Maharani Laxmi Bai Government College of Excellence (MLB, Gwalior)

Maharani Laxmi Bai Government College of Excellence is one of the top Institute in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Here are the details about Maharani Laxmi Bai Government College of Excellence courses, fees, placements, cut-off ranking, and facilities reviews.

Maharani Laxmi Bai Govt. College of Excellence, Gwalior is one of the most prestigious Educational institutions in Northern India. A century-old history of this great institution marks the various stages of its development and spread of higher education in Gwalior. The rulers of the erstwhile Scindia state rendered a yeoman???s service by establishing this college in 1846 as Lashkar Madarsa. It was renamed in 1887 as ??? Victoria College??? to mark the celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. In 1957 its name was changed to ??? Maharani Laxmi Bai Arts and Commerce College??? in the memory of that great, valiant and immortal freedom fighter, the Maharani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi who laid down her life on the sacred soil of Gwalior. In the year 1961, the Science departments were separated from this college and it was named Maharani Laxmi Bai Arts & Commerce College.
The foundation stone of its magnificent building was laid on 16.07.1887. The building was completed in 1899 and was inaugurated by the then Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, on 30th November 1899.
The college celebrated its Golden Jubilee on Nov. 12, 1941, and Diamond Jubilee on Jan 20, 1952. Its centenary celebrations were held on Feb. 17, 1992, which were presided over by the then President of the Indian Republic H. E. Sri R. Venkataraman.
This institution takes immense pride in mentioning the fact that it has produced a galaxy of stars that are radiating their lights in the socio-political firmament of this great nation. Among its alumni are great statesmen, administrators, scientists, doctors, scholars and literati, notable among them are former Prime Minister Hon. ble Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Dr R. S. Dharkar a notable surgeon of national repute and the famous poet and Ex- V. C. of Vikram University, Ujjain, Dr Shiv Mangal Singh ???Suman???.
During 120 years of its existence, the college remained affiliated with various renowned Indian Universities like Calcutta University, Calcutta; Prayag University, Allahabad; Agra University, Agra; Vikram University, Ujjain and finally the Jiwaji University, Gwalior after its establishment in 1964.
During the seventh plan, the University Grants Commission decided to grant autonomous status to 500 select colleges throughout the country this college was selected as one for the conferment of autonomous status and the same was granted in 1988.
Keeping in view the glorious academic tradition of this college, the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Dept. of Higher Education declared it as an institution of Excellence in Higher Education from the academic session 2002-03.
It is a multi-faculty college having Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce, Law, Library Information Science and Management faculties. It has 17 undergraduate and 16 postgraduate departments and all the postgraduate departments are providing research facilities for the award of PhD degrees is one of the biggest recognized research centres of Jiwaji University, Gwalior. The college provides the facility of co-education. 69 qualified teachers. This college is an approved research centre for PhD. Presently 576?? Ph. D. research scholars are registered in various disciplines. In the administrative block, there are 25 class III and IV employees.
Under the excellence scheme of Govt. of Madhya Pradesh the college has introduced the Semester System in both the undergraduate and postgraduate courses from the academic session 2003-04 and the syllabi of all the subjects have been revised and upgraded in accordance with the Model Curricula of the UGC.
The college has three NCC wings (two Infantry and one Naval wing) having cadets under command of Capt. D. S. Rana, Lt.Dr. Arvind Sharma, Lt.Dr. Mahesh Dubey, S Lt. Neeraj Jha. Two NSS units with 200 boys/girls are also working under the able guidance of Two NSS officers Dr Manish Khemariya and Dr Susheel Kumar. The college also publishes annually its own magazine. Veerangana?? of a high standard. Various sports activities are also conducted annually. The college also organizes a Yuva Utsav every year focusing on the cultural heritage of this region.
The college has vast infrastructural facilities with a sprawling campus, 110 spacious classrooms, two seminar halls, one auditorium, four computer labs, a big library having 1.50 lac books with a reading room, a vehicle shed, an administrative block, an autonomous examination block, a playground having a cricket pitch of international standard, boys hostel and 3 warden bungalows, and a well-furnished guest house. The incumbent college administration has embarked upon converting the vast open space into gardens with beautiful landscaping and creating a green belt for a pollution-free environment.

Accreditation and Ranking

Maharani Laxmi Bai Govt. College of Excellence is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Recognised by University Grants Commission (UGC) and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) affiliated with Jiwaji University (JU), Gwalior.

Courses offered

Maharani Laxmi Bai Govt. College of Excellence, are offered courses at various levels like Undergraduate Degrees (i.e Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) Computer Applications, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration), etc) and Postgraduate Degrees (i.e Master of Library Science (MLibSc), Master of Law (LLM), Master of Arts (MA) Sanskrit, etc) and many more. You can also find a brief overview of the different courses the university offers across various disciplines with their specializations on the Course page.

Facilities and Infrastructure

Library

The M.L.B. College Central Library has all the facilities for UG, PG and Research Scholars. Its total holdings are 1,60,438 books. (Besides these the reading room is also available, and for PG students departmental library is available.

Computer Center

Computer Lab available for Students, improve computer skills with the help of internet and software package. 40 student strength occupy in the computer lab.

Cafeteria

The college canteen serves a vast variety of hygienic food at a reasonable price in the well-maintained cafeteria. The menu contains fast food as well as meals from different parts of the country. The favourite dishes of South and North cater to the taste of students and faculty members.

Sports Facilities

M. L. B. Govt. College of Excellence, Gwalior has got various fields of sports such as a Football Ground, a Cricket Ground with turf wicket, One Indoor Stadium, One Indoor Badminton Court, an Indoor Basketball Court, One Volleyball Field, and One Table Tennis Hall.

Vision

Dissemination, extension and creation of knowledge, meeting the challenges of times and leading the society

Mission

To achieve excellence in and to keep up the honour and ideal values of higher education. To prepare the students for various competitive examinations to cater to the needs of the dynamic employment market.