Government Degree College, Budgam

Government Degree College Budgam (Urdu;گورنمنٹ ڈگری کالج بڈگام) also known as Sheikh-ul-Alam Memorial Degree College Budgam (Urdu;شیخ اُلعالم میمورئیل ڈگری کالج بڈگام), SAM College Budgam, is University of Kashmir affiliated autonomous co-educational degree college, located at district headquarter Budgam in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.The college was founded in the year 2005 and is recognised by University Grants Commission of Indian under section 2(f) and (12b) of UGC Act, 1956.The College has started receiving grants from the UGC under various developmental schemes of academic and infrastructural nature.[1]

Sheikh-ul-Aalam Memorial Degree College, Budgam
شیخُ العالم میموریئل ڈگری کالج بڈگام
TypeUndergraduate College
Established2005
Location
Budgam
,
Jammu and Kashmir
,
 India

34.027394°N 74.717354°E / 34.027394; 74.717354
CampusRural
Location in Jammu and Kashmir
Government Degree College, Budgam (India)

Location

The College is situated at Budgam, one of the oldest district headquarter in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of about 16km from the summer capital of Srinagar. The college is located on a hill under the lap of nature with a picturesque view overlooking the Budgam town. The college is the first institution of Higher Education in Budgam district.

Establishment

Government of Jammu and Kashmir established the college during the Chief-Ministership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in the year 2005 under Prime Minister of India's Reconstruction plan. The college started its first academic session in the same year with just 33 students. It started its academic operations from Govt. Higher Secondary School Budgam. The present campus of college is functioning since July 2009. It is also called Sheikh-ul-Alam Memorial College named after the famous reshi saint of Kashmir, it has majority of sunni students but still shia rule there because they are locals Sheikh Noor Din Wali.

Courses offered

The college offers bachelor courses in Arts and Science streams.

Bachelor courses
  • Bachelors in Arts
  • Bachelors in Compound Arts
  • Bachelors in Science (Medical)
  • Bachelors in Science (Non-Medical)[2]

References
  1. "Govt. Degree College Budgam (Sheikh ul Alam memorial degree college budgam)". iCBSE. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. "Sheikhul Alam Memorial Degree College, Budgam". Minglebox. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

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