Government College University (Faisalabad)
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گورنمنٹ کالج یونیورسٹی فیصل آباد | |
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Former names | Government College Lyallpur |
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| Motto | 'Striving For Excellence' |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1897, upgraded in 2002 |
| Endowment | HEC |
| Chancellor | Governor Punjab |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz) |
| Location |
Faisalabad, Punjab,  |
| Colors | Maroon and Blue |
| Nickname | GCUF |
| Website | gcuf.edu.pk |
Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) Urdu: گورنمنٹ کالج یونیورسٹی فیصل آباد) is a general public sector university based in Faisalabad, Pakistan.[1]
There are at least 43 Nobel laureates associated with GC University. The famous physicist Ernest Rutherford worked here in the early 20th century and suggested the Rutherford Model of atomic structure while at GC University which was then an intermediate college.
Luminaries like Dr. Shehzad Shifa, Safdar Nawaz, Abdul Hameed, W.H.F. Armstrong, Lala Chattan Annand, Hashmat Khan, Taj Khyal, Namdar Khan, Karamat Hussain Jafari, Mukhtar Mahmood Qureshi, Dr. Asif Iqbal Khan and Dr. Arif Zaidi have served this institution.[2]
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.
Academics
There are more than 45 departments in GCUF including Electrical Engineering and Pharmacy. The electrical engineering department is affiliated with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC). Pharmacy is affiliated with Pharmacy Council of Pakistan (PCP). [3]
Constituent colleges
The constituent colleges consists of Arts and Social Sciences, Computer Science & Information Studies, Pharmacy college, Management and Administrative Sciences, and Islamic and Oriental Learning.