North Kashmir Colleges See Admission Slump

Undergraduate Admissions Decline in North Kashmir Colleges

Several undergraduate admissions in government degree colleges across north Kashmir have declined, with multiple undergraduate subjects discontinued since 2025. This trend occurs despite official reports indicating an overall increase in college admissions.

Subject Discontinuations

According to official figures assessed by Greater Kashmir, the following subjects have experienced declining admissions or complete discontinuation:

• English Literature
• Urdu Literature
• Sociology
• Education
• Kashmiri Literature
• Economics
• Psychology
• Geography
• Chemistry
• Food Technology
• Islamic Studies
• Persian Literature
• Botany
• Tourism and Travel Management
• Social Work
• Home Science
• Arabic Literature
• Zoology
• Political Science
• Environmental Science

Specific College Data

Several colleges reported declines across multiple disciplines. Notable examples include:

• Government Degree College Ajas (Bandipora): Discontinued admissions in English Literature, Urdu Literature, and Sociology in 2025.
• Government Degree College Gurez: Admissions in English Literature, Education, Sociology, and Kashmiri Literature have been discontinued, with English Literature and Education reporting zero admissions.
• Government Degree College Sumbal: Declining enrollment in Urdu Literature, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Geography, Education, and Chemistry.
• Government Degree College Tulail: Discontinued admissions in English Literature in 2025.
• Government Degree College Hajin: Declining admissions in English Literature, Economics, Urdu Literature, and History.
• Government Degree College Baramulla: Decline in admissions to Food Technology.
• Government Degree College Hadipora: Discontinued admissions in English Literature, Urdu Literature, and Islamic Studies in 2025.
• Government Degree College Tangmarg: Declining enrollment across several disciplines.
• Government Degree College Sopore: Declining admissions in English Literature, Botany, Sociology, Economics, Persian Literature, and Education.
• Government Degree College Uri: Declining admissions in English Literature, Urdu Literature, Zoology, Economics, and Political Science.
• At Government Women’s College Baramulla: Admissions in Finance were discontinued in 2025.
• Government Women’s College Sopore: Discontinued admissions in Home Science, Arabic Literature, Kashmiri Literature, Tourism and Travel Management, Social Work, and Sociology.
• Government Degree College Handwara: Declining admissions in Chemistry, English Literature, Business Administration, Sociology, Arabic Literature, Urdu Literature, Economics, and Geology.
• Government Degree College Kupwara: Declining enrollment in Arabic Literature, Biochemistry, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Urdu Literature, Education, Zoology, Political Science, Sociology, and Environmental Science.
• Government Degree College Langate: Discontinued admissions in Urdu Literature.
• At Government Women’s College Kupwara: Discontinued admissions in Urdu Literature and Chemistry in 2025.

Context of Overall Admissions Increase

Despite these declines, the Education Minister Sakina Itoo previously stated that degree college admissions had risen by 18 per cent compared with the previous year. However, the government acknowledges that students often prefer established colleges over newer institutions.

Source: Greater Kashmir. Featured image credit: Greater Kashmir.