Government Degree College Patushay Bandipora (

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in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.The college is affiliated with

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 ...

, Hazratbal Srinagar and is recognised 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 ...

under articles 2(f) and 12(b) of UGC Act, 1956. The college is accredited with NAAC Grade - B.

Location

The college is located at Patushay in district headquarter,

Bandipora Bandipore () or Bandipora is the headquarters of district of Bandipore in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located on the northern banks of Wullar Lake—the second-largest freshwater lake in Asia. Bandipora has a terra ...

in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located in North-Kashmir and situated at a distance of 57 km from Srinagar on the eastern bank of Wular Lake.

Establishment

Government of Jammu and Kashmir established the college in the year 2005 during the Chief-Ministership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The college is one of the first institution of higher education in district Bandipora. The main aim of establishment of college was to open the doors of higher education to students belonging to far-flung hilly areas of district Bandipora.

About

Government Degree College, Bandipora is also known as HKM (Hassan Khoyihami Memorial College) GDC Bandipora.It is named after the ''Hassan Khoyihami'', a great native poet and historian of 19th century in Kashmir, who provided information on all aspects of human life, geography, flora, fauna and archaeological remains of Kashmir.

Courses offered

The college offers bachelor courses in Arts, Science and Commerce streams.

Bachelor courses

* Bachelors in Arts * Bachelors in Arts (with Computer) * Bachelors in Science (Medical) * Bachelors in Science (Non-Medical) * Bachelors in Science (with Computer) * Bachelors in Commerce (B.Com.)

References

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