The ''Government Degree College Handwara'' also known as GDC Handwara is University Grants Commission co-educational autonomous degree college, in

Handwara Handwara ( ; ) is a town in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located on Baramulla-Handwara National Highway NH-701 and is governed by a municipal committee. Handwara is known for its high-quality walnuts, which are a major ...

town,

Kupwara district Kupwara district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mentio ...

, in the Indian union territory of

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. It is located about from Handwara town. It is affiliated to

University of Kashmir University of Kashmir (UoK), informally known as Kashmir University (KU), is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public State university (India), state university located in the Hazratbal neighbourhood, on the western side of ...

, and is recognised by UGC under 2(f) and 12(b) of UGC Act 1956.

Location

Government Degree College Handwara is located on Baramulla-Rafiabad-Kupwara National Highway NH-701 near ''Braripora'' at a distance of from Handwara town about from the summer capital of

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and from district headquarter Kupwara. The campus of the college is spread over an area of 100 Kanals (12.5 acre) of land.

Establishment

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established the college under the Chief-Ministership of Dr. Farooq Abdullah in the year 1988. It was founded with a view to promote the need of education and to help the economically and socially under privileged students of this rural backward area to achieve the higher education.

Courses offered

GDC Handwara offers bachelors courses in Arts, Science, Commerce and Computer subjects. College offers 34 combinations of 21 subjects. Geography & English literature as subjects are also available only in this college of Kupwara District.

Bachelors Courses

* Bachelor of Arts * Bachelor of Science (Medical) * Bachelor of Business Administration * Bachelor of Science (Non-Medical) * Bachelor of Commerce * Bachelor of Computer Applications

References

{{University of Kashmir Degree colleges in Kashmir Division Universities and colleges in Jammu and Kashmir University of Kashmir 1988 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir Educational institutions established in 1988 Colleges affiliated to University of Kashmir