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Friday, 22 February 2008 |
 Guru Ramdass School of Planning was established by efforts initiated by S. Bharpur Singh, Chief Town Planner and S.Bishan Singh First Vice Chancellor of Guru Nanank Dev Univeristy, Amritsar. Thus with an overall view to make available qualified and well trained planning professionals, Guru Ramdas Postgraduate School of Planning was established in July 1972 and named after the fourth Sikh Guru, Guru Ramdass Ji, founder of Amritsar city.
Since then the School has served the sub-region in particular and the country in general as a premier institution producing able planning professionals. The sub region served by the School comprises mainly of the states namely Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana and Rajasthan, however from time to time, the School has also had students from other parts of the country such as the North East states and South India. The School boasts of Illustrious Alumni who are carving a niche for themselves in public and private sector organizations both in India and abroad. |
