Amar Singh College (

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Kashmiri Kashmiri may refer to: * People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir * Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley * Kashmiri language, their language People with the name * Kashmiri Saikia Baruah ...

: ) is an academic & professional college in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the second oldest college in the Kashmir Valley after Sri Pratap College.

History

It was established in November 1913 as Amar Singh Technical Institute, to teach willing students art, culture, and basics like masonry and carpentry. It was formally opened on 29 May 1914 by Maharaja Pratap Singh. In June 1942, the Technical Institute was converted into Amar Singh College through bifurcation of Sri Pratap College commemorating the name of the father of

Hari Singh Maharaja Sir Hari Singh (September 1895 – 26 April 1961) was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Hari Singh was the son of Amar Singh and Bhotiali Chib. In 1923, following his uncle's death, Singh became ...

, the then

Maharaja Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king". A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, a ...

of Kashmir. The College was recognized by

University Grants Commission of India University Grants Commission (UGC) is a statutory body set up by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenanc ...

(UGC) in June 1972. The College is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council AACwith B++ Grade.

Location

The college is located in Wazir Bagh, in the city of Srinagar (74o-48 `N latitude, 34o-03 `E longitude and 1589m altitude). It is spread over 35 hectares of land divided into a large play ground, parks, gardens, and an infrastructural area. At present, the college has multiple academic buildings making a total built-up area of about 30000m2. This includes the glorious heritage building, representing the finest blend of Anglo-Indian architecture, constructed in 1910 for running a technical institute. Presently it houses chemistry department, teaching staff room, UGC, IQAC Cell, NSS and NCC rooms, besides having six lecture theaters and three large halls for the conduct of examinations. The heritage building had got damages during earthquake in 2005 and devastating flood in September 2014. However, it was repaired and restored to its actual look in 2017-18 by J&K Government through INTAC. It was made possible through the personal efforts of then Principal Prof. Yasmeen Ashaie.

About the College

*Amar Singh College, Srinagar, is a nodal college for Kashmir Division acting as a liaison between departments of higher education and about fifty government colleges of the providence. *The college has a well equipped library with a collection of about 70,000 books including a collection of rare books. *The college offers Undergraduate courses in Science, Arts, Commerce and Computer applications, and Postgraduate studies in geography. *The college also offers UGC sponsored add-on job-oriented courses in information technology, video editing, computer application, and web design. *The college is also one of the Special Study centers of

IGNOU Indira Gandhi National Open University, known as IGNOU, is a Central University located at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India. Named after former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985 with a budget of 20& ...

Facilities

*Library *Computer Labs *Auditorium *Gymkhana *Canteen *Classrooms *Sports and Games *Hostel *National service scheme (NSS) *National Cadet Corps (NCC)

JKIMS

Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Mathematical Sciences or JKIMS is an autonomous public institution under recognition of

University of Kashmir The University of Kashmir (U-K, UoK), informally known as Kashmir University (KU), is a collegiate public state university located on the western side of Dal Lake in the city of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India which was established in 1948 ...

, situated inside the campus of Amar Singh College Srinagar in Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir, which was established in 2014 by the higher education department of government of Jammu and Kashmir.

Famous alumni

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- Football Player * Chewang Norphel - Indian Civil Engineer *

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- Poet * Kacho Sikander Khan - Writer *

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References

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