Khalsa College Amritsar

   

       Khalsa College, a multi-faculty Postgraduate co-educational institution, was established in 1966 as a result of the efforts of respectable Mahant Sewa Dass and Dr. M.S. Randhawa. The college is located at the Hoshiarpur- Dasuya state highway. The college campus is spread over an area of 18 acres. Presently the college is being run under the management of SGPC, Amritsar.

       Earlier 1966, Shri Mahant Sewa Dass, a Udeshi Saint and head of Dera known as Bahadurpur Wala (Hoshiarpur) and Dr M.S. Randhawa, an ICS and a known figure in administration and education took a institution to establish this college with a objective to educate the people of this backward area of Kandi. Jathedar Gurchran Singh Tohra, Giani Jagdish Singh and Jathedar Pritam Singh helped on local Managing Committee in arranging initial endowment funds by pledging the land of Gurdwara Shri Kiratpur Sahib, Mahant Sewa Dass, Gurnam Singh Machian, Chaudhary Pritam Singh guided the destiny of the college as President of Governing body from 1966 to 1996. In March 1996, the college was handed over to the SGPC, Amritsar, a known religions body of the Sikhs, which is managing the affairs of the college since then.

       From time to time the college has been headed by eminent educationists like Principal S. Bharpur Singh and Raja Harnarinder Singh, both of whom later become chairperson of Punjab School Education Board, S. Chanan Singh Saif, Shri K.S. Beri, S. Umrao Singh led the team of college staff as Principal from 1966 to 1981. S. Rajinder Singh Pawan held the reins of the college with great courage and presence through tensions periods. He served the college for 22 long years. It was through his effort that the control of the college could be given over to the SGPC, Amritsar in 1996 which resulted in the starting of a peaceful era in the history of the college. Since then the financial aid from the SGPC has helped a lot in the manifold development of the college. Presently, the college is being headed by the undersigned Dr. Satwinder Singh Dhillon from April 2005. The whole team of staff member are making all their efforts for the multifarious development of the College.

       The college has been quite successful in achieving the goal of imparting quality higher education to the poor people of Kandi area of Hoshiarpur. Thousand of our alumni has secured careers in the Department of Education, Defence and pera military forces, FCI, Politics and in foreign countries.

       Khalsa College is proud of Shri D.C. Lakha, IAS has been working as Principal Secretary of UP Government, Sh. Surinder Singh, Executive Director of FCI, S. H. S. Randhawa, IG Punjab Police and D.S. Lakha, Commandent MSG, Gurgaon Haryana etc.