The Punjab education minister Sikander Singh Maluka on Thursday gave nod for renaming University College, Dhilwan (Barnala) as Sri Guru Teg Bahadur University College.
Disclosing this here on Thursday, a spokesperson of state education department informed that this decision has been taken after considering the various representations stating that as Sri Guru Teg Bahadur had stayed nine months and nine days at this place, so it has a great historic significance in sikh history.