with University of the Fraser Valley and Avans.

Infrastructure

The college has 59 classrooms, 19 labs, 6 research labs, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, gymnasium, cafeteria and bank besides other utility services such as post-office and market. The college is connected by road and Delhi Metro link, and majority students are day-scholars. A hostel for girls can accommodate 147 students, and a hostel for boys was inaugurated in February 2021 but not yet started. Apart from that the college has some of the best sporting facilities.

Sports

The college has a spacious playing field for hockey, cricket, and football, and facilities for indoor games like table tennis, carom, and chess, as well as a mini gymnasium. The Sant Harchand Singh Longowal Sports Complex consists of a gymnasium, a squash racket room, three table tennis rooms, and changing rooms for players are also in this complex. The college has a floodlit lawn tennis court.

Rankings

College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Colleges) (2023)	62

It was ranked 62nd across India among colleges by the NIRF in 2023.

Accreditation

It scored 3.41 and was certified grade A by National Assessment and Accreditation Council.

Placements

Apart from bringing a varied list of recruiters to the campus, the Placement Cell organises talks, study abroad seminars, internship opportunities and workshops for the collective student body. Training and Placement Cell of the college provides following facilities at the college premises.

1. Conducting mock personal interviews and group discussions to make students aware of the selection procedures
2. Summer industrial training, internship and final placement of students.
3. Conducting industrial visits and industry-oriented training programmes.
4. Invite professional guest speakers to impart necessary inputs for the above-mentioned activities.

Major recruiters

Major companies visit the campus at the annual placement drive. Some of the major recruiters at Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College are as follows: E&Y, KPMG, Deloitte, PWC, Zomato, SBI, TCS, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, IBM Daksh and many more companies.

Notable People

Notable Alumni

Media and Entertainment

• Saurabh Shukla, Actor, Director and Scriptwriter.
• Aasif Sheikh, Actor.
• Arjit Taneja, Actor.
• Rabbi Shergill, Singer and Musician.
• Karan Singh, Youtuber and Magician.
• Meera Chopra, Indian actress and Model.
• Inderpal Singh, Actor and Television Anchor.
• Shivani Raghuvanshi, Indian Actress.
• Nikhil Vijay, Actor.

Civil Services

• Nausheen, Indian Administrative Service officer.
• Wardah Khan, Indian Foreign Service officer.
• Siddharth Shukla, Indian Administrative Service officer.
• Romit Bhatt, Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) officer.
• Arjun Singh Manral, Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) officer.
• Palak Goel, Indian Post and Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service officer.
• Shreya Shakya, Indian Foreign Service officer.

Journalism

• Nona Walia, Journalist and former Senior Assistant Editor of The Times of India.

Politics

• Arvinder Singh Lovely, Minister of Education and Transportation, Delhi government.
• Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Former Member of Legislative Assembly, Rajouri Garden Assembly constituency.

Sports

• Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer and 1983 Cricket World Cup winner.
• Maninder Singh, Former cricketer turned commentator.
• Shyam Lal, Former gymnast, represented India twice in Olympics; Arjuna winner.
• Amoj Jacob, Asian Games 2022 Gold medalist (Men's 4×400 m).

Notable Faculty

• Gurdip Singh Randhawa, College Principal (1971-1992), Padma Bhushan Recipient.

Annual Fest

Every Year Annual Fest of SGTB Khalsa College- “Lashkara” is organised. It is one of the best fests organised by the colleges of Delhi University. Artists like Diljit Dosanjh, Guru Randhawa, Jordan Sandhu, Karan Aujla and many others have performed at this fest.