Thakur Sen Negi Government College, Kinnaur: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

The proposed Thakur Sen Negi Government College Kinnaur has been established in the year 1994 recognised and stands as a light of higher education in the beautiful Kinnaur district of the Himachal Pradesh state. The affiliated college is located in a small area of 3.75 acres, and has been imparting education for over twenty-seven years in the region. It is recognised by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) which is an added feather in the cap to the institution which has laid a strong foundation in quality education in this isolated region of Himalayan terrain. Presently, the college has a total intake of 490 students and has a strength of 23 dedicated faculty members and it is providing a number of 5 under graduate & post graduate courses in the-campus situated at Kinnaur.

Thakur Sen Negi Government College is a number of amenities which aim to contribute to the improvement of the students’ learning process. The nucleus of these facilities is in the college library which is an information centre with over 15000 volumes and growing stock of e-books. The library currently has subscribed to 5 newspapers and 8 magazines this make sure students are updated on current affairs and also read different magazines. The fifth impressive component is IT infrastructure and the IT lab including Internet connection and projector facilities are provided. This lab was set up by the Department of IT and the Department of Higher Education, Government of Himachal Pradesh and provides computer education to 700 students, computer science and Information Technology. Science lovers must be benefited from the college as the college has furnished departmental laboratories where the chemistry has more resources than any other department.

Today there are as a whole 5 courses available at Thakur Sen Negi Government College and all these courses are of full time. These are first three degree courses offered for under graduates – BA, B.Com, B.Sc; two more professional courses offered at Baba Saheb Buhimani – BCA Self Finance and PGDCA. Though the number of seats in every programme is not mentioned clearly the total intake strength capacity of this college is 490. The choice of the offered courses is vast in order to meet the diverse academic and vocational concerns of the students; thus, it can offer them multiple opportunities for tertiary education in this rather impassive area.

Like with other faculties, the admission process at Thakur Sen Negi Government College provides every student an opportunity to attend the faculty irrespective of their financial status. However information on how these colleges recruit students is not precise but common norms for government colleges in Himachal Pradesh is that they mostly base their admission on the student’s academic performance. Admission to the college would possibly be in the line with the other colleges affiliated to this university, which normally open their admission process in the summer for the academic year that starts towards the end of July or in August. Prospective students are advised to keep an eye on the college's portal for more updates and information . The concern demonstrated by the college in maintaining the fees for different programmes relatively low is manifested in the fees as small as ₹9,392 for BA and as larger as ₹10,112 for B.Sc. However, unfortunately there is no information about the particular scholar and yet having the privileges of a government institution, the college may provide information about various governmental sponsored scholar schemes for deserving Scholars.