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'''Baba Aaya Singh Riarki College''' is a [[private college]] in [[Gurdaspur district|Gurdaspur]], [[Punjab]], [[India]]. <br />
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The original idea for the institution was conceived in 1923 by religious reformer Baba Aaya Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sant Baba Aaya Singh Ji, Hoti Mardan |url=http://www.santgarh.com/sant-baba-aaya-singh-ji-hoti-mardan |access-date=2026-02-25 |website=www.santgarh.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jhunir |first=Kiranjit Kaur |date=2024-02-08 |title=Empowerment of girls: A college where every student is a teacher |url=https://villagesquare.in/punjab-college-girls-empowerment/ |access-date=2026-02-25 |website=Village Square |language=en-GB}}</ref> Using funds from other countries, the main school building was constructed, but was never opened after Baba Aaya Singh's death in 1957. <br />
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Construction of the current college was started by Com. S. Chanan Singh, with the vision that there would be a free girls' college in the area. Until Singhh's death, the institution remained a free education college. Despite funding issues that delayed initial construction and opening, the institution opened on Women's Day in 1976 and the first class of students consisted of 14 girls.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baba Aya Singh Riarki College - A free Education College |url=https://www.riarkicollege.com/HIS.html |access-date=2026-02-25 |website=www.riarkicollege.com}}</ref> <br />
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Com. S. Chanan Singh appointed Swaran Singh Virk as principal of this new institute, who was a teacher originally and later brought in his wife to be the warden of the college hostel when the girls' hostel was started. <br />
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== Student body ==<br />
In 1999, there were total 4500 students, 496 of which were in-hostel. The teachers volunteer to educate the students, and senior students mentor underclassmen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deepika |date=2013-10-31 |title=A school that doesn't teach |url=https://www.indiawaterportal.org/governance-and-policy/governance/school-doesnt-teach |access-date=2026-02-25 |website=India Water Portal |language=en}}</ref><br />
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* http://www.ndtv.com/ndtv-at25/classics/special-report/304534<br />
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Punjab, India]]<br />
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