Rajouri is a district in the state of Jammu & Kashmir located at the Indian administered Kashmir. The district is located close to the border of the nation and it is bordered with Mirpur and Kotli districts in the southwest area, which are under the control of the country of Pakistan. The district has six tehsils under its control and seven blocks.

Since the land in the district is fertile, colorful scenery of the mountain landscapes is the wonderful scene in the district. Rice and maize are the main crops in the area and river Tawi acts as the main source of irrigation.

Education in the Rajouri District:

The district of Rajouri in the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir has a literacy rate of 57.65% and when it comes to school education, there are 18 higher secondary schools, 82 secondary schools and 790 primary schools in the district. When it comes to collegiate education, three colleges are functioning in the district of which two are private college and one is government-run college. Government of Jammu & Kashmir has done a lot to the backward community people with respect to education by offering mobile and permanent schools and by starting hostels with free boarding the lodging facilities to students up to higher secondary level. The name of government college functioning in the city with details about the college is given below:

• Government Degree College, Rajouri

Government Degree College, Rajouri:

The current name of Government Degree College is Government Post Graduate College and this college began its journey in the year 1981 for offering degree courses. The college is located in a village called Kheora at about 3 ½ kms to the north-east of the town of Rajouri. The college offers Arts and science courses in the degree and PG level, the subject combinations offered at degree level, and the list of courses offered by the college is given below:

• Bachelor of Science

o Botany, chemistry, biotechnology

o Chemistry, zoology, botany

o Maths, computer application, physics

o MAMS, geography, physics

o Maths, geology, physics

o Zoology, chemistry, biotechnology

o Geography, zoology, botany

o Maths, chemistry, physics

o Maths, geology, geography

• Bachelor of Computer Applications

• Bachelor of Arts

o There are about 22 different subject combinations in the arts stream

• Master of Computer Applications

• Master of Science in Chemistry

In addition, the college also offers several add-on courses with diploma, certificate and advanced diploma certification to its students.