Government degree colleges in India are public-sector educational institutes managed primarily through rules and regulations of government accompanied by

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(UGC).

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has been categorized into elementary, secondary and higher education. The aim behind the formation of the government degree colleges is to provide higher education to undergraduates, postgraduates and doctoral research scholars in various streams and courses recognized by UGC of India. Presently, the standards have been set up for the classifications of the institutes in 2 (f) and 12 (b) category, which is certified by the UGC,

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to maintain the excellence in higher education. The government degree colleges are fully managed by government, either central or at state level, and affiliated to the universities for course structures. Moreover, the government degree college as the institute of higher education, are administered and controlled by the principal who serves as the head. Teachers (

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, and

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) are appointed through Public Service Commissions (a government body under the articles from 315 to 323 of the

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) of central and state governments. The teachers appointed through the public service commissions are government servants with Group A post and are gazetted in nature. Education is the matter of concurrent lists in India; the government from the centre or from the states has the right to formulate law on higher education.

Government degree colleges in territories of India

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* Mahatma Gandhi Government College * Tagore Government College of Education * Dr B R Ambedkar Institute of Technology Port Blair

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

Sir C.R. Reddy Educational Institutions Sir Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy Educational Institutions (C.R. Reddy Institutions) is the parent body of several institutions including * Sir C.R Reddy Public School, * Sir C.R.Reddy College (Intermediate and Degree) * Sir C.R.Reddy Polyte ...

Government Arts College, Rajahmundry The Government College (Autonomous) is located on the banks of River Godavari in Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. It has been recognized as the 'College with Potential for Excellence' by the University Grants Commission in 2016. Histor ...

Government Medical College, Anantapur Government Medical College is a medical institute located in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-la ...

Maharajah's Government College of Music and Dance Maharajah's Government College of Music and Dance () is an educational institution in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the first music college in South India. Profile It was established in 1919 by Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapathi Raju, Ma ...

P. V. K. N. Government College P. V. K. N. Government College (or Papudesi Venkata Krishnama Naidu Government College), Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh was established in 1961 and recognized by the University Grants Commission in 1966. It is the leading college in Chittoor district ...

Silver Jubilee Government Degree College Silver Jubilee Government College is located in B- Camp, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established on the occasion of Silver Jubilee Celebrations of independence India. It was established in 1972 by the government of Andhra Pradesh. ...

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

* Dera Natung Government College

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

Cotton College Cotton College was a Roman Catholic boarding school in Cotton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It was also known as ''Saint Wilfrid's College''. The school buildings were centred on Cotton Hall, a country house used by religious communities fro ...

North Lakhimpur College North Lakhimpur College is an autonomous college, affiliated to Dibrugarh University in North Lakhimpur on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river in upper Assam. North Lakhimpur college is the first autonomous college in Assam. The college was ...

Diphu College Diphu (Pron:ˈdɪfu:) is the headquarter of Karbi Anglong district in the state of Assam in India. This small town is a popular tourist hill station for people of nearby cities. Etymology The word ''Diphu'' came from Dimasa language, meaning ...

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, formerly Bihar University, popularly known as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University (BRABU), is a public university located in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India. Established in 1960, the university has 38 const ...

* Bhagalpur College of Engineering *

Indian Institute of Technology The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are central government owned public technical institutes located across India. They are under the ownership of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. They are governed by the Institu ...

Rajendra Agricultural University Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, formerly known as Rajendra Agricultural University, is a public central agriculture university and is recognised as Institute of National Importance by government of India. It is located in ...

Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College The Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College (JNEC) is an engineering college in Aurangabad CIDCO, India. It was established in 1982 and is affiliated with the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University in Maharashtra. The school is finance ...

* Maulana Azad College of Engineering and Technology *

National Institute of Technology The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are the central government-owned-public technical institutes under the ownership of Ministry of Education, Government of India. They are governed by the National Institutes of Technology, Science ...

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Khandola The Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Khandola is located 500 metres (1,625 feet) from the main town of Marcel, Goa, India. This college offers courses in Bachelor of Science (Computer Science & Microbiology), Bachelor of Commer ...

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

Government Engineering College, Patan Government Engineering College, Patan (GEC Patan) is an AICTE approved post-secondary engineering college located in Katpur village near Patan, Gujarat, India. It was founded in April 2004, and was moved to Katpur in August 2008. History Gover ...

