The Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Srinagar (commonly referred to as Islamia College or ICSC) is a University Grants Commission Autonomous College, and accredited as A grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, located on a campus in Hawal Srinagar.
It is affiliated to University of Kashmir. It has the distinction to be the first college in Jammu and Kashmir to take the lead in incorporating the CBCS (choice based Credit system) from the year 2015.
Establishment
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir established this Institute in 1961 during the Prime-ministership of Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad as an Autonomous Educational Institute.
Courses
Under Graduate (UG) courses
Source:
Bachelor of Computer Application BCA Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) B.Com Bachelor of Information Technology BSc IT Bachelor of Science (Medical) BSc Bachelor of Science (Non Medical) BSc Bachelor of Science (Bio-Technology) BSc Bachelor of Science (Bio-Chemistry) BSc Bachelor of Science (Electronics) BSc Bachelor of Arts (Economics) B.A. Bachelor of Science (Zoology) BSc Bachelor of Science (Nano-Science & Nano Technology) BSc Bachelor of Science (Botany) BSc Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) BSc
Post Graduate (PG) courses Master of Computer Applications MCA Master of Commerce MCom Master of Arts (English) Master of Business Administration MBA Master of Science (Botany). MSc Master of Science (Chemistry) MSc Master of Science (Zoology) MSc Mathematics MSc
Integrated Post Graduate (I-PG) courses Master of Science (Botany) MSc Master of Science (Chemistry) MSc Master of Science (Zoology) MSc
Awards and achievements
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore (NAAC) has accredited the college at A level grade in its Certificate issued on 12 September 2017; the Institutional score being 3.27 CGPA, the highest rated college in J&K. It was accredited as the College for Potential Excellence by the University Grants Commission (India) in April 2010.
Adventures Activities
The college has also Mountaineering & Trekking Club which is affiliated with The Jammu & Kashmir Mountaineering and Trekking Association. The students of the college keenly participate in the activities held by the Club. The college adventure club is headed by Dr. Altaf Ur Rehman and Aga Syed Ashtar, Jasim Ali, Syed Kumail Madni were the leads of the Islamia College Mountaineering & Trekking Club.
Notable alumni MC Kash - Rapper Ashiq Hussain Faktoo - Scholar Fareed Parbati - Indian Poet Z. G. Muhammad - Writer Ghulam Rasool Nazki - Poet Abrar Qazi - Indian Actor
References
Islamia College to introduce three post-grad programmes this year. https://kashmirreader.com/2018/09/19/islamia-college-to-introduce-three-post-grad-programmes-this-year/ . Kashmir Reader. (Published: September 19, 2018). Retrieved September 29, 2018
External links www.islamiacollege.edu.in http://www.naac.gov.in/docs/27th%20-%202nd%20cycle.pdf