Established in 1963, Laxman Singh Mahar (L.S.M) Govt. Post Graduate College Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) is an affiliated college of Kumaun university, Nainital (A 4 star accredited university by NAAC). The college is being developed as a model college by Govt. of Uttarakhand, is among 65 government colleges in Uttarakhand and is the only college in the Kumaon Division of Uttarakhand that has secured B++ grade from NAAC.