Edwardes College Peshawar (Urdu: ایڈورڈز کالج پشاور, Pashto: اېډوارډز کالج پېښور) is a semi-government degree college which is the oldest higher education institution in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The college, affiliated with the University of Peshawar, has about 3,000 students in Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Higher National Diploma, and Computer Sciences.
The college's undergraduate and graduate degree programs lead to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), 4 year BS Programme in English and Computer Science, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and 5 years LLB degrees awarded through the University of Peshawar Edwardes also offers an A-Level program and the Faculty of Arts (F.A.) and Faculty of Science (F.Sc.) certificates through the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Higher National Diploma (H.N.D.) BS English program in business and information technology offers the option of a third year in an institution in the U.K., U.S.A. or Australia.
Originally a co-educational college, it became a boy's only college in 1930s. Edwardes has become co-educational again since 2000 with about 200 female students and 15 women among its faculty members, with numbers of women anticipated to increase. The college has a vital community life, which includes freedom of worship for all faiths, sporting events, a debating society, drama productions, and student publications. Up to 1974 it was running up by as organisation affiliated with the Church Mission Society however following Nationalisation Reforms of 1974 it was handed over to the Board of Governors headed by NWFP Governor. A ruling of the Peshawar High Court dated 14 Nov 2019 dismissed the plea of the Principal challenging the nationalisation of the college.[1]
The Church Missionary Society established the Church Mission College in 1900 as an outgrowth of Edwardes High School, which had been founded in 1855 by the society as the first institution of western-style schooling in the northwest frontier region of what was British India. For many years the college was the only institution of higher education in the northwest frontier. Sir Herbert Edwardes was a British colonial administrator and commander whose name the college later adopted.
The first major college building, now known as the Old Hall, was built in 1910 in a Moghul style that was replicated in a number of the college's later buildings. Edwardes College was visited three times by the founder of the nation, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, by Mahatma Gandhi, and the previous Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. In its early years Edwardes awarded degrees through the University of Punjab; since 1952 its degrees have been awarded through the University of Peshawar.[2]
Hostel
Edwardes has hostel accommodation for about 200 male students.
The main hostel is composed of four halls;
1. Edmonds Hall (1st Year Students)
2. Woolmer Hall (2nd Year Students)
3. B-Block Hall (2nd Year Students)
4. Founder's Hall ( Degree Students)
Centenary Celebrations Postal stamp of Edwardes College by Pakistan Post, 24 April 2000
DeclineEdit
The college was in decline as a result of a long running legal battle about its ownership, which is contested between the Provincial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Diocese of Peshawar. The latter argues that Edwardes College was established as a private missionary educational institution by the Church Mission Society and had its own financial resources, which were created through donations and fee; the authorities contending that all privately owned schools and colleges had been taken over by the government in 1972 and that as such the college had been funded for more than five decades by the provincial government regularly and had become an autonomous institution rather than a private one.
