Satish Chandra Dhawan Government College, Ludhiana

Campus Location: Ludhiana

Located in S.C.D Government College for Boys is named after Satish Chander Dhawan - a renowned Space Scientist, who like many of his disillusioned compatriots migrated to the USA, and had a long and illustrious career at MIT, Massachusetts. Other famous alumni include the well-loved poet Sahir Ludhianvi, the economist M S Gill, union HRD minister Kapil Sibbal, the retired police chief KPS Gill, and film-director David Dhawan., It is located in the center of Punjab in the Malwa region on the southern bank of the Satluz. Its latitudinal and longitudinal extent are at 300-34 and 310-1 North and 750-36 and 760-9 east. Ludhiana is almost a flat plain and slopes towards south westwards. Its altitude ranges between 300 m in the east to 220 m in the west. It is spread in an area of 159.77 sq. m. At present the total population of Ludhiana is 1895053. The mean summer temperature is 32.50 and the mean winter temperature is 14.10C. The annual average rainfall is 68 cm., The college makes admissions on the basis of the academic record of the students. Oral tests are conducted during the lectures to determine the aptitude of the students. Advanced learners are identified for special coaching to improve college results qualitatively. Similarly slow and weak learners are singled out for extra coaching to improve the results quantitatively., Ludhiana or Lodhiana is known after the LODHIS, the dynasty which ruled Delhi from A.D. 1451 to 1526. The two Lodhi chiefs Yusuf Khan and Nihang Khan deputed by Sikander Lodhi to restore order in the region, set up their headquarters at the present location of Ludhiana city which was at that time it was no more than a village called Mirhota., S.C.D Government College for Boys is named after Satish Chander Dhawan - a renowned Space Scientist, who like many of his disillusioned compatriots migrated to the USA, and had a long and illustrious career at MIT, Massachusetts. Other famous alumni include the well-loved poet Sahir Ludhianvi, the economist M S Gill, union HRD minister Kapil Sibbal, the retired police chief KPS Gill, and film-director David Dhawan., It is located in the center of Punjab in the Malwa region on the southern bank of the Satluz. Its latitudinal and longitudinal extent are at 300-34 and 310-1 North and 750-36 and 760-9 east. Ludhiana is almost a flat plain and slopes towards south westwards. Its altitude ranges between 300 m in the east to 220 m in the west. It is spread in an area of 159.77 sq. m. At present the total population of Ludhiana is 1895053. The mean summer temperature is 32.50 and the mean winter temperature is 14.10C. The annual average rainfall is 68 cm., The college makes admissions on the basis of the academic record of the students. Oral tests are conducted during the lectures to determine the aptitude of the students. Advanced learners are identified for special coaching to improve college results qualitatively. Similarly slow and weak learners are singled out for extra coaching to improve the results quantitatively., The college has grown by leaps and bounds. Its faculty boasts of 128 eminent scholars. Education in the fields of information technology and Industrial Microbiology are the latest teachers in its already adorned cap. The college has over 4200 students on its rolls. An evening shift has been going on in this college for the benefit of sewing/working students. Students of this college and have jointed at eminent productions in all walks of life. The leading lights of administration, police, Industry, sports, defense and cultural affairs of the country boast justifiably that they have been the students of this college., S.C.D Government College, Civil Lines,, Ludhiana, Punjab, Fax no.:- 0161-2448899. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.