Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College, Mukandpur (SBS Nagar) was taken over by Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar on July 4th, 2007 as a University College with the mission to provide quality education to the rural youth. The university has established this institution as Rural Model College. The college was established in 1994 in the memory of Amardeep Singh Shergill, an illustrious student of London School of Economics who passed away in the prime of his youth. He was the only son of S. Gurcharan Singh Shergill and Sardarni Surinder Kaur Shergill. Instead of getting subdued in grief, the parents decided to serve a noble cause of spreading the light of knowledge amongst rural youth with the help of other 120 NRI associates.
The college is situated at Mukandpur, a small town in District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar. It is about 8 Kms from Banga, 20 Kms from Phagwara, 20 Kms from Phillaur and 20Kms from Nawanshahr. The campus sprawls in an area of over 20 acres with an architecture that merges with the landscape. It has a splendid triple-storied building with an open shelf library, having more than 33,543 books, 40 journals/magazines and leading newspapers. The college library is also providing e-journals and e-books through NLIST, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and National Digital Library of India. The library has a separate e-book section also. Students can also access educational C.D's in the library. The college library provides facility of internet and photocopy to students and faculty members. The college has Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Home Science, Music (V) labs and smart class rooms. In addition to this, there is a separate Computer Science and I.T. Block, which has six state-of-the-art Computer Labs equipped with 150 computers and internet connectivity of 20mbps (1:1) through radio link. Equipped with modern teaching aids, the Department of Commerce and Business Management disseminates essential skills of entrepreneurship through academic and professional courses. There is a separate Seminar hall with a seating capacity of 170 persons. A hostel for 80 girls is available with extended internet facility in it. The Gymnasium with its latest imported machines is a cynosure of all eyes. Sports facilities include a track of four hundred meters and playfields for football, hockey, volleyball and handball. A fleet of buses carries the girl students to College and back to their homes. The beautiful open-air theatre helps our students to nurture their academic and cultural capabilities.
The college has highly qualified, hardworking and dedicated faculty. Presently, the college is running professional programmes like MCA(TYP), MBA (TYP), MBA(FYIP), PGDCA, DCA, DNCN, CCMLT, PGCCTDSM & RF along with other traditional programmes like M.Com, MA Punjabi, M.Sc.IT, BCA (Hons.), B.Com (Hons.), BBA (Hons.), BA (Hons), B.Sc. (Hons). The college is implementing NEP 2020 as per directions of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
To widen the horizons of the learning, seminars and extension lectures by eminent speakers are arranged in the college from time to time. Separate units of N.S.S., Youth Club and faculty/subject wise societies have been working to make our students disciplined and service oriented citizens. Under the buddy program for drug awareness being run by the Punjab Government, we are working towards educating our students about the ill effects of drug abuse and generate positive peer influence. Our College is leading in academics in the area and also has achieved name and fame in cultural activities. Educational trips are also organized during the session. Apart from being a medium for entertainment, these educational trips cultivate team spirit, mutual adjustment and tolerance amongst the youth. Various cultural programmes including talent hunt, inter-college competitions and Amardeep Mela are organized annually. Athletic meet is also our annual feature.
Our college has put forth an exemplary tradition of imparting blended education where students were given top priorities and teaching learning process was carried according to the need and pace of our dear students. The college is committed to provide quality education through towering standards of teaching and is hopeful to touch new vistas in the time to come.
