Government First Grade College, Arsikere: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Government First Grade College, Arsikere, Hassan was established in the year 2006 as an affiliated college. This NAAC accredited institution is one of the premier institutions handling students need of quality education in the region. Located on a 10-acre land the college provides various undergraduate courses offered to 530 students enrolled in the college. The college employs 7 employees from faculty of which 7 are dedicated educators to ensure the college provides personalized education. The institution currently boasts of four courses in two degree programmes in Arts and Commerce disciplines.

It has a number of amenities and resources for its students and indeed for college learning as a whole. The library has been singled out as one of the sturdy infrastructure facilities having stocked 14500 numbers of books, reference, special book bank for SC and ST students. It also provides newspapers, magazines and journals for different area of studies, interests and career choices. For participants in sports, the college has the provision of an outdoor sports ground which is used for purpose of sports, N.C.C., N.S.S and any other cultural activity. 

The institution appreciates the role of technology in today’s learning and has put in place very good information technology resources to support the learning process. The students also get modem facilities and well equipped laboratories for courses like Physics, Chemistry etc. This college has a health center which put students health as a top priority with first aid amenities. Also, both male and female student have been offered hostel facilities from government owned BCM hostels to be able to have a worthy and comfortable accommodation for those living in remote areas.

Government First Grade College, Arsikere, offers a total of four full time under graduation programs. These programs are aimed at covering learners who would wish to pursue Arts and Commerce streams of education. The college offers three BA programs with different sequences - History, Economics and Political Science and History, Economics and Optional Kannada of specializations and B.Com. Although no specific details are given about specific numbers of seats of each course offered, the total student intake of this college is 530. This figure also represents the total enrollment at present time which shows the college admits full capacity enrollment. The graduation rates also remain constant showing the committed education institution although latest year data is missing.

Admission policy of any college is a crucial step towards the achievement of its goals and objectives, therefore, the admission process in Government First Grade College, Arsikere, is quite easy to follow by intending students. Though details regarding the admission process is not stated, it is normal among the government colleges in Karnataka that entrance is normally based on merit scores of the qualifying test, 10+2 or its equivalent examination. The college probably complies to state government rules pertaining to some form of reservation for the students across the diocese. 

Prospective students are advised to visit the college website (http://gfgc.kar.nic.in/arsikere or to get updated information about the admission dates, how to apply and documents required please contact the institution on 09481964749 or principalyr@yahoo.com. For example, the fact that the college is a member of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council usually means that it upholds educational standards as a way of admitting students. 

The details about the scholarship as such are not available but government college offer various other schemes for the financial assistance to students especially coming from weaker section of the society Or even the SC/ST students. While not explained in detail the ‘Alumni’ page indicates that the college has a proud tradition in placing its students who exit the institution as successful individuals in the society with a ability to contribute to different areas once they finish their college education.