Multani Mal Modi College

Multani Mal Modi College, Patiala
ਮੁਲਤਾਨੀ ਮੱਲ ਮੋਦੀ ਕਾਲਜ, ਪਟਿਆਲਾ ; Re-accredited by NAAC, Grade A, CGPA 3.26
Motto	तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय; (tamaso ma jyotirgamay : Lead Me from darkness to light)
Type	Private
Established	Dec 1967
Principal	Dr Neeraj Goyal
Location	Patiala, Punjab, India; 30°19′03″N 76°23′42″E / 30.3174°N 76.3949°E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Punjabi University
Website	www.modicollege.com

Multani Mal Modi College is a university located in Patiala, Punjab, India.

History

Multani Mal Modi College was established in 1967 with financial help from Gujjar Mal Modi.^{[citation needed]} It was established by the Padma Bhushan, Rai Bahadur Seth Gujjar Mal Modi, a business magnate of India, in the memory of his father Rai Bahadur Seth Multani Mal Modi.^{[citation needed]} Its foundation stone was laid by Dr Dharam Vira, ICS, the then Governor of Punjab on 21 September 1966 and the first academic session commenced in July 1967.^{[citation needed]}

Description and governance

The college is affiliated to Punjabi University, Patiala, and is managed by Rai Bahadur Multani Mal Modi Charitable Trust.^{[citation needed]}

The college is owned and maintained by the Modi Education Society, headed by Seth Sudarshan Kumar Modi.^[2]^[3]

Faculty

Principals

H R Juneja (05-06-1967 - 23-01-1970)
H R Jindal (06-06-1970 - 31-08-1983)
Raj Kumar Phul (17-07-1985 - 17-06-1987)
O P Vijh (18-06-1987 - 18-01-1991)
O P Dhiman (06-08-1991 - 08-09-1993)
S R Sahni (03-06-1994 - 31-12-2000)
Surindra Lal (01-01-2001 - 31-03 -2004)
V K Sharma (01-07-2004 - 01-08-2006)
Satish K Bhardwaj (01-12-2006 - 31.12.2013)
Khushvinder Kumar (01-01-2014 to ?)

Notable alumni

Navneet Nishan - Bollywood actress
Shekhar Gurera - editorial cartoonist
Vijay Inder Singla - Indian politician, member of Punjab Legislative Assembly

References

^ The Motto, Vision, Mission and Objectives of the MMM College : Vision
^ 715 get degrees at Multani Mal Modi College The Tribune, Patiala : Mar26, 2020
^ Virtual Alumni Meet 2020 Held MMMC Aug.1st,2020