Government Engineering College, Dahod The Government Engineering College, Dahod (GECD or GEC Dahod) is one of the 18 Government Engineering Colleges in Gujarat. It was established in 2004. It specializes in the fields of engineering and technology. The institute is recognized by the ...

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat National Institute of Technology Surat (SVNIT or NIT Surat), is a public technical university established by the Parliament of India in 1961. It is one of 31 National Institutes of Technology in India recognized by the Government of India as a ...

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College, Sundernagar (JNGEC or GEC, Sundernagar or J.N. Govt. Engg. College, Sundernagar) (Devanāgarī: जवाहरलाल नेहरू राजकीय अभियांत्रिकी म ...

, Sundernagar * Government College Solan * Government College Kumarsain

Jammu & Kashmir

* Government Degree College, Ganderbal *

Government Degree College Kathua Government Degree College is the co-ed college in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, India and serves to the people of Kathua district and its adjoining areas. It was established in 1961 which makes it one of the oldest college of Jammu and Kashmir.It is ...

Government Degree College Sopore Government Degree College Sopore is an educational institution located in the town of Sopore in the Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. The college was established in 1951 to provide higher educati ...

Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu The Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu (GCET Jammu) is an engineering institute located in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It offers the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Sciences, Electronics and Communic ...

Government Degree College, Bhaderwah Government Degree College, Bhaderwah is a co-educational general degree college in Bhaderwah, Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. This college serves the people of Bhaderwah in the Doda district and its adjoining areas. This college was establ ...

Government Degree College, Budgam Government Degree College Budgam (Urdu;) also known as Sheikh-ul-Alam Memorial Degree College Budgam (Urdu;), SAM College Budgam, is University of Kashmir affiliated autonomous co-educational degree college, located at district headquarter Budgam ...

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

Rajendra institute of medical science and research centre Rajendra may refer to: * Rajendra (name), a male given name (including a list of persons with the name) * ''Rajendra'' (moth), a moth genus * Rajendra Radar Rajendra is a passive electronically scanned array radar developed by the Defence ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

Government Dental College, Bangalore The Government Dental College, was the first dental college in Karnataka, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, ...

Government Pharmacy College, Bangalore Government Pharmacy College, Bangalore is a pharmacy college located in Bangalore, India, run by the government of Karnataka. It was established in 1964 and is affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. It is ranked among the ...

Vedavathi Government First Grade College Vedavathi Government First Grade College is a college in Karnataka. It was established in 1993 and was affiliated to Kuvempu University until 2008 and to Davangere University Davangere University is a public state university located in Davange ...

, Karnataka * Government Engineering College, Ramanagaram * Govt First Grade College Ankola,

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

Government College, Chittur Government College, Chittur is an educational institution located in Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala. The college is affiliated to the University of Calicut and is recognized as a special-grade college under the Department of Collegiate Education, G ...

Government College, Kattappana Government College Kattappana is an arts and science college functioning under the Department of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala. The college is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.

Government College, Kottayam Government College Kottayam is an arts and science college run by the state government of Kerala, India. It is affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University and is located in Nattakom, close to Kottayam in central Kerala. It was established in ...

Government College, Manimalakkunnu The Government College Manimalakunnu (later renamed as TM Jacob Memorial Government College Manimalakunnu) is an arts and science college situated in the Eastern part of Ernakulam District (Kerala, India). The college is almost near to the tri ...

* Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Calicut *

Government Law College, Calicut The Government Law College, Kozhikode or Kozhikode Law College situated on the outskirts of Kozhikode, India, is owned by the Government of Kerala and affiliated to the University of Calicut. The college caters to the needs of the north Malab ...

Government College of Engineering, Kannur The Government College of Engineering, Kannur (GCEK) is a public engineering institute affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University in Kerala, ndia. The institute was established in October 1986 by Directorate of Technical Education ...

Government Medical College, Kottayam Government Medical College, Kottayam is a government medical college in Kerala, India. The campus is about north of Kottayam in Gandhinagar-Arpookkara area in Central Kerala. History The college started functioning in December 1962 as the th ...

Government Engineering College, Idukki The Government Engineering College, Idukki (GECI) is located in the town of Painavu, in Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, and is approved by the All India Counc ...

