The District of Jamanagar is located in the Indian state of Gujarat and the headquarters of the district is the city of Jamnagar. The district is popular for the famous holy city of Dwarka and it has many tourist locations like Bird Sanctuary and the Marine National Park. The district is located in the Saurashtra region and it has ten taluks, which includes Khambhaliya, Okha, Jodiya, Jamnagar, etc…

With respect to education, the district is the home for the only Ayurvedic University in the country offering varied courses in ayurveda and yoga & naturopathy. There are also many colleges in the district and the names of government colleges offering education in this district are given below:

Medical College:

• MP Shah Medical College, Jamnagar

Dental College:

• Government Dental College & Hospital, Jamnagar

Pharmacy College:

• Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Sciences

Arts Colleges:

• Government Arts College, Kalyanpur

• Government Arts College, Bhanavad

Commerce College:

• Government Commerce College, Jamnagar

Polytechnic College:

• Government Polytechnic, Jamnagar

Some of the details regarding these government colleges in the district of Jamnagar are given below:

Medical College:

MP Shah Medical College, Jamnagar came into existence in the year 1955 and the college is offering medical education with affiliation from the Saurashtra University. The Medical Council of India has permitted the institute to admit 200 students per year for the MBBS course offered. For seeking admission to the MBBS course offered by the college, candidate must have completed their higher secondary examination in science stream with not less than 55% of marks (40% for reserved category candidates).

Dental College:

Government Dental College & Hospital, Jamnagar is a co-education institution affiliated to the Bhavnagar University. The institute offers Bachelor of Dental Surgery course with an intake capacity of 40 students per year with approval from the Dental Council of India.

Pharmacy College:

Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Sciences is affiliated to the Gujarat Ayurved University. The college offers Diploma in Ayurveda Pharmacy and Bachelor of Ayurvedic Pharmacy Courses with an intake capacity of 60 seats and 45 seats respectively. Admission of students to the Diploma course is based on the marks secured by them in the SSLC examination and interview and admission to the Bachelor of Pharmacy course is based on the marks secured by the students in the 10+2 science stream examination and interview. In the case of B. Pharm, preference will be given to candidates with Sanskrit subject at their higher secondary level.

Arts Colleges:

Both government arts colleges functioning in the district of Jamnagar are affiliated to the Saurashtra University and these colleges offer Bachelor of Arts course in different subjects.

Commerce College:

Government Commerce College, Jamnagar is also affiliated to the Saurashtra University and as the name of the college implies, it offers Bachelor of Commerce course to candidates who have completed their 10+2 in commerce stream of education.

Polytechnic College:

Government Polytechnic, Jamnagar came into existence in the year 1983 and the college offers diploma courses in disciplines like civil, mechanical and electrical engineering both under regular and distance education mode and diploma in computer engineering and diploma in electronics & communication engineering under regular mode.