Introduction

Mardan, a region communicating Afghanistan and the rest of India in the past, has an important historical and geographical position. Alexander the great reached this valley through kunar, Swat and Buner in 326 BC. After the Alexender death, the valley came under the rules of Chandra Gupta, Ashoka the great and others Buddhist rulers who introduced Buddhism and the valley became a great center of learning, education and civilization. Towards the end of the 7th century AD Afghans appeared on the scene and brought Islam with them. After Sultan Sabuktagin his son Mahmood of Ghaznavi used the valley regularly to attack India time and again. The Afghan were followed by the Mughals and the Mughals were followed by Sikhs and finally the British Raj till 1947, when the people democratically decided to join Pakistan. It seems as if it was easy for the foreign aggressor to rule the valley but the great people fought continuously for their independence. They were so brave that no aggressor and dictator felt at home here and the people of the valley earned the name “Mardan” for themselves. It means man with charisma and courage. Hence the area is called Mardan. As history testify, Mardan has always been the center of learning and civilization, and today this thirst for learning and education is proved by the number of educational institutions in the city and its suburbs. Govt. degree college No.2 is a valuable addition to the number. Since its foundation in 1991, it played a plausible role in educating the youth of the locality, and deserves to be ranked as one of the topmost colleges of the district. The college presents a favorable environments with newly constructed building and committed and professional faculty and sincere and devoted administration. We hope that in the coming few years, with our goals and mission in front of us, we will be able to be one of the top most institutions of the province and we promise that we will guide you to the zenith of success, civilization and education.