, Painavu * Government Engineering College, Thrissur *

Government Law College, Thrissur Government Law College Thrissur, also known as Thrissur Law College ( ml, തൃശ്ശൂർ ലോ കോളേജ്), is situated in Ayyanthole. It is the fourth Government law college in Kerala and is owned by the Government of Kerala and ...

Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram also known as GLC Trivandrum is one of the institutions imparting graduate and post graduate legal education in India. Affiliated to the University of Kerala, it is the second law college in Kerala ...

Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram The Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (also known as Thiruvananthapuram Medical College or Trivandrum Medical College) is in Thiruvananthapuram (the capital of Kerala), India. Founded in 1951, it was inaugurated by Prime Minister J ...

* Government Medical College, Thrissur *

Government Medical College, Kozhikode Government Medical College, Kozhikode, also known as Calicut Medical College (CMC), is a school of medicine in Kozhikode (formerly Calicut) in the Indian state of Kerala. The college was established in 1957 as the second medical college in K ...

Government Engineering College, Kozhikode Government Engineering College, Kozhikode (GECK), is a public engineering institute established by the Department of Technical Education under the Government of Kerala in India. It was one of the five public engineering institutes sanctioned ...

* Government Engineering College, Sreekrishnapuram *

Government Engineering College, Wayanad Government Engineering College, Wayanad is an engineering college established and managed by the Government of Kerala, India. It is affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, and is approved by the All India Council for Techn ...

Government Law College, Ernakulam The Government Law College, Ernakulam, also known as His Highness the Maharajas Government Law College, Ernakulam is an prestigious institution for undergraduate and post-graduate legal education in , Kerala, India. Founded in 1874, it is the ...

Government Victoria College, Palakkad The Government Victoria College in Palakkad, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the Malabar region of Kerala. It holds a rich educational heritage in the history of malabar region. It is affiliated to the Calicut University and ...

Sri C. Achutha Menon Government College Sri C. Achutha Menon Government College is situated in Kuttanellur, in Thrissur city of Kerala in India. The college is affiliated to the University of Calicut and has hostel facilities. The college provides bachelor's degree courses in various ...

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

Government Degree College, Bijawar Government College, Bijawar is one of the pioneer institution of higher education in rural and tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the larges ...

Government Engineering College, Jabalpur Jabalpur Engineering College (JEC) is an institute located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the oldest technical institution in central India and the 15th-oldest in India. It is the first institute of India to have started the Electron ...

* Government Engineering College, Rewa * Government Girls P.G. College, Chhatarpur * Government Maharaja P.G. College, Chhatarpur

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

Dr. V. M. Government Medical College Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College (VMGMC) is a medical college located in Solapur, Maharashtra. The college was named after its founder, Dr. Vishnu Ganesh Vaishampayan (1893-1964). The college is run by the State Government ...

, Solapur *

Government Colleges Hostel, Mumbai Government Colleges Hostel (GCH) is a place of residence for students in Mumbai. It accommodates bona-fide male students of six government colleges namely Sydenham College, The Government Law College, The Institute of Science, The Sydenham In ...

Government Law College, Mumbai The Government Law College, Mumbai, (GLC Mumbai), founded in 1855, is the one of the oldest law schools in Asia. The college, affiliated to the University of Mumbai, is run by the Government of Maharashtra. Bal Gangadhar Tilak ,Pratibha Pa ...

Government College of Engineering, Amravati Government College of Engineering, Amravati (GCOEA) is an autonomous engineering college affiliated to Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University in Amravati, Maharashtra, India. Established in 1964, it is one of the oldest engineering institutes i ...

Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad (GECA) is aautonomous engineeringInstitute in Maharashtra state of India. It is affiliated to the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University and was established in 1960. The construction of the co ...

Government College of Engineering, Karad Government College of Engineering, Karad (GCEK) is an autonomous technical institute in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was established in 1960 and is affiliated to the Shivaji University with an autonomous status under the UGC. The auton ...

Government Medical College, Aurangabad Government Medical College, Aurangabad is a medical school affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik. The College is recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI), New Delhi for medical education in India. It ...

Government Medical College, Akola Government Medical College, Akola is a medical college in Akola city. The attached teaching hospital - Survopchar Rugnalaya (Multispeciality hospital) was previously known as Main Hospital. It is situated near the Ashok Vaatika square. The insti ...

