The Government Degree College Uri (

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'' 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 ...

-affiliated degree college located in Uri in the

Baramulla district Baramulla district or Varmul (in Kashmiri) is one of the 20 districts in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Baramulla town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covered an area of in 2001, but it wa ...

of the Indian-administered state of

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

. It is an autonomous co-educational degree college recognised by University Grants Commission of India under 2(f) and 12(B) of UGC Act, 1956.

Establishment

The

Government of Jammu and Kashmir The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is the governing authority of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and its two divisions and 20 districts. Jammu and Kashmir is a union territory in India under the terms of Article 239A (whi ...

established the college during the Chief-Ministership of

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under Prime Minister's Reconstruction Plan in the year 2005. It was established by Govt. of J&K with the aim of creating learning opportunities for the students of the educationally backward hilly, border area of Uri, district Baramulla.

Location

It is located at a distance of about to north-west from state summer capital

Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its ...

and 50 km to west from district headquarter

Baramulla Baramulla (), also known as Varmul () in Kashmiri, is a town and a municipality in the Baramulla district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Baramulla district. It is on the ...

. It is in main town Uri, on Srinagar-Muzzaffarabad national highway near LOC (Line of Control).

Courses offered

The college offers bachelor courses in various subjects.

Bachelor courses

*Bachelor of Arts (B.A) *Bachelor of Science (Medical) *Bachelor of Science (Non-Medical)

References

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