Kinnaird College

Name : Kinnaird College
Address :  93 – Jail Road Lahore
Contact : 0423-37564190, 0423-37564196.
Mobile: 0322-8429687.
Established :1913

Kinnaird College for Women is a college in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded by American missionaries under the British Raj, the school is now a semi-government institute recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.

History
The college was established at the start of the 20th century when it was housed near Kinnaird High School. Initial tuition focused on Intermediate classes beginning in 1913, followed by B.A. classes four years later. The college moved to Jail Road in 1926 after it was determined that more space was needed. In 1933, the college acquired land near Lahore's canal and new buildings were constructed to house the increasing numbers of girls studying at the college. By 1939 the college had grown into a 20-acre (81,000 m2) campus.

Kinnaird College, the premier women's college in Pakistan, was founded in 1913 by the Zenana and Bible Medical Mission, now called Interserve. Pupils of Kinnaird High School (founded 1864) pleaded to continue their education. so the first Intermediate class (FA) started with Miss Joan McDonald as Principal. BA classes commenced in 1917. The American Presbyterian Mission and the Church Missionary Society joined in 1919 to make Kinnaird a union institution. Others followed. From 1913 to 1922 the college was the only women's liberal arts college in the Punjab.

The science department was not founded until 1950 - two world wars, lack of finance and partition of the subcontinent were the main hindrances. The student body grew from 6 to 170 by 1951. (By 2010 it was over 4,000). The early students were mainly Christians joined by more and more Hindus. Kinnaird College moved from its first site in and around Kinnaird High School in 1926 to Lake Road, and in 1938 to its present site. In 1932 the Principal, Miss McNair, agonized about moving to Agra where the College had been offered the campus of St. John's College. This offer was declined, and Kinnaird with its campus was preserved. After independence of Pakistan 1947, the Hindus and Sikhs students migrated to India while Muslims migrated to Pakistan. Kinnaird College has became a predominantly Muslim college.

Degrees and courses
Kinnaird launched its honors program in 2003, the four year bachelors followed by a dissertation. An honors degree is available in the following subjects:

Biochemistry
Botany
English Literature
English Language and Linguistics
Environmental Science
Food and Nutrition
Psychology
Physics
French
Political Science
Media Studies
International Relations
Urdu
Business Administration
Zoology
Geography
Economics
Mathematics
Computer Science
Biotechnology
One and two year masters degrees are available in the following:

English Literature
Environmental Science
International Relations
English Literature
English Language Teaching
Business Administration
Media Studies
M.Phil degree offered in:

Environmental Science
English Literature
International Relations
English Language Teaching

Extra courses at Kinnaird
Kinnaird offers summer and winter courses in graphic design, communication skills, French, and other courses to improve knowledge and expertise.

Extra-curricular activities
A part from academic activities Kinnaird has its annual sports day, swimming festivals, annual plays and Drama competitions every year. Besides that activities are going on within the college and hostel for students throughout the year.