The majority of the colleges in Srinagar are affiliated to the University of Kashmir and are spread throughout the city. Students from different parts of the valley study in these colleges. At the undergraduate level, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Commerce are the most common courses in these colleges. Along with these conventional courses, many colleges also offer professional courses which concentrate on a specialized field an example of that is National Institute of Technology, Srinagar.
The following list of the colleges in Srinagar.
The University of Kashmir (UoK), informally known as Kashmir University (KU), is a collegiate public state university located on the western side of Dal Lake in the city of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir which was established in 1948. The main campus of the university is divided into three parts; Hazratbal Campus, Naseem Bagh Campus, and Mirza Bagh Campus.
Government degree colleges in India are public-sector educational institutes managed primarily through rules and regulations of government accompanied by University Grants Commission (India) (UGC). Education in India has been categorized into elementary, secondary and higher education. The aim behind the formation of the government degree colleges is to provide higher education to undergraduates, postgraduates and doctoral research scholars in various streams and courses recognized by UGC of India. Presently, the standards have been set up for the classifications of the institutes in 2 (f) and 12 (b) category, which is certified by the UGC, New Delhi to maintain the excellence in higher education. The government degree colleges are fully managed by government, either central or at state level, and affiliated to the universities for course structures. Moreover, the government degree college as the institute of higher education, are administered and controlled by the principal, who serves as the head. Teachers are appointed through Public Service Commissions of central and state governments. The teachers appointed through the public service commissions are government servants with Group A post and are gazetted in nature. Education is the matter of concurrent lists in India; the government from the centre or from the states has the right to formulate law on higher education.
The Government Degree College, Beerwah, is a University Grants Commission autonomous coeducational degree college in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, located on 60 Kanal campus in Beerwah 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Srinagar. The college is affiliated with the University of Kashmir.
The Abdul Ahad Azad Memorial College Bemina formerly known as GDC Bemina, Government Degree College, Bemina is a University Grants Commission autonomous college in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir located on 300 Kanal campus in state summer capital Srinagar. It is affiliated with the Cluster University of Srinagar.It was established in the year 1970.The college has the largest campus in the state of Jammu and Kashmir spread over 300 kanal of land.
The Gandhi Memorial College Srinagar, is a University Grants Commission co-educational college located on 1.75 acre campus in Shamswari, Fateh Kadal, Srinagar in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The college was established in the year 1942. It is a grant-in-aid college and is run by Hindu Education Society of Kashmir. The college gets grant-in-aid from Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir. It is affiliated with the University of Kashmir.
Government College for Women Baramulla commonly known as Women's College Baramulla is a University Grants Commission autonomous college located on a 4.625-acre (1.872 ha) campus in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir. It was founded in the year 1986. The college is affiliated with the University of Kashmir and is recognised by UGC.
The Government College for Boys Baramulla also known as Boys Degree College Baramulla, is a University Grants Commission autonomous college in Baramulla City in the Indian union territory 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. Also this college has CPE Status, College for potential and excellence.
The Government Degree College Kupwara is a Govt. run co-educational college located in the Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is recognized by the University Grants Commission.
The Government Degree College Handwara also known as GDC Handwara is University Grants Commission co-educational autonomous degree college, in Handwara town, Kupwara district, in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about 1 km (0.62 mi) from Handwara town. It is affiliated to University of Kashmir, and is recognised by UGC under 2(f) and 12(b) of UGC Act 1956.
Government Degree College Shopian also known as GDC Shopian, is an autonomous degree college affiliated with University of Kashmir, located on a 67 kanal 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).
The Government Degree College, Kulgam (Urdu;گورنمنٹ ڈگری کالج کُلگام) also known as GDC Kulgam is the University of Kashmir affiliated autonomous co-educational degree college located in Kulgam in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the premier learning of higher education in South Kashmir. The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission, under sections 2(f) and 12(b) of UGC Act, 1956.
The Government Degree College Pattan also known as GDC Pattan, Pattan College, is a University of Kashmir affiliated degree college located at Pattan in Baramulla district of Indian administrated state of Jammu and Kashmir.The college is recognised by University Grants Commission of India under sections 2(f) and 12(b) of UGC, Act 1956. The college underwent first cycle of NAAC inspection in November 2021 and was graded 'C' grade with the score of 2.0 on 7 point scale.
Government Degree College Patushay Bandipora also known as HKM, GDC Bandipora, is University Grants Commission autonomous co-educational degree college affiliated with the University of Kashmir situated in Bandipora in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.The college is affiliated with University of Kashmir, Hazratbal Srinagar and is recognised by University Grants Commission of India under articles 2(f) and 12(b) of UGC Act, 1956. The college is accredited with NAAC Grade - B.
The Government Degree College for Women, Sopore commonly known as Women's College Sopore is a University of Kashmir affiliated autonomous women's degree college located at Sopore in Baramulla district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The college is affiliated with University of Kashmir and is recognised by University Grants Commission of India under articles 2(f) and 12(B) of UGC Act, 1956.
Cluster University of Srinagar is a collegiate state university located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a cluster of five colleges of the Srinagar city. It has been established under The Srinagar and Jammu Cluster Universities Act, 2016 together with Cluster University of Jammu and is an initiative of the centrally sponsored scheme, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), to create new universities through upgradation of existing colleges and conversion of colleges in a cluster.
The Cluster University of Jammu (CLUJ), is a collegiate public state university, located in Jammu in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a cluster of five colleges of the Jammu city. It was established in 2016 under The Srinagar and Jammu Cluster Universities Act, 2016 together with Cluster University of Srinagar under the initiative of the centrally sponsored scheme, RUSA. Cluster University of Jammu along with Cluster University of Srinagar was inaugurated by Prakash Javadekar, then Minister of HRD, Government of India on 17 April 2017.