Government College for Boys Baramulla

Government Degree College Boys, Baramulla

گورنمنٹ ڈگری کالج بارہمولہ‬
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Motto	Through Hardwork to the Stars
Type	Degree College
Established	1943
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi
Principal	Prof. (Dr) Mudassir Maqbool
Location	Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir,  India
Campus	Semi-Urban
Affiliations	University of Kashmir
Sports	Cricket, Volley Ball, Foot Ball, Badminton
Website	www.baramullacollege.net

The Government College for Boys Baramulla (Urdu;گورنمنٹ ڈگری کالج بارہ مولہ‬) also known as Boys Degree College Baramulla, is a University Grants Commission autonomous college in Baramulla district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an autonomous college recognised by UGC and is affiliated with the University of Kashmir. The college has been awarded a grade "A++" rating by the NAAC.

Location

The college is located in the lap of a hillock, four km from the main town (Baramulla) on the Srinagar-Uri National Highway. It was established in 1943. It is situated at a distance of about 51 km from the state summer capital, Srinagar.^[1]

Overview & History

The Boys Degree College at Baramulla was established as an English medium primary school, founded by the Catholic Missionaries at Baramulla, by Father Ignatius Brower and Rev. Father Simmons in 1905. It was upgraded to a high school in 1913. In 1938 the school was upgraded to the status of Intermediate College.

It was upgraded to a Degree College in 1943, and was affiliated with the Punjab University at Lahore. After the Independence of India in August 1947, the college was closed 27 October that year (after Pakistani rebels attacked Kashmir).

Boys Degree college Baramulla was re-opened 28 June 1954 as an Intermediate college, and was affiliated to the then University of Jammu and Kashmir. Further upgraded to a Degree college in 1956, it was subsequently taken over by the State government on 1 April 1963. It is currently affiliated with the university of Kashmir, and recognised by the University Grants Commission under the UGC Act 1956.^[2] Government Degree College Baramulla is the first institute of Jammu and Kashmir State to start undergraduate course in Mass Communication in 2002. It offers two degree course in Mass Communication viz. BMMMC and MCVP which has changed the media landscape of Kashmir in substantial ways having strong alumni working in various local, national and international media units.

Courses offered

The college offers bachelor's general courses in Science, Humanities, and business studies. Besides bachelor's courses, the College also offers Post-Graduate Courses in Mathematics and master's degrees in Computer Applications certified by the University of Kashmir.

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