The legal battle had brought the institute to the verge of collapse. Multiple incidents of corruption and abuse of power had come to light, such as the appointment by the principal of family members to key posts without due process. Students held protest demonstrations and some 200 of them left the college. According to the provincial governor, all efforts would be made to restore the trust of parents.[3][4]
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college which is the oldest higher education institution in Peshawar the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan The college affiliated with the University of Peshawar has about 3 000 students in Sciences Arts and Humanities Business Administration Higher National Diploma and Computer Sciences The college s undergraduate and graduate degree programs lead to the Bachelor of Arts B A Bachelor of Science B Sc 4 year BS Programme in English and Computer Science Master of Business Administration M B A and 5 years LLB degrees awarded through the University of Peshawar Edwardes also offers an A Level program and the Faculty of Arts F A and Faculty of Science F Sc certificates through the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Higher National Diploma H N D BS English program in business and information technology offers the option of a third year in an institution in the U K U S A or Australia Originally a co educational college it became a boy s only college in 1930s Edwardes has become co educational again since 2000 with about 200 female students and 15 women among its faculty members with numbers of women anticipated to increase The college has a vital community life which includes freedom of worship for all faiths sporting events a debating society drama productions and student publications Up to 1974 it was running up by as organisation affiliated with the Church Mission Society however following Nationalisation Reforms of 1974 it was handed over to the Board of Governors headed by NWFP Governor A ruling of the Peshawar High Court dated 14 Nov 2019 dismissed the plea of the Principal challenging the nationalisation of the college 1 Contents 1 History 2 Hostel 3 Decline 4 Principals 5 Key Programs 5 1 Intermediate Courses 5 2 4 Years Degree Programs 5 3 Prospective Courses 5 4 Professional and Management Studies 5 5 A Level Courses 5 6 Special Courses 5 7 Language Classes Offered 6 Connections 7 Awards 8 Notable alumni 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory Edit Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes after whom college was named Edwardes College PeshawarThe Church Missionary Society established the Church Mission College in 1900 as an outgrowth of Edwardes High School which had been founded in 1855 by the society as the first institution of western style schooling in the northwest frontier region of what was British India For many years the college was the only institution of higher education in the northwest frontier Sir Herbert Edwardes was a British colonial administrator and commander whose name the college later adopted The first major college building now known as the Old Hall was built in 1910 in a Moghul style that was replicated in a number of the college s later buildings Edwardes College was visited three times by the founder of the nation Quaid i Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah by Mahatma Gandhi and the previous Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams In its early years Edwardes awarded degrees through the University of Punjab since 1952 its degrees have been awarded through the University of Peshawar 2 HostelEdwardes has hostel accommodation for about 200 male students The main hostel is composed of four halls 1 Edmonds Hall 1st Year Students 2 Woolmer Hall 2nd Year Students 3 B Block Hall 2nd Year Students 4 Founder s Hall Degree Students Centenary Celebrations Postal stamp of Edwardes College by Pakistan Post 24 April 2000Decline EditThe college was in decline as a result of a long running legal battle about its ownership which is contested between the Provincial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Diocese of Peshawar The latter argues that Edwardes College was established as a private missionary educational institution by the Church Mission Society and had its own financial resources which were created through donations and fee the authorities contending that all privately owned schools and colleges had been taken over by the government in 1972 and that as such the college had been funded for more than five decades by the provincial government regularly and had become an autonomous institution rather than a private one The legal battle had brought the institute to the verge of collapse Multiple incidents of corruption and abuse of power had come to light such as the appointment by the principal of family members to key posts without due process Students held protest demonstrations and some 200 of them left the college According to the provincial governor all efforts would be made to restore the trust of parents 3 4 Principals EditRev J H Hoare 1900 14 Rev J A Wood 1914 20 Rev A C Clarke 1920 21 Rev P W