Government Post Graduate College, Bageshwar was established in 1974. This college is affiliated to Kumaun University, Nainital and located 02 Km away from District Headquarter, Bageshwar,186 Km from Haldwani, 156  Km from Nainital and 40 Km from Kausani.

This is a co-educational, non minority institute owned by Government of Uttrakhand. The college imparts higher education in four faculties namely faculty of arts, faculty of science, faculty of commerce and faculty of professional courses. This college have infrastructural facilities like book bank, central library, computer lab etc. At present the college offers B.A., B.Sc. B.Com. M.A. and M.Sc. programes.

Kumaon Kesari Pt. Badridutt Pandey Government Post Graduate College, Bageshwar, District-Bageshwar (Uttarakhand) came into existence as Degree College  on October 22, 1974 with the efforts of then Hon'ble MLA Smt. Saraswati Tamta. Five years later, it was upgraded as Post Graduate College. The college is named after Shri Badri Dutt Pandey who faught against the Britishers and abolished the prevailent Kulee Begar Pratha a practice of exploiting common people.  For this gallent act, he was honoured as "Kumaon Kesari".

At present, there are three faculty named Art, Science and Commerce in the institution and under these faculty 14 departments- Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, History, Geography, Physics, Mathematics, Zoology, Botany, Chemistry and Commerce are being run. Besides these, some important professional/vocational courses like P.G. Diploma in Yoga and Alternative Therapy, Diploma in Office Management and Secretial Practice, self-financed B.Ed., Fish Technology, Nursery Technology and Orchard Management  are being offered

The College is accredited by NAAC with "B" Grade.

VISION

"A Nationally recognized centre of higher education, research, extension and training  and consultancy in diversified areas making it a knowledge hub popularly known for its reputation in quality that realize the people to know and utilize their full potential and deep sense of professional ethics in National development"  "A Nationally recognized centre of higher education, research, extension and training  and consultancy in diversified areas making it a knowledge hub popularly known for its reputation in quality that realize the people to know and utilize their full potential and deep sense of professional ethics in National development".

MISSION

"Development of manpower by creation and dissemination of knowledge and skills in conventional and frontier areas through state of art teaching and learning, research, extension and consultancy with a high level of competence and deep sense of ethics committed to excellence, promotion of art, science and culture in order to make Uttarakhand knowledge state contributing significantly in National development".