Govt. College Solan, Himachal Pradesh

Government College, Solan, Himachal Pradesh is a premier institute of the state which imparts quality education to the students in social sciences, basic sciences, commerce, journalism and performing arts (Music and Painting) at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. The college also offers professional courses like BBA, BCA and PGDCA to cater to the professional needs of the students. Various categories of courses like horticulture and mushroom cultivation, etc. are a part of the regular curriculum in biological sciences, which also serve this end. The college aspires to have a transformational impact on students through a comprehensive education as outlined above. The college also seeks to inculcate qualities of competence, confidence and excellence among students through co-curricular and extra-curricular activities likeSports, Cultural activities, NCC, NSS, Rovers and Rangers. A finely tempered blendingof academic and related activities enable the college to ingrain the qualities of national importance, as envisaged in the Constitution of India and the Framework for higher education adopted by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, by orienting the students towards the values of secularism, national integration and social commitment.The College further strives to mould the students hailing mostly from the marginalized and weaker sections of the society into better individuals and to guide them to contribute constructively towards the society. The academic and other student oriented programmes of the college eventually aim at ensuring that the students coming out ofour campus should be enlightened individuals who are emotionally sound and practically efficient. The faculty members are also encouraged to acquire state-of–the art information in their fields of study and adopt innovative methods of teaching that will cater to the needs of learners at various levels of study and deliver the vision of the college in practice.When it comes to translating the vision of the college in praxis, the college aims at imparting quality education to the students and equip them with the requisite academic and functional skills in professional and social spheres through innovative techniques and practices. We are convinced that proper education is the best resort to empower and uplift the youth for individual, social and national welfare. As such, the mission of the college may be stated asTo instill scientific zeal among the students and to prepare and develop human resource which is capable of facing national and global challenges.To facilitate students with opportunities to hone their ethics and leadership potential for their better future.To sensitize the students towards inclusive social concerns, human rights, gender and environmental issues.To inculcate the multidimensional personality development of the learners that will enable them to fulfill the needs of industry and the community at large.