Jinnah College for Women
Motto
رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً (Arabic)
Motto in English
Lord, Advance me in Knowledge
TypePublic
Established1964 (1964)
PrincipalDr. Tazeen Gul
Location
Peshawar
,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban

Jinnah College for Women, (Urdu: جناح کالج برائے خواتین) formerly the University College for Women, is an institute of education for women located in Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1]

History

The College came into existence as a constituent College of the University of Peshawar on 24 July 1964.[2] It was first called the University Degree College for Women.[3] The founder was Safia Hassan, who was also the first principal.[2] The initial intake was 27 students.[2] By 1980, when Safia Hassan retired, there were 1,700 students.[2] The College aims to support women who would otherwise not be able to afford to attend university.[2]

In 2014, three students of Jinnah College for Women topped the provincial exams.[4]

The College celebrated its Golden jubilee in 2014.[2][5]

It is now named to commemorate Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

In 2018, 359 students were awarded degrees by the college, though this included students from four college sessions, 2014-2017.[6][7]

Edifice

The College has a two storey building, erected in a classical form of architecture which consists of classrooms, lecture-theatres, laboratories, a library with two reading rooms, an office and a hall. The college has a lawn, a botanical garden and an attached playground, that serve for inter-class and inter college tournaments and college sports.[2] The library has a collection of reference books, text books and books in specialized fields. The college hall, the Safia Hassan Hall, has a seating capacity of 300 students.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Jinnah College for Women". Archived from the original on 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Khan, Siraj (28 October 2020). "Safia Hassan: Educator Par Excellence". Surkhiyan. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Ali, Shaheen Sardar (2016). Modern Challenges to Islamic Law. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107033382. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Peshawar gals gleam in Inter exam". The Nation. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Jinnah College marks golden jubilee". Dawn. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Convocation of Jinnah College for Women Peshawar". The News International. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Shinwari, Farid. "VC UoP awards 359 degrees, 12 gold medals to JCW graduates". The Frontier Post. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

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