Ahmedabad is the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the city is the sixth largest in India having a population of five million. The education system in this city is in par with the educational system in the other metropolitan cities in India.

The city is acting as a home of a number of reputed educational institutions. In this city, once a student completes his/her secondary examination, can apply for junior college where Pre-University courses in the faculties of arts, science and commerce are offered. One successful completion of the pre-university course, they can take up college education in any of the government or private colleges. The list of government colleges functioning in this city is given below:

Medical Colleges:

• B.J. Medical College

• Kersarsal Medical Colleges & Research Institute

• SBKS Medical Institute & Research Centre

• Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College

Engineering Colleges:

• L.D. College of Engineering, Navrangpura

• Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda

Arts Colleges:

• L.D. Arts College

• M.P. Arts & M.H. Commerce College for Women

Law College:

• Government Law College

Polytechnic Colleges:

• Government Polytechnic for Girls

• Government Polytechnic, Ambavadi

• R.S. Technical Institute

• Indo German Tool

Medical Colleges:

Out of the four government medical colleges in the city of Ahmedabad, three colleges are affiliated to the Gujarat University, while one college is affiliated to Bhavnagar University. All these colleges offer MBBS course and MD, Diploma courses in different branches of medicine. Admission to these colleges is done through Gujarat Common Entrance Test and this examination is conducted for admission to pharmacy colleges and engineering colleges as well.

Engineering Colleges:

The government engineering colleges in the city offer courses under different branches of engineering like

• Information technology

• Automobile engineering

• Electrical engineering

• Civil engineering

• Mechanical engineering

• Textile technology

• Computer engineering

• Plastic technology

• Environmental engineering

• Rubber technology

Admission to the engineering colleges is also made based on the performance of the students in the GUJCET examination.

Arts Colleges:

The government arts colleges in the city of Ahmedabad offer arts courses at the UG and PG level and the list of subjects covered by these colleges is as follows:

• Sociology

• Geography

• History

• Political science

• Economics

• Psychology

• Sanskrit

• Gujarati

• Hindi

• English

These colleges also offer some additional course on sales management & advertising, secretarial practice & office management, computer methods and applications and statistics.

Law College:

Government Law College came into existence in the year 2008 and this college is affiliated to Gujarat University. The college is offering under graduation course in law and for getting admission to this course, candidates must have completed their UG degree from a recognized university/institution.

Polytechnic Colleges:

Four Government Polytechnic Colleges are functioning in the city of Ahmedabad and these colleges offer diploma course in different technical disciplines like:

• Tool and Die making

• Computer engineering

• Textile processing technology

• Textile manufacturing technology

• Printing engineering

• Electrical engineering

These government colleges contribute greatly towards the educational development of the city of Ahmedabad.