Government Medical College, Latur Vilasrao Deshmukh Government Medical college , Latur is a state Medical institution in Maharashtra, India. This college comprises various clinical and para/pre-clinical departments working alongside the General Hospitals. Government Medical C ...

Shri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College, Dhule Shri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College (SBHGMC) is a medical institution in Dhule, Maharashtra, India. It is affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences and recognised by the Medical Council of India. It was established i ...

Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, (SVNGMC) is a Government Medical college & Hospital in Yavatmal city, in the Vidarbha region of the Maharashtra, India; that provides medical education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. S ...

, Yavatmal

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

Pachhunga University College Pachhunga University College (PUC) is a public institute in Aizawl, Mizoram, and the only constituent college of Mizoram University, a central university established by an Act of Parliament of India. Founded in 1958 as Aijal College, it is th ...

, the constituent college of

Mizoram University Mizoram University is a central university under the University Grants Commission, Government of India, and was established on 2 July 2001, by the Mizoram University Act (2000) of the Parliament of India. The President of India is the official ...

Aizawl College Aizawl College is a college in Aizawl, Mizoram, India. It is accredited with B+ Grade by NAAC and has 445 students currently studying in the college. History Established as ‘Aizawl College’ in 1975 by a team of philanthropic citizens meet ...

Zirtiri Residential Science College Govt. Zirtiri Residential Science College is the only institution that offers purely science education in the State of Mizoram. It is graded A by NAAC and has students 911 currently studying in the college. Location Zirtiri Residen ...

, Aizawl *

College of Teachers Education, Aizawl The College of Education Aizawl also known as Institute of Advanced Study in Education (IASE) is an institution for teacher training located in Republic Veng, Aizawl, Mizoram, India. It is affiliated with Mizoram University. History College of T ...

* Lunglei College * Champhai college *

Saiha College Government Saiha College is the only college in Saiha district of Mizoram, northeast India. It is the first college in southern Mizoram. It was established in 1978 as a result of public demand, and recognised by the Government of Mizoram in 19 ...

Government Serchhip College Government Serchhip College is a government college in Serchhip Town in the Indian state of Mizoram. The College is affiliated to Mizoram University. It is accredited with an A grade by NAAC. Serchhip College at present has 405 students. Histo ...

* Hrangbana College *

Aizawl West College Government Aizawl West College is an educational institution located in Dawrpui Vengthar, Aizawl, Mizoram. It is currently affiliated with Mizoram University. History Government Aizawl West College was founded on 2 May 1990 with 7 teachers an ...

J.Thankima College J Thankima College is located at Bawngkawn, Aizawl, Mizoram. History The college is named after J Thankima. It was started in 1992, it was upgraded to Deficit Grant-in-aid Status with effect from 2002 and it became a Government College with ef ...

* T. Romana College *

Saitual College Saitual is a census town in saitual district in the Indian state of Mizoram.The capital of Saitual District saitual district is Saitual. History Saitual, earlier known as Saihmar Khan, was founded by Dorawta Sailo who after conversion wanted to ...

Lawngtlai College Government Lawngtlai College is the only institute of higher education in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram, northeast India. It was established by public demand in 1980 in Lawngtlai. It became a government college under the Government of Mizoram ...

Khawzawl College Khawzawl College is an Indian college that was established on 4 March 1985 in Khawzawl, Khawzawl district of Mizoram. The college is affiliated to Mizoram University. There were 18 students admitted in 2012–23. Departments The college has dep ...

* Mizoram Law College *

Regional Institute of Paramedical and Nursing Aizawl Regional Institute of Paramedical and Nursing Sciences (RIPANS) is located at Zemabawk, Aizawl on the slope of a hill donated by the government of Mizoram. Location RIPANS is surrounded by National Highway 54 on the southeast and a hospital an ...

Mizoram College of Nursing Mizoram College of Nursing is a nursing college run by Civil Hospital, Aizawl under the Health & Family Welfare Department, Mizoram, India. Campus The campus is located in Falkawn. The foundation stone was laid on 24 January 2011. It features ...

National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Aizawl National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), formerly known as the DOEACC Society, is a society that offers Information Technology and Electronics training at different levels. It is an autonomous scientific society und ...

