Doaba College, Jalandhar
Welcome to Doaba College, JalandharWelcome to Doaba College]]Doaba College, Jalandhar is a Multi-Faculty Postgraduate Co-educational Premier Institution of Northern India which has served the Doaba region for the last 70 years. The College has been accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council, an autonomous body of U.G.C. Doaba College, Jalandhar was established on January 1, 1941 Sh. Bindraban Sondhi, Rai Bahadur Badri Dass, Sh. Jagan Nath Mittal and Acharaya Lajja Vati, following Arya Samaj and the Spartan Freedom Fighters who laid the foundation of Doaba College to promote the study of classical Sanskrit, Hindi and the teachings of Vedic Dharma, Gandhian values and to promote the philosophy of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati.Their primary mission was to impart value-based education to the less-privileged and economically weaker section of students of this area. It was conceived as a part of the national movement for freedom with education as a means to arouse public opinion to safeguard the rich cultural heritage of India. Its mission and objective was to enlighten the youth and make them vigilant citizens of the society. A small building was constructed in 1941 and thereafter the expansion of the college was undertaken in 1943. Sh. Bindraban Sondhi collected funds for the college. Ever since, the institution has been under the leadership of earlier Rai Bahadur Badri Das, Seth Stya Paul, Sh. Virendra – Nationalist Freedom Fighter and now Sh. Chander Mohan, Chief-Editor, Daily Vir Pratap and the President of Arya Shiksha Mandal. The college provides courses in Computer Education & I.T. Biotechnology, Commerce & Management, Journalism & Mass Communication, Tourism and Hotel Management in addition to the traditional courses in the faculties of Science, Commerce and the Arts.