College to University

College to University	Year
Opening of the College (Affiliation with Calcutta University)	1864
Punjab University was established with the efforts of the Principal of GC. Thereafter, GC was affiliated with Punjab University.	1882
Awarded Autonomy in Financial and Administrative Affairs.	1989
Granted Degree Awarding Status	1997
GC Elevated to a University.	2002

Yesterday and Today

Items	1864	1989	1997	2006	2007
Disciplines Offered	6	26	26	38	45
Students Strength	9	4042	4208	5932	6165
Faculty	3	254	216	332	393
Student-Teacher Ratio	1:3	1:16	1:19	1:18	1:16

Physical Infrastructure

Description of Structure	Area	Unit of Area
Total Land Area	56	Acres
Total Covered Area	718284	Sq. Feet
Total Administrative Area	42000	Sq. Feet
Total Library Area (Main/PG Library)	30803	Sq. Feet
Total Class Room Area	65000	Sq. Feet
Total Class Rooms	106
Total Land Area all Hostels	305142	Sq. Feet
Area of Usable Play Grounds	33650	Sq. Feet
Total Covered Area of (58) Labs	53786	Sq. Feet

Overall Teaching and Non-Teaching Male/Female Staff Position

Category	Male	Female	Total
Teaching Staff	318	104	422
Non-Teaching Staff	130	28	158
Non-Teaching Non Gaztted	572	18	590
Grand Total	1020	150	1170

(Source: System Analyst Office GCUL 30-09-2009)

Positions of GCU in the Intermediate Examination Results of BISE Lahore Since 1989 till date

Year	Overall Pass % in the GCU	Overall Pass % of the Board	Top Positions
1989	94.70	32.33	12
1990	90.00	32.89	09
1991	87.00	20.94	06
1992	91.40	36.22	10
1993	76.00	17.55	10
1994	78.40	25.41	09
1995	92.00	31.06	10
1996	90.00	30.54	14
1997	92.00	46.33	13
1998	90.00	45.00	08
1999	91.00	41.50	11
2000	90.12	50.87	08
2001	88.77	53.19	11
2002	81.23	49.42	10
2003	92.00	53.19	14
2004	92.31	52.18	08
2005	93.79	62.56	08
2006	96.82	67.26	07
2007	97.07	72.67	08
2008	95.19	51.64	09

Faculty

GC University has more than three hundred highly competent and skilful teaching staff, of which 146 hold Ph.D. degrees in their respective fields. We also have a number of foreign visiting professors in different disciplines and their presence on our campus has reinvigorated academic programmes and strengthened research activities. For faculty areas of specialization and research interest.

Total Teaching Strength

Category	Male	Female	Total
Professor	17	2	19
Professor Emeritus	01	0	1
Distinguished Professor	5	0	5
Foreign Professor	41	0	41
Visiting Professor	37	1	38
Associate Professors	18	3	21
Assistant Professors	79	32	111
Lecturers	98	52	150
Teaching/Research Assistants	22	14	36
Total	318	104	422
Tenure Track Faculty	48	6	54
Ph.D. Faculty	129	12	141

* Professor = Prof + Prof. CASP + Director + Director General + Salam Prof of Physics + Prof. Emeritus

* Associate Prof = Assoc Prof. + D.D. (CS) + Assoc Prof. CASP

* Assistant Prof = Assist Prof. + A.D. (CS) + Assist Prof. CASP

* Lecturer = Lecturer + Lecturer CASP + Lecturer on Lecture Basis

* Teaching /Research Assistant = Teaching Assistant + Research Assistant + Research Associate