Higher and Technical Institute of Mizoram The Higher and Technical Institute Mizoram (HATIM) is the first Christian residential co-educational college in Mizoram, India, and is located in Lunglei. HATIM was started in June 2007 as the first Christian College in Mizoram. HATIM is sponso ...

Orissa Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sch ...

* Government Autonomous College, Angul *

Government Autonomous College, Bhawanipatna Kalahandi University, formerly Government Autonomous College is a state public university located in Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters of Kalahandi district of Odisha, India History The University started as ''Kalahandi Science College' ...

* Government Autonomous G.M. College, Sambalpur * Panchayat College, Bargarh * Ravenshaw University, Cuttack

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

Government College of Education, Chandigarh The Government College of Education is an premier educational institution for teacher education of North India. It is located in sector 20 of Chandigarh, Punjab, India. Government College of Education, previously known as Government Post-Gradu ...

Government Medical College, Amritsar Government Medical College, formerly known as Glancy Medical College, was established in 1864 in Lahore, British India and located to Amritsar, India in 1920. History In, 1947 India became a separate nation and was partitioned into India and P ...

Government Medical College, Patiala Government Medical College, Patiala, is the second-oldest medical college in the state of Punjab, in India. History Government Medical College, Patiala was proposed in October 1951 by the Patiala and East Punjab States Union government, under ...

* NJSA Government College, Kapurthala *

Satish Chander Dhawan Government College For Boys Satish Chander Dhawan Government College, formally S.C.D. Government College, Ludhiana, formerly Imperial College, Ludhiana and Government College for Boys, Ludhiana, is an educational institution located in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The college o ...

* Guru Nanak College, Budhlada * Govt. Science College, Chatrapur

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

Babu Shobha Ram Government. Arts College Raj Rishi Bhartrihari Matsya University (RRBMU), formerly Matsya University, is a state university located at Alwar, Rajasthan, India. It was established in 2012 by the Government of Rajasthan The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme g ...

, Alwar * Government College, Ajmer *

Government Engineering College, Ajmer Engineering College, Ajmer (formerly known as Government Engineering College) is an autonomous institute of the Government of Rajasthan located at Badaliya Chouraha, beside N.H 8, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was established in 1997. The college ...

Government Engineering College, Jhalawar The Engineering College Jhalawar, Rajasthan was established in 2007 in the Jhalawar district of Rajasthan, India. The Engineering College Jhalawar is affiliated to the Rajasthan Technical University Kota and the courses are duly approved b ...

Government Mahila Engineering College Government Mahila Engineering College, Ajmer is an engineering college for women in Ajmer city in Rajasthan state in India. It was established in 2007 and is said to be the first women engineering college in north India. The college is now affil ...

Government Medical College, Kota Government Medical College, Kota is a public medical college in the city of Kota, Rajasthan, Kota in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It has one of the largest medical college campuses in Rajasthan. The Students' Union publishes Rajasthan's only ...

* Shri Kalyan Government College, Sikar * Government commerce College, kota

Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

* CPT, Taramani *

Alagappa Government Arts College Alagappa Government Arts College, is a co-educational arts and science college located in Karaikudi of Sivaganga District in Tamil Nadu, India. Also called as Alagappa arts college History The college was started in 11 August 1947 by Dr. Alaga ...

, Karaikudi *

Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, commonly known by its former name Madras Law College, is a law school, located in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. It is also referred to as Government Law College or GLC, Chennai. It was established in ...

Government Arts College, Coimbatore Government Arts College is an autonomous institution located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. It is a liberal arts college affiliated to the Bharathiar University. History Government Arts College started as an Anglo-vernacular school in 1852. It ...

Government Arts College, Kumbakonam The Government Arts College, previously known as the Government Arts College for Men, is an autonomous college based in the town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. This college is functioning under Bharathidasan University. The Vice-Chancellor ...

Government Arts College, Ooty Government Arts College is an arts and science college located in Ooty in the Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India. The college is located in a locale called ''Stone house hill'' named after the landmark building Stone House. History Governmen ...

Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai The Government College of Fine Arts (initially known as the Madras School of Art) in Chennai is the oldest art institution in India. The institution was established in 1850 by surgeon Alexander Hunter as a private art school. In 1852, after be ...

