Bastar is a district located in the state of Chhattisgarh and the district is located in the central part of the nation. The district of Bastar has the city of Jagdalpur as its headquarters and this city is a popular city in the state of Chhattisgarh. The district of Bastar is spread over an area of 8755.79 kms2 and it is bounded by the Gadchiroli District of the state of Maharashtra to the West, Dantewada District to the south and southwest, by the Koraput and Nabarangpur Distritcts of the state of Orissa and by the north by the Kondagaon District. On the northwestern side, Bastar district is bounded by the Rajnandgaon District, which belongs to the same state.

Government Colleges in Bastar District:

The district of Bastar has many colleges and particularly the district has a number of government colleges in the capital city of the district Jagdalpur. The names of government colleges functioning in the district are given below:

Medical College:

• Government Medical College, Jagdalpur

Engineering College:

• Government Engineering College, Jagdalpur

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

• Govt Kaktiya P.G. College, Jagdalpur

• Govt College, Bakawand

• Govt Danteshwari Girls College, Jagdalpur

• Govt Dandkaranya College, Keshkal

• Govt Gundadhur College, Kondagaon

• Govt College, Bhanpuri

Polytechnic College:

• Government Girls Polytechnic, Jagdalpur

Here are some of the information about these colleges functioning under the control of Government of Chhattisgarh in the district of Bastar:

Medical College:

Government Medical College, Jagdalpur is young medical college that came into existence in the year 2006 and the medical courses offered by the college are affiliated to the Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University. The Medical Council of India has approved the college to admit 50 students per year for the MBBS course for which admission is done based on the merit secured by candidates in pre-medical entrance examination. The MBBS course offered by the college is open to candidates with not less than 50% of marks in the higher secondary examination in science stream.

Engineering College:

Government Engineering College, Jagdalpur was established by the Bihar Government in the year 1983 and the college offers engineering education at the UG level in the following branches of engineering:

• Civil Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Information Technology

For the aforesaid courses, admission of students with higher secondary qualification in science stream is offered by the college on the basis of merit secured by them in the Pre-Engineering Test of the state of Chhattisgarh, while some percentage of seats are filled on the basis of AIEEE Score.

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

All the arts, science and commerce college functioning under government control in the district of Bastar are affiliated to the Bastar University and these colleges are meant for offering arts, science and commerce degrees at the UG level. While some colleges also offer commerce, arts and science degrees at the PG level as well.

Polytechnic College:

Government Girls Polytechnic, Jagdalpur is offering polytechnic education from the academic year 1989-90 and the college offers the following courses with approval from the technical education board of the state of Chhattisgarh:

• Diploma in

o Modern Office Management

o Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

o Costume Design and Dress Making

o Information Technology

Thus the district of Bastar has a number of colleges and in addition to the above-mentioned government colleges, there are also private colleges in the district that are offering the best education to the future citizens of the nation. Not only the government colleges, but also private colleges in Bastar District offer the best education to the students with a view to create competent professionals, who will be in a position to serve the nation.