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The Government College for Women, also known as GCW, is a public single-sex college located at Maulana Azad Road, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Established in 1950, the college is affiliated with the University of Kashmir. It was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council with a grade 'A' in 2004.

History
The Government College for Women was founded in 1950 as an all-women college. It was housed in one of the palaces of Maharaja Hari Singh in Srinagar. At the beginning, the college had a strength of 80 students and 13 staff members. In 1954, Mahmuda Ahmad Ali Shah became the principal of the college; she was the first Kashmiri woman to head a college in Srinagar.