Nanded District is located in the Indian State of Maharashtra and the district is situated in the central part of the country. The city of Nanded is the head quarters of the district and the districts is in th south eastern part of the state of Maharashtra bordering the state of Andhra Pradesh. The name Nanded is believed to have been originated from the term Nandi , which is the vahan of Lord Shiva and Nandi is believed to have performed penance on the banks of river Godavari called as TAT and therefore, the district came to be called as Nandi Tat, which later became Nanded. Now, the district is popular for the Sikh Gurudwara.

The district of Nanded is popular for its contribution to the educational field and it acts as the home for the popular Marathwada University and there are engineering, medical, technical and other higher educational institutions. The names of government colleges offering education in the district of Nanded in the Indian state of Maharashtra are given below:

Medical Colleges:

• Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded

• Government Ayurvedic College, Nanded

Education College:

• Government College of Education, Nanded

ITI:

• Government ITI, Nanded

Get to know more details regarding these government colleges in the district of Nanded, read on the content given below:

Medical Colleges:

Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded is affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences and the institution came into existence in the year 1988.  The Medical Council of india has permitted the institution to admit 50 students per year for the MBBS course, while the institute also offers several other PG degree and diploma courses in the field of medicine. PG Diploma course is being offered by the institution in ophthalmology, obstetrics & Gynecology and anesthesia. The list of subjects under MD and MS in medicine is given below:

• MD in

o Anaesthesiology

o Biochemistry

o General Medicine

o Microbiology

o Obstetrics and Gynecology

o Pathology

o Pharmacology

o Physiology

o Preventive & Social Medicine

o TB & Respiratory Diseases

• MS in

o Anatomy

o E.N.T

o General Surgery

o Ophthalmology

o Orthopaedics

Government Ayurvedic College, Nanded came into existence in the year 1956 and the college is affiliated to the Maharasthra University of Health Sciences located in Nasik. The institute offers BAMS course, whose duration is five-and-half years. For getting into the BAMS course, candidates with 10+2 in science stream with not less than 50% of marks in biology, chemistry and physics subjects are eligible to apply.

Education College:

Government College of Education, Nanded is approved by the National Council of Teacher Education and the institution offers teacher education course under the guidance of the Marathwada University to which the institution is affiliated. In addition to B. Ed course, recently M. Ed course has also been started by the institution for which the institute is approved to admit 50 students per year.

ITI:

Government ITI, Nanded is a technical educational institution offering job-oriented courses and the list of courses offered by the institute is given below:

• Cutting & sewing

• Electrical

• Mechanical Motor Vehicle

• Dress Making

• Wireman

• Electronics (mechanic)

• Fitter

• Carpenter

• Turner

• Hair & Skin care

• Pump operator/Mechanical

• Fashion Technology

• Tractor Mechanic

For all these courses, the institute has a good number of seats and candidates awaiting for the qualifying examination result of class X board exam can also apply to these courses. However, in the case of these candidates, they should produce their mark sheet of their Class X examination as soon the results are published in the state of Maharashtra.