The college is located at Patushay in district headquarter, Bandipora in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

It is located in North-Kashmir and situated at a distance of 57 km from Srinagar on the eastern bank of Wular Lake.

[2] Government of Jammu and Kashmir established the college in the year 2005 during the Chief-Ministership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.

The main aim of establishment of college was to open the doors of higher education to students belonging to far-flung hilly areas of district Bandipora.

Government Degree College, Bandipora is also known as HKM (Hassan Khoyihami Memorial College) GDC Bandipora.It is named after the Hassan Khoyihami, a great native poet and historian of 19th century in Kashmir, who provided information on all aspects of human life, geography, flora, fauna and archaeological remains of Kashmir.