Mandi town which is historically eminent,
spiritually significant and amazingly
panoramic is spread out along the banks of
river Beas. Being a commercial hub and a
former capital of the princely state, the
heritage town retains its historic charm and
character. The town abounds in temples of
ancient architectural excellence. Having
campus amidst the beautiful town of Mandi,
Vallabh Government College has situational
advantage. It is surrounded by beautiful river
Beas, an-interstate bus-stand and Paddal
ground where the famous international
Shivratri fair is held every year.
Vallabh Government College Mandi is named
after Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, the ‘Iron
Man’, the architect of modern India, the first
Home Minister of India and also the founder
of the college. Established in 1948 and being
the first college of erstwhile Himachal
Pradesh, the college has to its credit the
shaping of gentry and businessmen. The
college has been instrumental in producing
politicians, doctors, engineers, public
representatives, social workers, judges,
administrators, media and defense
personnel. Now it is among the best colleges
of the state dedicated to the cause of
learning. The college has completed its
glorious seven decades. Over the last seventy two years of its illustrious existence,
VGC, as the college is popularly referred to,
has endeavored to harmonise the streams of
tradition and modernity in its functioning. The
college has registered a tremendous growth
in enrollment over the years. Starting with 70
students on its roll in 1948, the number has
increased to almost 7000 in the current
academic session.
The college has always been sensitive to the
needs of the changing times. It took lead in
starting commerce classes in 1965 and
evening classes in 1966. In the year 1984, it
became a post-graduate institution. At
present PG courses in English, Economics,
Hindi, Political Science, Mathematics and
Commerce are being offered. The college
offers UG courses in the streams of Arts,
Science, Commerce, Computer Application,
Management and Education. The following
professional courses under self-financing
scheme were introduced: BBA in 1996, BCA
in 2001, B.Ed. in 2005, PGDCA in 2012 and
BVoc (in retail and hospitality/tourism
sectors) in 2017. Also in the year 2017,
elective courses in Psychology, Tour &Travel,
Applied Arts, Painting and Sculpture were
started. Dance and Education as elective
courses have been introduced in 2018.
VGC Mandi was awarded the grade „A‟ by the
National Assessment and Accreditation
Council (NAAC) in 2014. The next
accreditation is under process. The college
has highly qualified and experienced faculty
members, actively involved in disseminating
knowledge and skills to the students. The
college has well-developed facilities for
effective teaching-learning environment. All
the laboratories viz, Physics, Chemistry,
Botany, Zoology, Geography, Music,
Language, IT and Education Technology are
well-furnished. Over the years, the college
has shown consistently good results as
compared to HPU pass percentage.
The college has a study centre of IGNOU
which had more than 2200 students in the
previous session. The centre runs a variety of
academic and professional courses such as
CIT, CFN, CTE, DECE, DNHE, PGDRD,DTS,
BA, BSc., B Com, BCA, BTS, BSW, MA
(Rural Development, Education, Economics,
English, Hindi, History, Sociology, Public
Administration, Political Science and Social
Work) and MBA.
For more information and admission visit :
www.ignou.ac.in