Arts and Science College, Karwar
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Government Arts and Science College is a college in Karwar
Karwar
Karwar is the administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, India. It is a seaside town situated on the banks of the Kali river which is on the west coast of the Indian peninsula. The town lies about 15 kilometres south of the Karnataka–Goa border and 519 km north-west...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is a First Grade College, affiliated to Karnatak University Dharwad. It was established in 1961.

History

It 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
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

 in June 1977.

In 1961 when this College
College
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 was established, it was the second College
College
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 in the District
District
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 to cater to the higher learning needs of the poorer and rural
Rural
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 people of the area and its take over by the Government of Karnataka
Government of Karnataka
The Government of Karnataka is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head. The Governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the Chief Minister and his council of ministers...

 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
Institution
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 is intellectual
Intellectual
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, economic, spiritual
Spiritual
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, moral
Moral
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, physical
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, cultural and social enlistment of the local community.

Notable faculty

  • Akbar Ali
    Akbar Ali
    M. Akbar Ali is a kannada professor and poet from Karnataka, India. He was awarded the Sumana Saurabha - Karnataka State Sahitya Academy award in 1967 and 1984. In 1986, he became a Member of the Karnataka Vidhan Parishad ....

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