College in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Government Degree College Shopian|
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| Motto | عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
کتابِ زندگی ہُند سبق بے وایہ پرہا |
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| Type | UG Degree College
NAAC accredited Grade 'B' |
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| Established | 1988 |
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Academic affiliations | University of Kashmir |
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| Principal | Prof. (Dr.) Mohd Shafiq |
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| Location | , , India |
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| Campus | Rural |
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| Language | Arabic, Kashmiri, Urdu, Persian and English |
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| Website | gdcshopian.edu.in |
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Government Degree College Shopian (Urdu;گورنمنٹ ڈگری کالج شوپیان) also known as GDC Shopian, is an autonomous degree college affiliated with University of Kashmir, located on a 67 kanal (8.375 acres [3.389 ha]) campus in Shopian in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The college provides admission in more than 146 combinations involving more than 30 subjects. In addition, the college facilitates off-campus education in collaboration with IGNOU, MANUU and the Department of Distance Education of University of Kashmir. The college is recognized by the UGC, under sections 2(f) and 12(b).[1]
Location
Degree College Shopian is located in Gagren one kilometre (0.62 mi) from main town Shopian, about 51 km (32 mi) south of the state summer capital Srinagar and 20 km (12 mi) from Pulwama City.[2]
Establishment
The college was established in 1988 by
Government of J&K
Courses
The college offers three year bachelor courses in Arts, Science, Social Science, Commerce, Computer Science, Business Administration
Bachelor courses
- Bachelors in Arts
- Bachelors in Arts (Social Science)
- Bachelors in Science
- Bachelors in Science (with Mathematics)
- BBA
- BCA
- B.Com
- The college has introduced many job oriented subjects in 2018 which include Food Science & Technology, Bio-technology, Bio-Chemistry, Clinical Biochemistry etc. GDC Shopian is the second college in Kashmir valley after Women's College M.A. Road Srinagar to start Food Science & Technology subject as one of the core subject in UG.
- The GDC Shopian College is the only college in J&K to start Horticulture subject as one of the subject in science stream.
