Kumaon Kesari Pt Badridutt Pandey Government PG College, Bageshwar

About Kumaon Kesari Pt Badridutt Pandey Government PG College, Bageshwar

Kumaon Kesari Pt. Badridutt Pandey Government Post Graduate College, Bageshwar, District-Bageshwar (Uttarakhand) came into existence as Degree College on October 22, 1974 with the efforts of then Hon�ble MLA Smt. Saraswati Tamta. Five years later, it was upgraded as Post Graduate College. The college is named after Shri Badri Dutt Pandey who faught against the Britishers and abolished the prevailent Kulee Begar Pratha a practice of exploiting common people. For this gallent act, he was honoured as "Kumaon Kesari�.

The college has come as a Torch Bearer of higher education for boys and girls. Right from its beginning, the college is engaged in providing quality education in the rural, remote, backward and hilly region of the state. The college is spread over a span of 17.5 acres land and is situated at the bank of holy river Saryu. At present , more than 3500 regular students are studying in various disciplines of the college. At present, there are three faculty named Art, Science and Commerce in the institution and under these faculty 14 departments- Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, History, Geography, Physics, Mathematics, Zoology, Botany, Chemistry and Commerce are being run. Besides these, some important professional/vocational courses like P.G. Diploma in Yoga and Alternative Therapy, Diploma in Office Management and Secretial Practice, self-financed B.Ed., Fish Technology, Nursery Technology and Orchard Management are being offered. Almost all departments of the college as well as office are fully computerized and equipped with broadband internet connectivity. In the age of communication technology, multimedia projectors, OHPs, Computers, Audio-Visual aids, Models, Posters etc. like teaching-learning tools are being used in class-room teaching in the college. In 2009, IGNOU has selected the college as Partner Institution under its Convergence Scheme and at present offering 29 PG/UG/PG Diploma/Diploma/Certificate programmes alongwith IGNOU B.Ed. In 2009, Regional Centre alongwith study centre of Uttarakhand Open University was established with many PG/UG/Diploma/Certificate programmes in the college.

College Vision
"A Nationally recognized centre of higher education, research, extension and training and consultancy in diversified areas making it a knowledge hub popularly known for its reputation in quality that realize the people to know and utilize their full potential and deep sense of professional ethics in National development� "A Nationally recognized centre of higher education, research, extension and training and consultancy in diversified areas making it a knowledge hub popularly known for its reputation in quality that realize the people to know and utilize their full potential and deep sense of professional ethics in National development�

College Mission
"Development of manpower by creation and dissemination of knowledge and skills in conventional and frontier areas through state of art teaching and learning, research, extension and consultancy with a high level of competence and deep sense of ethics committed to excellence, promotion of art, science and culture in order to make Uttarakhand knowledge state contributing significantly in National development