Type College Campus Rural | Established 2005 Founded 2005 | |
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Vice-Chancellor Prof. Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi Principal Prof. Khurshid Ahmad Khan Location Beerwah, Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India Motto رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي "O my Lord! Open for me my chest (grant me self-confidence, contentment, and boldness); & Ease my task for me" Sports Cricket, Volleyball, Badminton | ||
The Govt. Degree College, Beerwah ( Urdu, گورنمنٹ ڈگری کالج بیروہ ) also known as GDC Beerwah, is a University Grants Commission autonomous coeducational degree college in the state of Jammu and Kashmir located on 60 Kanal campus in Beerwah 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Srinagar. The College is affiliated with the University of Kashmir.
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Establishment
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir established the college under the Chief-Ministership of Mufti Mohammad
Sayeed with the hard work and efforts initiated by Sarfaraz Ahmad Khan the then MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) of Beerwah.
Initially the college Started its functioning in a few rooms in DIET (District Institute of Education and Trainings ) Beerwah with only four subjects to offer to its students.
The present Campus of college where it is functioning since May 2010, is located on a hill under the lap of nature with a picturesque view on the right side of Beerwah-Kangripora road, overlooking the town.
The College is affiliated with the University of Kashmir since its inception in 2005 and has received permanent affiliation status with effect from 2010. The University Grants Commission, New Delhi vide its communication No. F.No.8-246/2007 (CPP-I/C) dated 30 August 2010 has included the College in its list of colleges under section 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956. The College has started receiving grants from the UGC under various developmental schemes of academic and infrastructural nature.
Courses
The college offers undergraduate degree courses in Arts, Science and Commerce streams.