Banaskantha is one among the 23 districts functioning from the state of Gujarat in India and the district has the city of Palanpur as its administrative headquarters, which is the largest city of the district as well. The district was given this name since the West Banas River running through the valley of Aravalli Range of Mount Abu is entering into the state of Gujarat only through this district and flows through the Rann of Kutch. The Balaram and Ambaji Temples in the district draw many tourists from different parts of India to the district. The district is the third largest district in the state and is located in the north-eastern part of the state. There are 12 taluks in the district and the sex ratio in this district is 930 females for 1000 males.

Education in Banaskantha District:

When it comes to education in the district of Banaskantha, the literacy rate of the districts is 51% and the district has around 56 higher secondary schools, 153 secondary schools and 1983 primary schools. The district is popular for a good number of technical training institutions like Cottage industry training institutions, polytechnic colleges and ITIs. The ITIs in this district has an intake capacity of more than 2000 students each year and they offer courses in automobile, textile and engineering areas.

Government Colleges in Banaskantha District:

As mentioned earlier, industrial training institutions and polytechnic colleges are functioning in larger number in this district and the names of government colleges functioning in the district are given below:

• District Institute of Education & Training, Banaskantha

• Government College, Banaskantha

• Shri G.G. Mehta Stree Adyapan Mandir, Palanpur

• Shri C.K. Mehta College of Primary Education, Palanpur

• Government Polytechnic, Palanpur

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District Institute of Education & Training, Banaskantha:

This institute is shortly called as DIET and it is a teacher education institution functioning from the district of Banaskantha and the course offered by the institution is Primary teacher education course and for getting into this course candidates must have 10+2 or its equivalent qualification. The institute is popularly known as Government Purush Adhyapak Mandir, which indicates teacher education institution. The approved intake capacity of the institution for the only course offered is 40 students per year.

Government College, Banaskantha:

This college offers arts, science and commerce courses at UG and PG Level with affiliation from the Garhwal University.

Shri G.G. Mehta Stree Adyapan Mandir, Palanpur:

Shri G.G. Mehta Stree Adyapan Mandir, Palanpur is a grant-in-aid college approved by the State Examination Board of the state of Gujarat and the institute offers primary teacher training course for preparing future teachers for offering primary level education.

Shri C.K. Mehta College of Primary Education, Palanpur:

Shri C.K. Mehta College of Primary Education as the name implies is a primary teacher education college functioning from the Banaskantha District of the state of Gujarat.

Government Polytechnic, Palanpur:

Government Polytechnic, Palanpur is a co-education institution approved by the Gujarat Technological University to offer diploma courses in the following subjects:

• Mechanical Engineering

• Information Technology

• Electronics & Communication Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Civil Engineering

These colleges functioning from the Banaskantha District of the state of Gujarat are known for their quality of technical education it the fields of teacher education and engineering education and many professionals to the fields of teaching and engineering has so far been produced by these colleges. Even though, the present literacy rate in the district is little, there is every scope of development of literacy rate due to the educational contributions made by these colleges to the education scenario of the district.