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Arya College is an educational institution run by Arya Vidya Parishad, Punjab(Regd.), the educational wing of Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, Punjab(Regd.), Gurudutt Bhawan, Chowk Kishanpura, Jalandhar.
The Advent of Arya College, Ludhiana in 1946 on the ducational map of the country was the fulfilment of a long cherished desire of the people of Ludhiana and its surrounding areas. A few dedicated members of Arya Samaj met in 1945 and decided to raise funds to start a degree college to cater to the needs of the young students. Their mission was to keep aloft the torch of knowledge and awakening kindled by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati. It was due to their untiring efforts that Arya College came into existence in Ludhiana 1946. it was started in a building known as Malerkotla House. the same building was later used to house the Women section when it was started in 1970. At present, the college is considered to be a premier educational institution of higher education of the northern India.
It created a separate Woman Section in 1970 for independent studies of girl students in the old campus. Now it has been housed in a spacious building ajacent to the old building of the Dayanand Medical College in Civil Lines area. It has arrangement for Arts, Commerce, Computer and Home Science faculties.
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