Panaji is the capital city of state of Goa, which is the smallest state in India. This city has a number of colleges that offer a great platform for higher education in different fields of education like journalism, medical science, commerce, law, social science, arts and engineering. Panaji is not only famous for educational institution, but it is also acting as a tourist destination, of course, the whole state of Goa is a tourist destination with its special beaches.

The list of government colleges operating in the city of Goa is given below:

Medical College:

• Goa Medical College, Panaji

Dental College:

• Goa Dental College & Hospital, Panaji

Pharmacy College:

• Goa College of Pharmacy, Panaji

Architecture College:

• Goa College of Architecture

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

• Goa College of Art

• Goa College of Home Science

Some of the details regarding these government-run colleges operating in the city of Goa is given below:

Medical College:

Goa Medical College is one of the oldest government-run medical colleges in India, which was established during the Portuguese rule in the year 1842. This college is offering MBBS, MD, MS and Diploma courses in the faculty of medicine and allied medical services. The college is permitted to admit 100 students per year for the MBBS course based on the performance of the students in the Common Entrance Test and for applying to this entrance examination, candidates must have completed their higher secondary examination with not less than 50% of marks in PCB subjects.

Dental College:

Goa Dental College & Hospital, Panaji offers BDS and MDS course with affiliation from Goa University. As far as MDS is concerned, the branches offered by the college are prosthodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, oral medicine and conservative dentistry. Admission to the UG course is done based on the marks secured by the students in biology, chemistry and physics subjects in the higher secondary examination.

Pharmacy College:

Goa College of Pharmacy, Panaji is offering pharmacy education with approval from Pharmacy Council in India and with affiliation from Goa University. This institution is offering the following courses in the faculty of pharmacy:

• Diploma in Pharmacy

• Bachelor of Pharmacy

• Master of Pharmacy with specialization in

o Pharmacognosy

o Pharmacology

o Quality assurance

Architecture College:

As the name implies, Goa College of Architecture offers Bachelor of Architecture course with approval from Council of Architecture and this course is offered with affiliation from the University of Goa.

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

Goa College of Arts offers four years course in Visual Arts and the end of the course, students are offered with the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts. The BFA course is offered under two branches namely painting and applied arts and the intake capacity is 20 and 30 students respectively for these courses. Admission is done based on the merit secured by the students in the higher secondary examination.

The aforesaid government colleges located in the city of Panaji are offering quality education in the aforesaid fields and there are also several other private institutions in the city. Goa University is the popular university offering quality education in this city.