 In 1944, the Khalifatul Masih II laid the foundation of what was soon to become one of the most prestigious colleges in India.Sahibzada Mirza Nasir Ahmad was appointed principal, and the college was housed in the spacious building of the Talim-ul-Islam High School, for which a new building was erected.Khalifatul Masih II steered the college through its most critical phases in 1947, when the college became homeless as a result of the independence of Pakistan in 1947.