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Government Gordon College

1893 establishments in British IndiaEducational institutions established in 1893Government Gordon CollegeNationalisation in PakistanUniversities and colleges in Rawalpindi District
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Gordon college Rawalpindi
Gordon college Rawalpindi

Government Gordon College, Rawalpindi is a government college in Rawalpindi, Pakistan that was established as a church school in 1893. The college is named after Andrew Gordon.The college year is made up of an annual system: examination are held once every year. Enrollment at Gordon College is in thousands of students, with around hundreds living on campus. The campus has many buildings, which include a large stadium (used for hockey, football and cricket), basketball court, tennis courts, and badminton court. The college has a large and historic auditorium. The college includes a great library with thousands of new and old books, which also includes a shelf where all books are gifted from the American Embassy, besides this, it also has an old museum prototype. Now with new reforms, this college developed its BS education level and made it co-education which can serve for both males and females.

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Hikmat Khan Street, Rawalpindi City Tehsil

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Hikmat Khan Street
46000 Rawalpindi City Tehsil, Arya Mohallah
Punjab, Pakistan
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