Goa University was formed in the year 1985 on the month of June around the nucleus of centre for research and instruction of the University of Bombay in Goa. The campus of the university is located on the outskirts of Panaji, which is the capital city of Goa and it is spread over an area of 173 hectares. The university is maintaining one of the best students-teacher ratios and most of the academic staff working for this university are engaged in their own research programmes and they are experts in their field of education. So, students are offered with the best education through the 23 post graduate departments and two center for studies located in the campus of the university. The category-wise list of colleges and institutions affiliated to the university is given below:

Colleges Offering Professional Courses:

• B. S. P. Gomantak Ayuveda Mahavidyalaya

• G. R. Kare College of Law

• G. V. M.’s College of Education

• Goa College of Architecture

• Goa College of Art

• Goa College of Engineering

• Goa College of Music

• Goa College of Pharmacy

• Goa Dental College and Hospital

• Goa Medical College

• Goa Salesian Society, Don Bosco College

• I N S Hamla

• Institute of Psychiatry & Human Behaviour

• Nirmala Institute of Education

• P.E.S. College of Pharmacy Education & Research

• Padre Conceisao College of Engineering

• PES College of Education

• S.E. S. Homeopathic College & Hospital

• Shree Rayeshwar Institute of Engineering & Information Technology

• V. M. Salgaocar College of Law

• V. V. Mandal’s Institute of Management Training and Research

• Victor Medical & Research Foundation College of Nursing

• Vrundavan Institute of Nursing Education & College of Nursing

Colleges Offering Non-Professional Courses:

• C. E. S. College of Arts & Commerce

• Carmel College of Arts & Science & Commerce

• Dhempe College of Arts & Science

• DM’s College of Arts, S. P. Vaidya College of Science & V.N.S. Bandekar College of Commerce

• G.V.M.’s Shri Gopal Govind Poi Raiturkar College of Commerce & Economics

• Goa College of Home Science

• Govt. College of Arts & Commerce, Pernem

• Govt. College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Khandola

• Govt. College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Quepem

• Govt. College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Sanquelim

• Indian Naval Academy

• Institute of Nursing Education

• M. E. S. College of Arts & Commerce

• National Hydrographic School

• P. E. S. College of Arts & Science

• Rosary College of Commerce & Arts

• S. S. Dempo College of Commerce & Economics

• Saraswat Vidyalaya’s College of Commerce & Management Studies

• Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics

• Shree Maliikarjun College of Arts & Commerece

• Smt. Parvatibai Chowgule College

• St. Xavier’s College of Arts & Science

• X. E. S. Fr. Agnel College of Arts & Comm

• Zantye Brother’s Educational Foundation’s Narayan Zantye College of Commerce

Recognized Institutions:

• All India Institute of Local Self Government

• Directorate of Archives and Archeology, Government of Goa

• Fisheries Survey of India

• Malaria Research Centre, Directorate of Health Services

• National Centre for Antarctic &Ocean Research

• National Institute of Oceanography

• Thomas Stephen’s Konkani Kendra

• Xavier Centre of Historical Research

Goa University is accredited with B grade status by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and the university is offering PG, UG, Diploma and Ph. D courses through its affiliated colleges. The university is offering courses through ten of its faculties namely education, design, engineering, medicine, management studies, commerce, life sciences & environment, natural sciences, social sciences and language & literature. The campus of the university is equipped with several facilities like remote sensing laboratory, health center, national service scheme, IPR unit, counseling, career guidance & employment cell, hostel accommodation, computer center, etc… The campus also includes a library and the best thing about this library is that students can view the books that are available in the library through an online service offered by the website of the university.