The college is located in the lap of a hillock, four km from the city center (Baramulla) on the Srinagar-Baramulla National Highway(NH-44) It was established in 1943.

After the Independence of India in August 1947, the college was closed 27 October that year (after Pakistani rebels attacked Kashmir).

[2] Government Degree College Baramulla is the first institute of Jammu and Kashmir State to start undergraduate course in Mass Communication in 2002.

The library is housed in centrally located spacious well maintained building with ample light and fresh air.

The library automation was further enriched through use of modern KOHA software and RFID technology.

the student has to place his RFID chip based and issue / return on the system.