Govt Degree College Bhadarwah was established in the year 1955 when Mr. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed, the then Prime Minister of the J&K State laid the foundation of the College. The College was started with few subjects of Science and Arts. It got recognized by the U.G.C
At present the College is imparting education in the subjects like Sciences, Arts, Commerce, Economics, Computer Sciences, Electronics and Literature. Apart from this the College has been upgraded in the year 2004 to level of P.G and is offering Master Degree in Chemistry and Urdu.
The College is situated in the lap of the Himalayas in a beautiful cup shaped valley of Bhadarwah surrounded on one side by Kaplas and on the other side by Ashapati Mountains- a tall range separating this beautiful valley from District Chamba of Himachal Pardesh. The College is spread over an area of 61.6 kanals with lush green lawns.. The College has well equipped laboratories of Computer Science, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Geography and Electronics with spacious classrooms, a Central library with 40,000 books including some rare collections and a multipurpose hall.