Government Arts and Science College, Karwar

About Government Arts and Science College, Karwar

Government Arts and Science College Karwar, a First Grade College, affiliated to Karnatak University Dharwad was started as Shri Keshav Gajanan Sabnis(K.G.S) Arts and Science College by Academy of General Education(A.G.E) Karwar in June 1961 and taken over by Government of Karnataka in June 1977. And now the college is under the administration of Department of Collegiate Education(DCE).In 1961 when this College was established it was the second College in the District to cater to the higher learning needs of the poorer and rural people of the area and its take over by the Government of Karnataka in 1977 opened the gates of higher learning for the poorest of the poor, downtrodden and backward classes of the society owing to reservations in admissions and cheaper fee structure. The primary objective of the Institution is intellectual, economic, spiritual, moral, physical, cultural and social upliftment of the local community.