Kapurthala District is located in the Indian state of Punjab and it is situated in the northern part of the nation. The headquarters of the district is the city of Kapurthala and it is one of the smallest districts in Punjab both with respect to population and with respect to area according to the census conducted in the year 2001. The district of Kapurthala is spread over an area of 1633 square kilometers and the rural literacy rate of the district is 60.60%, while the urban literacy rate is 72.88%. The district has four sub-divisions and four tehsils and there are 15 blocks in the district of Kapurthala.

Higher education in Kapurthala District:

When it comes to higher education in Kapurthala District, it has totally 45 higher education institutions, which includes both institutions running under government ownership and institutions running under private ownership and here are the names of institutions functioning under government ownership in the district of Kapurthala:

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

• NJSA Government College, Kapurthala

• Government College, Bhulath

Training Institutions:

• Government Inservice Training Centre

• Government ITI

Here are some of the details regarding these colleges functioning under government ownership in the Kapurthala District of the state of Punjab:

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

NJSA Government College, Kapurthala: NJSA Government college is one of the oldest institutions in the state of Punjab and the college came into existence in the year 1856 as a Sanskrit institution and then in the year 1896, it was upgraded as a intermediate institution and again in the year 1945, it was made as a degree college. The first PG course was introduced in the year 1968 in English and gradually several other PG courses were introduced by the institution. It is government-funded college functioning with affiliation from the Guru Nanak Dev University at Amritsar. The college presently offers B. Sc Medical, B. Com, Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in economics and English.

Government College, Bhulath: This college is also affiliated to the Guru Nanak Dev University and it is meant for offering arts and science courses at the UG level.

Training Institutions:

Government Inservice Training Centre and Government ITI at Kapurthala District offer technical education to aspiring candidates in such a way as to help them for their future career. Some of the training courses offered by these institutions include welder, mechanic, etc… in other trades as well.

Even though, the district of Kapurthala has only a few government managed institutions, the district has a number of private institutions for offering the best education to the students.