Motto ربِّ زدنی علماً Type Degree College Principal Prof. Ab. Majeed Dar | Motto in English Knowledge is Power Established 1988 | |
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi | ||
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.
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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. 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.