Government Degree College, Shahpur: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Government Degree College Shahpur is an affiliated college in Shahpur, Kangra Himachal Pradesh which was set in the year 2006. Located in the beautiful environment of the Himalayan slopes, this institution has provided education to the people of this region for more than ten years. The college occupies a large area of 7.9 acres which is a very conducive area for establishment of learning institution. Indication of the quality standard observed at GDC Shahpur is its accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Currently the college is a haven of learning to 1,515 students and faculty strength of 18 to cater for all the students’ needs offering various programmes for the under part in all fields.

Below the college offers their client a variety of facilities essential in supplementing the learning process of students. The compact library holds almost all the books students may need to enhance their learning and knowledge base. In order to develop and promote physical fitness among the students, the college also facilities various sports academies for all those students who are interested in sports. It understands the role that technology plays in today’s learning environment and has endeavored to put up strong information technology systems. Interest section practical can be defined as laboratories offering practical knowledge best suited for science classes. Student affairs are also relevant in this college through the provision of health facilities in a health center. As for the female students there is a girls ‘hostel where they can secure a lodging. For meals, all the students as well as members of staff have a cafeteria within the compound serving their needs.

In total, the GDC Shahpur has five undergraduate courses and all the courses are the full-time course. The college provides three main streams of study: Arts, Commerce, and Science. The humanities and Bachelor of Arts (BA) programme enable students to study a wide range of humanities subjects. For the business oriented students the college provides the Bachelor of Commerce abbreviated as B.Com degree. In the science stream, there is a broad option of general B.Sc degree or division between B.Sc Medical and B.Sc Non-Medical to meet various needs of graduates. These vary to make sure that students can have the freedom for them to be able to have the kind of lessons and programmes that they want for their careers.

The process of admission at Government Degree College, Shahpur is kept simple like that in many other colleges in Pakistan. Though the admission dates are not fixed for every session, the students must check the admission notification issued on the college’s website for the updated and current admission schedules. Generally the college admit a student primarily on the basis of the academic stream, and performance in 10+2 examinations. But it is worth mentioning that the institution does not use any certain entrance examination in the admission process for its undergraduate degrees. 

It also brings out the availability of more colleges to the students from different backgrounds. Scholarship information as a rule is scarce; nevertheless, students are welcome to contact the college board directly in order to find out more about the possibilities of receiving the scholarship. The college is proud of its alumni who have contributed immensely in different areas of discipline but due to lack of enough data, names of these alumni are hard to identify.