Shia Post Graduate College, Lucknow, established in 1919, is one of the premier institutions under the management and control of the Board of Trustees of Shia College and Allied Institutions. Following the traditions of Islam, the College has served all communities without discrimination, maintaining high standards of secularism and patriotism since its inception. The College's oval-shaped emblem carries the Hadith 'I am the city of learning and Ali is its gate,' symbolizing the spread of knowledge and light. The institution's teaching infrastructure consists of Post-Graduate classes in Science, Commerce and Arts, Degree classes in the Faculties of Science, Arts, Law and Commerce, an Arabic College imparting Moral Education and Advanced Theology, and an Intermediate College with teaching in Arts, Science and Commerce. The College Building consists of two teaching campuses - Sitapur Road Campus and Tulsidas Marg (Victoria Street) Campus - along with a separate hostel for boys at Sitapur Road. It has well-equipped laboratories, two Central Libraries (one at each campus) and Departmental Libraries with a large collection of books and journals. Shia PG College was accredited with NAAC Grade A in 2022. The College runs the National Service Scheme (NSS) launched in 1969 by the Ministry of Education and Youth Welfare, Government of India, and also has Army and Naval Wings of the National Cadet Corps (NCC). The College publishes a research journal 'Law Review' through its Faculty of Law, along with Technical Reports of various national and international seminars and research collections. Courses offered include B.A. (six semesters, 1046 regular seats), B.A. Journalism and Mass Communication, B.Com and B.Com (Hons), B.Sc. (Biology and Mathematics groups), LL.B., LL.B. (Hons) five-year integrated programme, LL.M., BBA, and postgraduate programmes including M.Sc. Zoology, M.Sc. Physics, M.A. (Education, History, Political Science, Sociology, Urdu), M.A.J.M.C., and M.Com (Applied Economics and Pure Commerce). All programmes are run as an Associated College of Lucknow University.