SSA - DEEP Annual Work Plan 2003-2004 District Kapurthala (Punjab)

Abstract

From Education: With the opening of a school in 1856 the modem education was introduced in Kapurthala State by Raja Randhir Singh. The school was upgraded to high school in 1864. In 1896 it was converted into an Intermediate Arts College and made degree college in 1946. It is known as Randhir College. By 1904 there were one Intermediate college at Kapurthala, 2 High schools at Phagwara and Kapurthala) 4 Middle Schools (at Sultanpur Lodhi, Nadala, Bhunga, and Kala) and 25 Primary schools. Besides there were 82 indigenous schools (55 Mohammedan schools, 27 Hindu schools). In the indigenous schools, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi Gurmukhi was taught in the mosques, gurdwaras and mandirs by the Maulvis, Bhais and Pandits respectively. Also private school existed for teaching of Lande in the urban areas. Urdu was the medium of instruction in the State schools as was in the Punjab area.