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{{Short description|College in Haryana, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2017}}
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'''Government Post Graduate College, Hisar''' is a [[Public university|public funded]] college located in  [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]] in the Indian state of [[Haryana]] for fodder research and training.<ref name=IP1>[]</ref>
==Location==
It lies on Hisar- rajgarh road to the east of the college. To the north is [[Mahabir Stadium]].
== History ==
In 1950, the college was established at a rented building on the Railway road shared by the ''Punjab Veterinary College'' which was later moved to the [[Government Livestock Farm, Hisar]] in 1961 and eventually became part of the [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University|CCS HAU]] later and is currently part of the [[Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences]] (LUVAS). In 1976, the govt college moved to its current 49-acre site located on Rajgarh road, where the newly constructed 5 blocks buildings cost INR 5,000,000 at that time.<ref name=gaz1>{{cite web| url=http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf| title=Gazetteer of India: Haryana, Hisar, pp.127-128| author=Haryana Gazetteers Organization| publisher=Controller of Printing and Stationery| location=Chandigarh| date=1987| access-date=2 July 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501213030/http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf| archive-date=1 May 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 1977–78, the college had 1,624 students (1,404 boys and 220 girls).<ref name=gaz1/> In 2007–08, the college had 3,395 students and 125 faculty members with a ''teacher student ratio'' of 1:27.
== Details ==
The college offers undergraduate and post-graduate courses in arts, science, commerce, business, computer and electronics.<ref name=IP1/>
==Pranpir Badshah Tomb==
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In the college campus, there lies the 12th century [[Pranpir Badshah tomb]] immediate-east of the Panchayat bhawan.
== See also ==
* [[List of Universities and Colleges in Hisar]]
* [[List of schools in Hisar]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Haryana]]
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.gchisar.com}}
* [https://www.google.com.sg/maps/place/Govt+Post+Graduate+College+Hisar/@29.147476,75.719404,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x11e7b048674639be?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj4vfePka3MAhUCUI4KHTVZAkwQ_BIIgAEwCg Google map]
== References ==
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