Durg District in the state of Chhattisgarh came into existence in the year 1906 and it is one of the populous districts in the state. The main occupation of the city is related to agricultural sector and it is highly engaged in the production of pigeon peas and milling rice.

The district has a number of educational institutions and the list of government colleges functioning in the district is given below:

Engineering College:

• Government Engineering College, Patan

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

• Government College, Patan

• Government College, Utai

• Government College, Vishali Nagar

• Government Girls College, Durg

• Government Science, Arts and Commerce College, Balod

• Government College, Arjunda

• Government V.Y.T. PG Autonomous College, Durg

Some of the details regarding these government run colleges operating in the district of Durg in Chhattisgarh are given below:

Engineering College:

Government Engineering College, Patan is operating under the jurisdiction of the Gujarat Technical University and the university is offering UG courses under the following branches of engineering:

• Civil Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Electronics Engineering

• Computer Engineering

Admission of students to these courses offered by Government Engineering College is done based on the performance of the students in the Gujarat Common Entrance Test, shortly called as GUJCET.

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

The first three government colleges for arts, science & commerce given in the afore-mentioned list came into existence in the 1989 and these colleges are approved by the University Grants Commission. Of these colleges, the Government College, Patan is offering Bachelor of Arts course in different disciplines like Hindi literature, sociology, politics, history, English and economics. All these colleges offer courses in the faculties of arts, science and commerce.

Thus, these colleges are helpful in the educational development of the district of Durg, which includes several popular cities like Patan and they offer the best quality education.