Government College of Technology, Coimbatore Government College of Technology, Coimbatore (GCT) is an autonomous state-funded engineering college located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is affiliated to Anna University. History Government College of Technology, Coimbatore was founded ...

Government Law College, Coimbatore The Government Law College, Coimbatore is a public law college in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Like the rest of the law colleges in Tamil Nadu, it is administered by Tamil Nadu's Department of Legal Studies, and affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. ...

* Government College of Arts & Science (Surandai) *

Government College of Engineering, Bargur The Government College of Engineering , Bargur is an engineering college in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, India. History The Government College of Engineering was started in Dharmapuri district in 1994. It started functioning in t ...

Government College of Engineering, Salem The Government College of Engineering, Salem in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, is an engineering education center in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the three institutions offering Metallurgical Engineering as a full-time course in Tamil Nadu. ...

* Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli * Government Law College, Tiruchirapalli *

Government Polytechnic College, Nagercoil The Government Polytechnic College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu is one of the two polytechnics founded in 1959 under the second five-year plan. It was initially functioning in the South Travancore Hindu College Premises with 120 students. At that tim ...

Kanyakumari Government Medical College Kanyakumari Government Medical College, also known as KGMC, KGMCH, or Government Medical College Kanyakumari) is a medical education institution in Asaripallam, in the city of Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, South India. The college is affiliated to Tam ...

* Loganatha Narayanasamy Government Arts College, Ponneri *

Quaid-e-Millath Government College for Women The Quaid-e-Millath Government College for Women is an educational institution in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu. In 1974-75 it replaced the Government Arts College for Men, Nandanam, Government Arts College for Men, which was shifted to Nandanam. ...

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

Government Nizamia Tibbi College Government Nizamia Tibbi College is a unani medicine college located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. History The college has history dating back to 1810. It was started by an Afghan scholar, Sajida Begum Masjid. The College Government Nizamia T ...

, Hyderabad *

Pingle Government Degree College for Women Pingle Government Degree College for Women is a degree college for women, located in Waddepally, Hanamkonda. The college offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses. History On 16-08-1965, Sri Pingle Venkatrama Reddy (The Dy. Prime Minister i ...

, Warangal

Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...

Agartala Government Medical College Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) is a government medical college located on the lap of Agartala, the capital city of Tripura. It is at Kunjaban near the Malancha Niwas, home of the Manikya Dynasty in Agartala. The college is attache ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

Government College of Architecture Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University also known as Government College of Architecture (GCA) or Lucknow College of Architecture (LCA), Lucknow, is a state funded college in Uttar Pradesh. It started w ...

, Lucknow *

Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya (IAST: ; formerly Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya and Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi) is an Indian university and institution of higher learning located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, specializing i ...

Ramabai Government Women Post Graduate College Ramabai Government Women Post Graduate College was established in 1997 by the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The college is in the Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh in India. As a rural college, it is near the district headquarters Akbarpur. ...

, Ambedkar Nagar *

SLJB PG College , established = 1992 , closed = , type = Public , principal = , faculty = 19 , staff = , students = 9,385 (2014–2015) , undergrad = 974 , postgrad = 411 , ...

In Uttar Pradesh, government controlled degree colleges are only 167 in numbers at present for the courses in

undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-lev ...

(UG),

postgraduate Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree. The organization and stru ...

(PG) and doctoral research programs in

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

(Arts),

Science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...

and

Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ...

streams. The Department of Higher Education of

Government of Uttar Pradesh The Government of Uttar Pradesh (ISO: Uttar Pradesh Sarkār; often abbreviated as GoUP) is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with the governor as its appointed constitutional head of the state by the President of I ...

directly controls the institutes through Directorate of Higher Education,

Allahabad Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...

. Teachers for the Government Degree Colleges are recruited through Public Service Commission of Uttar Pradesh which is located in Allahabad.

Uttrakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

* National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand, Srinagar

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

Darjeeling Government College Darjeeling Government College is a co-educational government-funded college established in 1948 in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. The college is in North Point, Darjeeling. Courses It offers postgraduate courses in Botany, Zoology, English a ...

, Darjeeling *

Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Government College Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Government College, is state-government owned undergraduate college, which was established in 2010, is the government degree college in Himachal Vihar, Siliguri, Darjeeling district. APC Roy is the second governmen ...

