Aurangabad is a city located in the Aurangabad District of the state of Maharashtra. The city was given this name in honor of the Mughal Emperor, Aurangazeb. The city is acting as an important tourist destination in the state of Maharashtra since it has several historical places under its purview. Recently, the city has earned the status of Tourist Destination of the state of Maharashtra.

The city is one among the fastest growing cities in the whole world. The city has a number of popular institutions and the list of Government colleges operating in Aurangabad is given below:

Medical College:

• Government Medical College, Aurangabad

Dental College:

• Government Dental College & Hospital

Engineering College:

• Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad

Pharmacy College:

• Government College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad

Polytechnic College:

• Government Polytechnic

To explore more details regarding these government colleges, read on the content given below:

Medical College:

Government Medical College, Aurangabad came into existence in the year 1956 and the college is approved by the Medical Council of India with an approved intake capacity of 150 students per year for the MBBS course offered. The college is affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences and admission to the MBBS course offered by the college is done based on the performance of the students in the MHT-CET, which stands for Maharashtra Common Entrance Test.

Dental College:

Government Dental College & Hospital is approved by the Dental Council of India to admit 40 students per year for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery course and the college is also offering MDS course in the following branches with an intake capacity of three students per year:

• Prosthodontics

• Periodontics

• Oral Pathology

• Oral Medicine

• Conservative Dentistry

Engineering College:

Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad came into existence in the year 1960 and the college is affiliated to the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. The college offers full-time UG courses and PG Course and the names of these courses are given below:

• Bachelor of Engineering in

o Computer science & engineering

o Information technology

o Electronics & telecommunication engineering

o Electrical engineering

o Mechanical engineering

o Civil engineering

• Master of Computer Applications

It is also offering Part-time UG courses in the following branches of engineering:

• Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Mechanical engineering

• Civil engineering

In addition, the institute is also offering PG courses in branches like computer science & engineering, electrical power systems, electronics engineering, production engineering, mechanical (Design), Civil (Structure) and Civil (Soil) engineering as full-time course. It is also offering PG Courses in some of these branches as full-time self-supporting course. Admission to the UG courses offered by the college are done based on the performance of the students in the MH-CET examination.

Pharmacy College:

Government College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad came into existence in the year 1996 and it is affiliated to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University located in Aurangabad. The college offers Bachelor of Pharmacy course and Master of Pharmacy (in pharmaceuticals) course with an approved intake capacity of 40 students and 18 students respectively.

Polytechnic College:

Government Polytechnic College in Aurangabad came into existence in the year 1955 and it is one among the oldest polytechnic college dedicated towards technical education. The college is approved by the Board of Technical Education of the state of Maharashtra and it is offering diploma courses in the following branches of engineering:

• Mechanical Engineering

• Information Technology

• Electronics Engineering

• Electrical engineering

• Dress designing & garment manufacturing

• Civil engineering

In addition to these government colleges, a number of other private colleges are also offering the best quality education in the city of Aurangabad thereby contributing towards the educational scenario of the whole state.