It is the only institution of Higher Education for Women ideally located in Old City Srinagar (Downtown).

[2] The Government of Jammu and Kashmir established the college in 1961 with Arts and Science subjects and a teaching faculty of 19 members with just 50 students.

It was established during the reign of the then Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Bakshi Ghulam Mohamad.

It is located adjacent to the historical Maharaj Gunj, the Capital of Maharaja regime and historical trade centre of Downtown Srinagar locally known as Shehr-i-Khaas.The college campus was initially the women's hospital founded by Maharaja Pratap Singh in 1890.Later the hospital was converted into high school.

In 1952 the then Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Sheikh Mohamad Abdullah ordered for its elevation to women's college and it was achieved during the era of the then Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Bakshi Ghulam Mohamad in 1961.