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{{Short description|Government college in Churu, Rajasthan, India}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Lohia College
| image = Lohia College Logo.png
| motto = ''Tamaso mā jyotirgamaya''{{small| ([[Sanskrit]])}}
| mottoeng = Lead me from darkness to light
| type = [[Public]]
| established = {{start date and age|1945}}
| founder = Kanhiya Lal Lohia<ref>https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/churu-rajasthan-dhanna-seth-kanhaiya-lal-mahavidyalay-jute-expertise-foreigners-praised-local18-9707790.html</ref>
| principal =
| city = [[Churu, Rajasthan|Churu]]
| state = [[Rajasthan]]
| country = India {{flagicon|India}}
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| language = English, Hindi
| website = {{official URL}}
| mapframe = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|28|17|27|N|74|58|00|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}
'''Lohia College''' is a government college located in [[Churu district|Churu]], [[Rajasthan]], India, established in 1945.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=66 साल पहले लोहिया कॉलेज के छात्रसंघ अध्यक्ष को तत्कालीन सीएम ने भोज पर बुलाया था जयपुर |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/churu/news/rajasthan-news-66-years-ago-the-then-cm-of-lohia-college-was-invited-by-the-then-cm-for-a-banquet-in-jaipur-111005-5336330.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=October 7, 2025 |title=धन्ना सेठ का अनोखा योगदान...महाविद्यालय का निर्माण और जूट परख की कला में विदेशी भी हुए दीवाने |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/churu-rajasthan-dhanna-seth-kanhaiya-lal-mahavidyalay-jute-expertise-foreigners-praised-local18-9707790.html |work=News 18}}</ref> The Churu District Gazetteer (1970) published by the [[Government of Rajasthan]], records the institution among the higher educational establishments functuning in the district during the mid 20th century.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://indianculture.gov.in/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/system/files/nvli_pdfs/GR499.pdf |title=Gazetteer of India Rajasthan Churu |publisher=Publication Branch, Government Central Press |year= |location=Jaipur, India |publication-date=March 20, 1970 |pages=306–307 |language=English}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.08624/page/283/mode/2up |title=Gazetteer of India Rajasthan Churu |publisher=Publication Branch Government Central Press |year= |location=Jaipur, India |publication-date=March 20, 1970 |pages=283 |language=English}}</ref>

The college was earlier affiliated with the [[University of Rajasthan]]<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> and has been affiliated with [[Maharaja Ganga Singh University|Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner]] since 2003.<ref>https://assessmentonline.naac.gov.in/public/index.php/get_file?file_path=eyJpdiI6InhVRmFtSHVjTTJGWVpWdmt0Q0doZlE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiKzRVVmVTMTlxdU8weUYzL2NXdjJNU09rT0RmY0lOS0hBcGx6eDJRc2tBajZMOHI2a25QWThGbmNZZnhBcXBjNmFNak4xWDhQUDhnb1B0QkQzTlJQWXp5N3RPTDQxcGxuNWJnbmc4Uk5tUWlRQjcyQ1EvYlhQL1RZVG5MR3BoM3kiLCJtYWMiOiI2NDY2MmM5MjcwMmZlZTY2NGE3OWQwMDMyNmM2ZmFkZTFmMDk1NWUwZjdlOTFiMmFhOTFlMjE0MWVjZWE5NzJjIiwidGFnIjoiIn0={{Dead link | date=December 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

== History ==
The college was founded in 1945 and initially functioned as an intermediate-level institution before gradually expanding its academic programmes. It was later shifted to its present campus in Churu and developed into a degree college offering UG courses in arts, science and commerce.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

== Academics ==
The college offers UG and PG programmes in arts, science and commerce under its affiliation with Maharaja Ganga Singh University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government Lohia College, Churu |url=https://hte.rajasthan.gov.in/college/gcchuru/history |access-date=2025-12-09 |website=hte.rajasthan.gov.in}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Narendra Budania]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biographical Sketch |url=https://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok11/biodata/11rj10.php |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=www.indiapress.org}}</ref> – alumnus
* [[Bhanwar Singh Samaur]]<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.61804/page/n633/mode/2up?q=Bhanwar |title=Who's Who of Indian Writers |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |year=1983 |publication-date=July 26, 1983 |pages=634 |language=English}}</ref> – faculty member

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Colleges in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Education in Churu district]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1945]]
[[Category:1945 establishments in India]]

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