Government Arts and Science College, Karwar: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Government Arts and Science College- Karwar located at Karwar, Karnataka was founded in 1961 and is a most popular college of Uttara Kannada. This affiliated college is located in 4.5 acres of land and has been imparting education to the community for more than 60 years. Being an NAAC accredited institution the college offers 15 distinct courses in six degree programmes with a total strength of 1407 students. This is an institution with 14 dedicated faculty members offering education in arts and sciences. The colleges specialisations cut across disciplines such as Kannada, Industrial Chemistry, Zoology, History, Economics and Computer Science.

These infrastructures coupled make Government Arts and Science College to have numerous facilities that help in improving the learning process as well as development of the learners. The strategic facilities, include a spacious library, stocked with more than 35000 books to ensure that the students make use of an enriched collection of books. The facilities in the campus include ten modern laboratories, for various departments with provisions to offer practical experiences. Sport lovers are also not left behind since the college has accommodated sports and even a gym. An auditorium is an accommodation of events and seminars as part of a dynamic student life in the campus. The college also values technological enhancement that includes and excellent IT facility and Wi-Fi access all over the college. Further, there is a hostel for boys and girls each evacuating adequate accommodation for students from far districts.

Government Arts and Science College at Karwar has all-round facilities in terms of educational courses and offering disciplines. This institution offers 15 full- course programmes and they comprise of both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. At the undergraduate level, students can choose from the Followings programmes BA with different combinations, BBA, B.Com, B.Sc in different fields and BVA. For postgraduate studies, the college offers following courses Master of Arts (MA) in Kannada and Master of Science (M.Sc) in Industrial Chemistry, Zoology and Computer Science. Though the number of seats in each course has not been defined clearly but total student intake of all the programmes put together is almost 1,407, which gives the impression of a large student population.

The admission plan of Government Arts and Science College, Karwar include the principle of reservation and merit base though it is not clear as to how the college operates the admission process. There is no information regarding particular entrance examinations, or scholarships, however, given that the college is government and fully funded, it posited that it follows government policy and procedures and therefore provides government sponsored scholarships for appropriate candidates. In this regard the alumni of the institution is slightly mentioned as a strength despite the fact that the list of the alumni is not elaborated, there is recognition that the institution has produced populous alumni who went through the institution.