Government Degree College, Kupwara


The Government Degree College Kupwara is a Govt. run co-educational college located in the Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is recognized by the University Grants Commission.

History

The college was established in 1988 by Jammu and Kashmir's department of higher education with the aim of opening learning opportunities for the students of Kupwara. The college is affiliated with the University of Kashmir and is recognized by UGC under 2 and 12 of UGC Act, 1956.
The college started as a makeshift arrangement at Government Higher Secondary School Kupwara and quickly established a temporary campus on the river side of the school. In 2000, the college moved to its present campus, located about 1.5 km from Kupwara town in Bohipora.

Evaluation

It has been awarded grade "B++" by NAAC. but lacks infrastructure, management.

Location

The college is located about 97 km from Srinagar. It is about 1.5 km from Kupwara town center in Bohipora on Kupwara-Gushi road.

Courses

The college offers bachelor's degrees in various subjects like Arts, Science, Commerce and Computer Science; in addition, there are several add-on courses available.

Bachelors degrees

The college was the first among valley colleges to get a NAAC accreditation grade of a B+ in 2004.