Gangtok, which is the capital city of the state of Sikkim is acting as the educational headquarters of the state since the city is acting as a home for a number of popular institutions like Sikkim University, Sikkim Manipal University, ICFAI University, Vinayaka Mission’s Sikkim University and Integrated Learning in Management University.

These institutes have proved their potential in the educational scenario of the state by offering excellent education. The list of government colleges operating in the city of Gangtok in Sikkim is given below:

Law College:

• Sikkim Government Law College, Gangtok

Arts & Science College:

• Sikkim Government College

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

Sikkim Government Law College, Gangtok:

Sikkim Government Law College came into existence in the year 1980 and the college was under the jurisdiction of the North Bengal University. Now the college is working under the jurisdiction of Sikkim University. The college is offering a five-year integrated course in BA LLB and this course is approved by the Bar Council of India. The main aim of the college is to impart quality education in the field of law. The college is also offering Bachelor of Law course alone. For seeking admission to the Integrated Bachelor of Law course, candidates must have completed their 10+2 in any stream of education.

Sikkim Government College:

Sikkim Government College is located in a town called Tadong, which is just five kilometers away from the city of Gangtok. This college came into existence in the year 1977 to meet the growing needs of the people of the state of Sikkim. Initially, this college was also affiliated to the North Bengal University and later in the year 2009, it came under the jurisdiction of the own university of the state of Sikkim known as Sikkim University. This college is offering both honors and general Bachelor’s degree in the arts, science and commerce streams and Bachelor of Tourism and Travel Management (general) course. For seeking admission to the honors degree course offered by the college, candidates must have completed their 10+2 with not less than 50% of marks in aggregate and at least 55% of marks in the subject in which they are seeking admission.

The state of Sikkim is growing at a faster pace with respect to the educational scenario and the aforesaid colleges contribute towards the development of the educational scenario of the state by offering quality education in the fields of arts, science, commerce and law.