Govt. Degree College Kupwara, Kashmir

The Government Degree College Kupwara is a government-run, co-educational college located in the Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It was established in 1988 by Jammu and Kashmir's department of higher education to provide learning opportunities for students in Kupwara. The college is affiliated with the University of Kashmir and is recognized by the University Grants Commission under 2(F) and 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956. It initially operated from a makeshift arrangement at Government Higher Secondary School Kupwara before establishing a temporary campus nearby, and in 2000 it moved to its present campus in Bohipora, about 1.5 km from Kupwara town on the Kupwara-Gushi road, roughly 97 km from Srinagar. The college offers bachelor's degrees in Arts, Science (Medical and Non-Medical), Commerce, and Computer Applications, along with add-on courses such as Computer Applications, Data Care Management, Lab Techniques, and Sericulture Management. It has been awarded grade 'A' by NAAC, and in 2022 it became the first among valley colleges to receive a NAAC RE Accreditation grade A with a CGPA of 3.15.