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'''Satish Chander Dhawan Government College''', formally '''S.C.D. Government College, Ludhiana''', formerly '''Imperial College, Ludhiana''' and '''Government College for Boys, Ludhiana''', is an educational institution located in [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]. The college offers various courses in Humanities, Commerce and Science for graduation and post graduation level studies.<br />
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==History==<br />
S.C.D. Government College was established in 1920 as Imperial College, Ludhiana and was later renamed Government College for Boys, Ludhiana. In 1976 it was renamed S.C.D. Government College by the [[Government of Punjab, India|Government of Punjab]] after [[Satish Dhawan]], an alumnus of the college.<ref name=profile>{{cite web|title=College Profile|url=http://www.scdgovtcollege.ac.in/|website=www.scdgovtcollege.ac.in|publisher=SCD Government College Ludhiana|accessdate=30 September 2017|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
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* Arshpreet Bhullar, basketball player <ref>[http://ekalavyas.com/2015/01/20/arshpreet-singh-threes-better-twos/ Arshpreet Singh: Threes are better than twos], Gopalakrishnan R (Eklavas.com). Accessed 27 January 2018.</ref><br />
* [[Satish Dhawan]], space scientist{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}<br />
* [[Sahir Ludhianvi]], Urdu poet<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sumbly|first1=Vimal|title=A pity, no memorial to remind people of Sahir|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050601/ldh3.htm#9|accessdate=30 September 2017|work=[[The Tribune, Chandigarh|The Tribune]]|date=1 June 2005}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official|http://www.scdgovtcollege.ac.in/}}<br />
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[[Category:Education in Ludhiana]]<br />
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Punjab, India]]<br />
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