, Siliguri, Darjeeling *

Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College The Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, abbreviated as JGEC, is an autonomous college, owned fully by Government of West Bengal, and affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. The courses conducted by JGEC have the ...

, Jalpaiguri * ABN Seal College, A Govt. College in Coochbehar *

Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

, Berhampore, Murshidabad * Krishnagar Government College, Nadia *

Durgapur Government College Durgapur Government College, India, is the only government college not only in the home district of Paschim Bardhaman, but also in the neighbouring districts of Bankura, Purulia and Birbhum. It was established on 15 September 1970. It is affil ...

, Burdwan *

Kalyani Govt. Engineering College, Kalyani, Nadia Kalyani may refer to: Film and television * ''Kalyani'' (1940 film), a Hindi film * ''Kalyani'' (1952 film), a Tamil film * ''Kalyani'' (1971 film), a Kannada film * ''Kalyani'' (1979 film), a Telugu film * ''Kalyani'' (1983 film), an Oriya ...

Hooghly Mohsin College Hooghly Mohsin College (HMC) began on 1 August 1836 as the New Hooghly College. It was established by Muhammad Mohsin, who also started other colleges. On its 100th anniversary it was renamed Hooghly Mohsin College. It became affiliated to Unive ...

, Hooghly *

Chandernagore Government College Chandernagore Government College, (French: Collège gouvernemental de Chandernagor) is a government college in Chandannagar, West Bengal, India. It is one of the oldest colleges in Hooghly district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, ...

, Hooghly *

College of Textile Technology, Serampore, Hooghly A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offerin ...

Barasat Government College Barasat Government College (BGC) is a state Government-owned college in Barasat, North 24 Parganas in the Indian state of West Bengal. The college was established in 1950 and is affiliated with the West Bengal State University and run by the Gove ...

, N-24 Parganas *

Taki Government College Taki Government College is a public undergraduate college with about 6,000(Regular) & 3000 (Casual) students located in Taki, West Bengal, India. The full-time professors of the college are appointed by the Government of West Bengal according ...

, N-24 Parganas *

Bidhannagar College Bidhannagar Government College in Salt Lake, Kolkata, established on 25 June 1984, is a West Bengal State University affiliated college run by the Government of West Bengal. ''wbsubcollegeinfo.org''. Retrieved 30 December 2012 It was formerl ...

, N-24 Parganas *

Maulana Azad College Maulana Azad College, formerly Islamia College, is a public institute of liberal arts, commerce and science in India, located in central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The college is fully government-administered. It is located near the junction of R ...

, Kolkata * Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata * Bethune College, Kolkata *

Sanskrit College The Sanskrit College and University (erstwhile Sanskrit College) is a state university located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It focuses on liberal arts, offering both UG and PG degrees in Ancient Indian and world history, Bengali, English, Sa ...

, Kolkata * Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration, Kolkata *

Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology The Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, formerly known as College of Ceramic Technology (CCT), is a college affiliated to the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology in Kolkata, India. The college offers B. Tech ...

, Kolkata *

Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology The Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology, often referred to as GCELT, is an institute offering engineering courses at undergraduate levels in Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology and Leather Technology, dip ...

, Kolkata *

Jhargram Raj College Jhargram Raj College, established in 1949, is one of the oldest government college in Jhargram, in the Jhargram district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and science, and postgraduate courses in some arts and science subjec ...

, West Midnapore *

Haldia Government College Haldia Government College, established in 1988, is the oldest government college in Purba Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, sciences and one self finance course (Tourism and Travel Management). There are also two pos ...

, East Midnapore *

Government General Degree College, Mangalkote Government General Degree College, Mangalkote (also known as Mangalkote Government College), established in 2015, is the government general degree college in Purba Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in science and arts. It is ...

* Muragachha Government College, Muragachha * Government General Degree College, Kalna * Government College of Art & Craft, K * Kushmandi Government College. * Government General Degree College, Singur * Kaliganj Government College, Debagram *

Cooch Behar Government Engineering College Cooch Behar Government Engineering College is a government engineering college in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal, India. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education and affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University o ...

* Katwa college, Katwa, West Bengal * Ramakrishna Mission Shikshanamandira, Belur Math, Howrah

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands, of which 37 are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The territory is about north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated f ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

Jammu & Kashmir

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

Orissa Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sch ...

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

Uttrakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

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