Ootacamund is shortly called as Ooty and it is called as Udagamandalam in the local language Tamil. In the local language, the name of the city is abbreviated as Udhagai. The city is the capital of the district of Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu and it is a popular hill station in the Nilgiri hills in Tamil Nadu. The economy of the town presently depends on agriculture and tourism and it is also manufacturing photographic films and medicines.

The beauty of the city attracts people from different parts of the world and it is well-connected through rail and road transport. The city has many popular private educational institutions that are well-known for the quality of education offered and the names of government colleges offering education in this city are given below:

Arts, Science & Commerce College:

• Government Arts College, Stone House Hill

Polytechnic College:

• Government Polytechnic College, Finger Post

Some of the details regarding these two government colleges in the city of Ooty are given below:

Arts, Science & Commerce College:

Government Arts College, Stone House Hill came into existence in the year 1955 and the college is offering the following courses with affiliation from the Bharathiyar University:

• Bachelor of Arts in

o Travel & Tourism Management

o Tamil

o History

o English

o Economics

o Defence & Strategic Studies

• Bachelor of Commerce (Regular & Computer Applications)

• Bachelor of Literature in English

• Bachelor of Science in

o Zoology

o Physics

o Mathematics

o Biotechnology

• Master of Arts in

o Tamil literature

o History

o English

• Master of Science in

o Physics

o Chemistry

o Botany

• Doctor of Philosophy in

o Tamil studies

o English

o Chemistry

o Biotechnology

Polytechnic College:

Government Polytechnic College, Finger Post is a co-education college approved by the All India Council of Technical Education to offer diploma courses in different branches of engineering. The institute offers the following diploma courses:

• Diploma in

o Modern Office Practice

o Mechanical Engineering

o Instrumentation & Control Engineering

o Electronics & communication engineering

o Electrical & Electronics Engineering

o Civil Engineering

Education in the city of Ooty has a historical importance since the roots for the modern Indian education system was established in this city. In addition to these colleges, there is also an Industrial Training Institute in the nearby city of Coonoor and all these colleges offer the best quality education to the deserving students of the state of Tamil Nadu.