President's Message
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Sri Amritsar Sahib (SGPC), is an apex body of the Sikhs residing all over the world.
Besides managing the Sikh shrines, it runs a number of educational institutions, charitable hospitals, saraya and homes for
the physically/mentally challenged people. Though the primary objective of the SGPC is religious, it also performs multidimensional
functions for inculcating high ethical values, a humanistic outlook, healthy habits and scientific temper among the community through
its educational institutions.As education in Sikhism means continuous development and integration of the human personality and this is
not possible without good teachers. To achieve this aim and to provide opportunities of higher education for girls, SGPC opened a
teacher education institution in Patiala which is running successfully for the last 18 years.
The major contribution of SGPC lies in making primary and higher education accessible to the common people, especially in the remote areas of the region.
SGPC, the supreme body of the Sikhs, has established institutions of higher education imparting education in diverse fields. At present SGPC is running 52
schools and 31 institutions of higher education including four engineering institutes, One medical college, One Education college and One University. We are
committed to providing such a learning environment in our institutions that not only protects and nourishes the creativity of the students but also makes them
good and responsible citizens. The SGPC is conscious of the changing trends in education and is therefore taking bold steps in this direction to negotiate with
international universities and organizations so as to meet the international standards in education and explore new vistas of knowledge in order to enable our youth
to touch new heights in life. A lot has been done in the last few decades and still more needs to be done in the years to come. Hence, we are committed to put our all
efforts to strengthen our educational institutions in order to impart value-based quality education as well as making it accessible and affordable for all. May WAHEGURU be
our inspiration and strength in this endeavour.
Best wishes!
Advocate S. Harjinder Singh Dhami
President SGPC