Allahabad was previously called as Prayag and the city got its present name from the Mughal Kings. It is one of the oldest cities in India located in the state of Uttar Pradesh and this city is the administrative headquarters of the district of Allahabad. The city is located at a distance of about 205 kms from the capital of the state Lucknow.

The city is the home for the popular Allahabad University and it has many other popular institutions under its wing. The names of government colleges operating in the city of Allahabad are given below:

Medical Colleges:

• Moti Lal Nehru Medical College

• Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Ayurved Mahavidyalaya

• Government Unani Medical College

Engineering Colleges:

• Indian Institute of Technology, Allahabad

• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

• C.M.P Degree College

• Hamidia Girls Degree College

Here are some of the details regarding these top colleges in the city of Allahabad:

Medical Colleges:

Moti Lal Nehru Medical College came into existence in the year 1961 and the current intake capacity of the college with approval from Medical Council of India is 100 students per year for the MBBS course. The college is affiliated to the Chhatrapati Shauhuji Maharaj Medical University located in the city of Lucknow. Admission to the MBBS course offered by the college is done based on the marks secured by the students in the Uttar Pradesh Common Pre Medical Test or in the All India Pre Medical Test.

Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Ayurved Mahavidyalaya is also affiliated to the Chhatrapati Shauhuji Maharaj Medical University and this college came into existence in the year 1982. The college is offering Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medical Science course and admission of students to this course is done bases on UPCPMT score.

Government Unani Medical College is offering Bachelor of Unani Medical Sciences course, whose duration is five-and-half years. Admission of students to this course is done based on the CET score held by the candidates.

Engineering Colleges:

Indian Institute of Technology, Allahabad was established by the Ministry of HRD of Government of India and this institute offers B. Tech and M. Tech courses in different disciplines in addition to MBA, MS and Ph. D courses. UG course is offered in Electronics & Communication Engineering & Information Technology and admission to these two courses are done based on AIEEE score. MBA and M. Tech courses are offered with IT specialty and Master of Science course is offered in cyber laws & information security. Admission to the PG courses are done based on GATE score.

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology is one among the NITs in India that has been declared as the Institute of National Importance status. The institute offers Bachelor of Technology in the following branches of Engineering:

• Chemical Engineering

• Production & Industrial Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Electronics Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Information Technology

• Computer Science&  Engineering

• Civil Engineering

• Bio-Technology

M. Tech course is being offered in 19 different branches of engineering apart from the PG courses of MCA, Master of Science in mathematics & scientific computing and MBA. Admissions to UG courses are done based on AIEEE score, for MCA it is based on NIT MCA Common Entrance Test, GATE score for M. Tech courses and CAT score for MBA.

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

C.M.P Degree College acts as a constituent unit of Allahabad University and it offers UG courses in arts, science and law faculty in addition to diploma courses in two subjects. Hamidia Girls Degree College offers commerce and arts courses by acting as a constituent unit of Allahabad University. Admission to these two courses are done based on UGAT examination.