Gandhi Memorial Science College, commonly known as G.G.M. Science College, formerly Prince of Wales College, established in 1905 is an NAAC accredited "A" grade college located in the city of
Jammu
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...
, in
Jammu and Kashmir, India.
The college's undergraduate program provides
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University o ...
degrees in various subject combinations, which are three-year programs.
The school also offers
postgraduate education degrees in English and Geology,
Bachelor of Computer Application
A Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, (abbreviated BSIT or B.Sc. IT), is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the information technology. The degree is normally required in order to work in the Information tec ...
degrees, and certificate courses in the areas of computer applications, web designing and industrial electronics.
Departments
The following are departments of the college.
* Biotechnology
* Botany
* Chemistry
* Computers
* Electronics
* English
* Geography
* Geology
* Library science
* Mathematics
* Physical Education
* Physics
* Zoology
Heritage status
In July 2015, the college was designated as "heritage status" by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India, which serves to enable funds for school upgrades and improvements.
Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground
The Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground is a playing ground located at the Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College. The ground hosts matches for
Jammu & Kashmir cricket team. The hosted his first match in 1976 between
Jammu & Kashmir cricket team and
Punjab cricket team. Until December 2013, the ground hosted 18 first-class matches.
First-class Matches
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