Stephenson 1921 24 Rev R H Noble 1924 28 and 1948 51 Rev C A Bender 1928 37 Rev A M Dalaya 1937 48 Rev K W S Jardine 1953 54 Canon W F Hawkes 1952 53 and 1954 55 Dr P Edmonds 1955 78 Dr J D Murray 1978 79 Rev N Green 1980 82 Dr T Woolmer 1983 87 Dr R H Pont 1988 95 R Brooke Smith 1995 2000 Canon Huw Thomas 2001 05 Dr David L Gosling 2006 10 Rev Canon Dr Titus Presler 2011 13 P Dr Nayer Fardows 2014 19 Key Programs EditIntermediate Courses Edit Pre MedicalPre EngineeringGeneral ScienceHumanities4 Years Degree Programs Edit BS Computer ScienceBS EnglishBS EconomicsBBA Hons BS Law Five years Prospective Courses Edit BS BiotechnologyBS ChemistryBS PhysicsBS Political ScienceBS in other Social and Pure SciencesProfessional and Management Studies Edit Higher National Diploma HND Diploma in Strategic ManagementMaster of Business Administration MBA A Level Courses Edit Pre MedicalPre EngineeringArtsSpecial Courses Edit Community Service ProgramEnglish Immersion ProgramLanguage Classes Offered Edit GermanPashtoChineseFrenchSpanishArabicPersianConnections EditCambridge University UK Liverpool Hope University UK PASCH Goethe Institute FDR Germany Colleges and Universities of Anglican Communion CUAC Awards EditGovernor KPK s AwardNeed Based AwardFree Education AwardAnnual AwardsDuke of Edinburgh s AwardNotable alumniMehr Chand Khanna a lawyer well known politician and Finance Minister of NWFP from 1937 46 Khalilur Rehman ex Commander of Pakistan Navy and Bahrain Navy a Hilal e Imtiaz military served as the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa appointed in 2005 5 circular reference Shafaat Ali actor comedian television host Fasi Zaka satirist political commentator Syed Sarwar Software Engineer at IMSciences Peshawar Humayun Saifullah Khan politician Shahram Khan Senior Minister Health amp Information Technology Khyber Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan citation needed Ahmad Faraz Urdu poet 6 Wajid Ali Khan CSP citation needed Ameer Haider Khan Hoti former Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 7 Prithviraj Kapoor Indian film and theatre actor director producer 8 Dr Khan Sahib Dr Abdul Jabbar Khan first chief minister of West Pakistan 9 Aftab Ahmad Sherpao politician and former chief minister North West Frontier Province 10 Fida Mohammad Khan founder of the Pakistan Muslim League N and former governor North West Frontier Province Muhammad Suhail Zubairy professor of physics at the Texas A amp M University Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar former governor of Punjab Khan Habibullah Khan 1901 1978 Justice retired first Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan former Interior Minister and Minister for Kashmir Affairs Salim Saifullah Khan senator politician Haji Muhammad Adeel senator politician Ghulam Ahmad Bilour politician member National Assembly former Minister of Railways Taj Khan Kalash Pakistani ethnic minority activist Abbas Khattak former chief of Air Staff Pakistan Air Force General R Abdul Waheed Kakar former chief of Army Staff Muhammad Rustam Kayani known As M R Kayani former chief justice of West Pakistan 1958 to 1962 Haseeb Ahsan former test cricketer and chief selector Pakistan Cricket Board Farrukh Zaman former test cricketer Musaddiq Hussain Olympian former international hockey player Kabir Khan former test cricketer Yasir Hameed international cricketer Javed Afridi CEO of Haier Pakistan and Peshawar Zalmi General R Khalid Mahmud Arif vice chief of Army Staff Safwat Ghayur Shaheed A I G P Hakimullah retired air chief marshal P A F 1988 1991 Owais Ahmed Ghani former governor of KPK and Baluchistan Justice R Nasirul Mulk 22nd Chief Justice of Pakistan and the 7th Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan See also EditList of universities in Pakistan Education in Pakistan University of PeshawarReferences Edit Report Bureau 15 November 2019 PHC rejects Edwardes College principal s review plea DAWN COM Retrieved 22 February 2022 Centenary Celebrations of Edwardes College Peshawar www pakpost gov pk Archived from the original on 18 February 2001 Church lacks legal authority over Peshawar s Edwardes College court rules Pakistan Today 23 October 2019 Accessed on 20 July 2020 Edwardes College property of Church Diocese KP governor Dawn 17 November 2019 Accessed on 20 July 2020 Khalilur Rehman governor Pandya Haresh 1 September 2008 Ahmed Faraz Outspoken Urdu Poet Dies at 77 The New York Times Retrieved 30 March 2017 A Brief Profile Of Ameer Haider Khan Hoti Awami National Party 29 February 2008 Retrieved 30 March 2017 Remembering an icon Prithviraj Kapoor The New Indian Express 9 September 2010 Retrieved 30 March 2017 Dr Khan Sahib Former Chief Minister of West Pakistan Story Of Pakistan 22 October 2013 Retrieved 22 February 2022 Aftab Sherpao survives three bids on his life in eight years www thenews com pk Retrieved 22 February 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edwardes College Peshawar Edwardes College website Facebook Instagram Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edwardes College Peshawar amp oldid 1171545856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
