Government First Grade College, Gauribidanur

Government First Grade College, Gauribidanur, which is also known as GFGC Gauribidanur, is a first grade college. Affiliated with the Bengaluru North University, Karnataka, this college is situated in Chikkaballapur district in the southern state of Karnataka and occupies a limited area of 0. 32 of an acres.

As part of its quality assurance, the college is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council-NAAC. The total enrolment of students in GFGC Gauribidanur is 1458, among which 723 of them are male students and the rest 944 students are females. The college has developed 8 courses in four programmes, and there are 20 educators in the teaching staff.

GFGC Gauribidanur has many additional amenities to improve the learning experience of a student. The college library is found in the main block and has a collection of about 29000 books and bound periodicals, information and reference books included. It has a reading hall for twenty students and maximum fifteen students are allowed to use e-resources at a time by adopting the INFLIBNET N-LIST programme.

The institution also has separate hostels for boys and girls directed by the social welfare department. For the physical fitness, the students can make use of college gym complete with all types of equipment for exercise. The college uses a playground for sporting activities and offer both indoor and outdoor exercises.

It has a wide list of undergraduate programmes, all of which are full-time programmes in the college. The course that are offered are such as the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com), Bachelor of Science (B. Sc) with specialisations in Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science , as well as various Bachelor of Arts (BA) programmes.

Some of the best BA programmes offered by these colleges include History, Economics and Political Science , History, Economics and Sociology, History, Economics, Optional Kannada , and Journalism. The total student intake of GFGC Gauribidanur is 1,458 therefore, it helps many students hoping to pursue graduate level education each year. The admission of the students in GFGC Gauribidanur is free and open to all.

The government colleges of Karnataka has accept the scores of the qualifying examination as the criteria for admission to the undergraduate programmes. The college is co-educational, that is, it admits both male and female students in their courses. GFGC Gauribidanur also provides scholarships to deserving students.