Rajkot is a city in the state of Gujarat, which is acting as the administrative headquarters of the district of Rajkot. The city is located in the banks of Nyari and Aji rivers at about 245 km from the capital of the state Gandhinagar.

Initially, the city was acting as the capital of the state of Saurashtra and after the formation of the state of Gujarat it came under this state. The city is the fourth largest city in the state of Gujarat and it is one among the fastest developing cities in the world. As far as education in this city is concerned, it has the Saurashtra University and the list of Government Colleges in this city is given below:

Medical College:

• Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Medical College, Rajkot

Engineering College:

• Government Engineering College

Pharmacy College:

• BK Mody Government Pharmacy College

Polytechnic College:

• Government Polytechnic College

Learn more about these colleges from the content given below:

Medical College:

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Medical College, Rajkot came into existence in the year 1995 and the college is approved by the Medical Council of India. The intake capacity of the college for the MBBS course offered is 100 students per year. The college is also offering different Post Graduate Degree and diploma courses with approval from medical council of India in branches like surgery, skin, medicine, PSM, forensic medicine, etc… The college is offering these courses with affiliation from Saurashtra University.

Engineering College:

Government Engineering College came into existence in the year 2004 and this college is also affiliated to the Saurashtra University. The college is presently offering Engineering course at the UG level in the following branches:

• Computer Engineering

• Electronics & Communication Engineering

• Instrumentation and Control Engineering

• Automobile Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Civil Engineering

These courses are approved by the All India Council of Technical Education and admission to these courses are done by the Joint Admission Committee for Professional Courses and the entrance test score followed by the college is GUJCET score.

Pharmacy College:

BK Mody Government Pharmacy College actually began its journey as one of the departments of the Government Polytechnic College, Rajkot in the year 1976. In the year 1984, Government of Gujarat degree course in Pharmacy and earned huge amount of donation from Mr. B.K. Mody as a result of which the department was converted as a separate college for pharmacy. The college is presently offering degree and diploma course in pharmacy with an intake capacity of 60 students each for Diploma in Pharmacy and Bachelor of Pharmacy course.

Polytechnic College:

Government Polytechnic College came into existence in the year 1964 and the college is affiliated to the Gujarat Technical University. The college is offering diploma courses in regular and distance education mode and the list of diploma subjects offered under regular mode are information technology, electronics & communication, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and civil engineering. As far as distance education mode is concerned civil, mechanical and electrical engineering courses are offered.

These government colleges offer the best education thereby contributing towards the educational development of the whole state of Gujarat.