About

Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College is a grant-in-aid co-educational institute established in 1970 by Sri Maan Mahapurakh Sant Baba Tara Singh Ji with the active cooperation of the people of this area. The college has made impressive progress in academic and other fields since then. The contribution of Sri Maan Mahapurakh Sant Baba Tara Singh Ji in other fields of life is equally important. He made tremendous efforts during his life to maintain the glory of Sikh shrines located in the different parts of the country. Sri Maan Mahapurakh Sant Baba Charan Singh Ji continued the tradition and now Baba Sukha Singh present Patron of the college has been following in the foot steps of his predecessors. With the whole-hearted cooperation of the Patron, Honorary Secretary and the whole Managing Committee the college has attained many achievements. The college has started the latest career-oriented courses and there by is keeping pace with the changing trends in the field of education. The college is situated in natural surroundings at Sarhali on the Amritsar-Tarn Taran-Harike highway. It is one of the leading colleges which have started various professional computer and other job-oriented courses. The college is running graduate and post graduate degree and diploma courses in Arts, Commerce, Science and Computer Science streams. The college has secured a prestigious position in the field of education. It maintains a high academic standard. It has experienced and hard working staff that work with a missionary zeal. Discipline and work-culture pervade the campus. The institution strictly adheres to the rules and regulations of the UGC, Department of Higher Education of Punjab Government and Guru Nanak Dev University in all academic affairs. The college is also affiliated to Punjab School Education Board for 10+1 and 10+2 courses and Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open university for Diploma and Certificate courses which can be done as Add-On courses along with the regular study. The official website is: https://ggskcsarhali.ac.in/

Roles and Responsibilities

• Administrative Coordination and Decentralization
• Policy Development and Implementation
• Establishment and Expansion of Network
• Academic Staffing and Support
• Student Support Services
• Monitoring and Supervision of Study Centres
• Training and Capacity Building
• Financial Regulation and Infrastructure Provision
• Examination and Evaluation Support
• Promotion of Digital and Blended Learning
• Community Outreach and Inclusion
• Grievance Redressal Mechanism

Learner Support Centres (LSCs)

LSC is the term given to a centre established in the state of Punjab only, which is maintained or recognized by the University for the purpose of advising, counselling, evaluating or for rendering any other assistance required by the learners during their Programmes of study with JGND PSOU. The definition of LSC given in the JGND PSOU Act (2019) is, as mentioned

As per Section 20(f), (g) of JGND PSOU Act 2019, A Leaner Support Centre (LSC) is the contact point or centre managed by the University for providing academic as well as administrative support to its learners and to perform other such functions as specified in UGC regulations.

As per UGC ODL Regulations 2020, JGND PSOU, Patiala established LSCs in various Government Colleges/Government Aided Colleges/Colleges affiliated to PU Chandigarh; GNDU Amritsar; Punjabi University Patiala and IKGPTU, Jalandhar in Punjab State only for providing the following facilities to learners who want to obtain Certificate/Diploma/Degree through ODL mode:

• Academic Counselling
• Guiding Counselling
• Vocational Guidance
• Laboratory for experimental work
• Library Services
• Field Experience
• Information Communication Technology Facilities etc.

The LSC is headed by a Coordinator. As per UGC ODL Regulations 2020, the Coordinator of LSC is a regular teacher not below the rank of a qualified Assistant Professor of the concerned College and assisted by the counselors as decided by the host college.

List of Learner Support Centres

Under this Regional Centre, the following LSCs are associated: