Government Degree College, Handwara

Government Degree College, Handwara
College Logo
Motto	ربِّ زدنی علماً
Motto in English	Knowledge is Power
Type	Degree College
Established	1988
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi
Principal	Prof. Ab. Majeed Dar
Location	Handwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Campus	Rural
Language	English and Urdu
Sports	Cricket, Volleyball, Badminton
Affiliations	University of Kashmir
Website	www.handwaracollege.in

TheGovernment Degree College Handwara (Urdu;گورنمنٹ ڈگری کالج ہندوارہ) also known as GDC Handwara is University Grants Commission co-educational autonomous degree college, situated in Handwara town of Kupwara district, in the Indian administrative state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of about 1 km from Handwara town. It is affiliated to University of Kashmir, and is recognised by UGC under 2(f) and 12(b) of UGC Act 1956.

Location

Govt. Degree College Handwara is located in Baripora at a distance of 1 km from Handwara town about 77 km from state summer capital of J&K State. Srinagar and 18 km from district headquarter Kupwara.^[1] The campus of the college is spread over an area of 100 Kanals (12.5 acre) of land.

Establishment

Government of Jammu and Kashmir 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 Science (Non-Medical)
Bachelor of Commerce^[2]
Bachelor of Computer Applications^[3]

References

↑ "Govt Degree College Handwara, Kashmir Kupwara - Jammu And Kashmir". iCBSE. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
↑ "Government Degree College, Handwara, Jammu". Minglebox. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
↑ "Govt Degree College Handwara". www.handwaracollege.in. Retrieved 2015-10-25.

University of Kashmir

Leadership	Chancellor: Governor of J & K - Narinder Nath Vohra Pro-Chancellor: Chief Minister of J & K - Mufti Sayeed Vice-Chancellor: Prof. Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi

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