Government College, Sanjauli

Government College, Sanjauli, Shimla-6, is a college located in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is a college affiliated with Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla, India.HistoryGovt. College Shimla-6 was the first Govt. College set up in the township of Shimla in 1969. It was then affiliated to the Punjab University, but a year later in 1970, when Himachal Pradesh University was founded, it became affiliated to the latter.College History is also interesting.Expansion of CollegeSh. Virbhadra Singh, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh, laid the foundation-stone of the new Science Block on 22 September 2004.It is running three streams-Arts, Science & Commerce, besides B.C.A. however B.C.A. & B.Com. were started in 2006. The college is located in an urban area and has a campus area of 5acre. There is a hostel with capacity for 100 students.Centre Of ExcellenceGovernment College, Sanjauli, on the orders of the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, has been declared a Centre of Excellence, vide notification No. EDN-A- Ja(1)-7/2005, dated 28-3-2006.FacultyThere are 54 permanent teachers out of which 25 have Ph.D and 27 have earned M. Phil. Degree. The number of Technical Staff is 15 and Administrative staff is 15.Extra-Curricular activitiesThe College had the honour to host Group III items of Youth Festival, HPU, and Judo Championship during 2003-04; Group IV items of Youth Festival, HPU, and Basketball Championship during 2004-05; and Group IV item of Youth Festival, HPU, in 2005-06.