Welcome to GDC (Boys) Kupwara

Govt. Degree College Kupwara was established in 1988. Affiliated to University of Kashmir and recognized by the UGC under section 2(f) and 12 (B), the college started from a makeshift campus near Boys Higher Secondary Kupwara and in the year 2000 it shifted to its new/permanent campus at Bohipora on Kupwara Villgam road about 2 kms from the town centre. Spread over 8 hectares of land the college has an Administrative Block two 8-room Lecture Blocks, a Science Block, a Library Block, Computer Applications Block, an Admission Block, an Auditorium, a Meeting Hall, and a few more small buildings to run undergraduate courses in Arts, Science, Computer Applications and Commerce streams. Two separate hostels one each for Boys and Girls with an intake capacity of 60 are available to provide residential facilities for students’ coming from far-off places. Initially created with an intake capacity of around 350 students, the current enrolment of the college has exceeded 4000 with 45% girl students. The enrolment of girls has increased over the years which is indeed a healthy sign for this educationally backward area. It has been the endeavor of the college ever since its inception to strive hard to live up to the expectations and the aspirations of its different stakeholders. The college has the unique distinction of being the first among young colleges to get NAAC accreditation with B+ grade in 2004 and is preparing for re-accreditation. It is due to the dynamic, able and unstinted guidance of the faculty that the number of admissions of our students for different courses in the reputed universities of the country has substantially increased over the years and our students are now making to various competitive exams at regional and National level. The college firmly believes that only curricular activities are not enough to ensure all round development of the students, hence different co-curricular activities are regularly conducted in the college throughout the year to inculcate moral values, community sense and leadership qualities among its students and to boost and carve out their hidden talent.
Government degree college Kupwara is a rural institution only geographically, but the vision and mission of the college is to  provide equal platform and equal opportunities for both female and male students, as we believe gender inequality is an impediment within the course of overall progress in education. Safety and Security:Safety and security are very important for every co-educational institution. Since our institution offers coeducation therefore has taken proper care of our students especially girl students in terms of their safety and security. We have a fleet of three buses of the capacity 50 seats each, carrying our students from college to Kupwara town and vice versa. Among three buses one bus is exclusively reserved for girl students in view of happening any untoward incident while traveling through the bus. Counseling:Our discipline committee constituting faculty members of different subjects from Science, Arts and Commerce and members of the grievance redressal cell have been taking regular effortsfororganizing counseling sessions with our students and staff. Common Room:Our institution nurtures co-education, there are common classrooms, common labs and common playground, common auditorium block to express their views freely on a common platform for both Girls and Boys.
- Institutional Vision and Leadership: The college envisions becoming an institution of excellence, providing genuine, reliable, and unbiased knowledge to enlighten minds and prepare students to meet economic, social, and environmental challenges. Its mission is to impart quality education, foster research and inquiry, develop a sense of community through extension work, instill moral values and leadership qualities, and promote peace and harmony. The college management, led by the Principal, coordinates the functions of the institution. Committees comprising teaching and non-teaching faculty members handle curricular and co-curricular affairs, as well as administrative functions. Department heads monitor and nurture students' intellectual growth, supported by the administration. The college aims to create an equitable and democratic environment for smooth operations.The leadership and management of the college strive to equip students with critical thinking, innovation, and experimentation skills, enabling them to become transformative leaders in society. The governing body provides support for infrastructural requirements and academic projects. The college's distinctive approach is reflected in the achievements of its alumni in research, education, innovation, and community outreach. Despite being a government college with decision-making controlled by the government, the college has introduced market-oriented, entrepreneurial courses and applied branches of traditional programs.
 

Vision

College developing into an institution of excellence and a lighthouse of genuine, reliable, and unbiased Knowledge leading to the enlightenment of minds and help students to meet economic, social and environmental challenges to become active participants in shaping the world in general and the society in particular.

Mission

1. To impart quality education for all round development of the students.
2. To foster interest in research and inquiry.
3. To develop community sense through extension work.
4. To inculcate moral values and leadership qualities among students.
5. To promote peace and harmony for better work.