Dehradun, which is the capital city of the state of Uttarakhand, is bordered by the charming Shivaliks in the South and the magnificent Himalayan mountain range in the north. Education in this city is quite attractive and it is inviting students from different part of the country mainly because of the quality education offered and because of the pleasant weather and scenic location of the city.

With a view to offer quality education, the state government and the central government are running a number of government schools and colleges in the city and the list of government colleges functioning in Dehradun is given below:

Medical College:

• Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences

Science & Commerce Colleges:

• Mahadevi Kanya Pathashala (Post Graduate) College

• Dayanand Brijendra Swarup (Post Graduate) College

• D.A.V. (Post Graduate) College

• Pt. L.M.S. Government Post Graduate College

In addition to the aforesaid government colleges, a number of other government-run educational institutions are also functioning in Dehradun and they are:

• Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy

• Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration

• Forest Research Institute

• Institute of Company Secretary of India

• Wild Life Institute of India

• National Institute for Visually Handicapped

Some of the details regarding Government run medical, educational, science and commerce colleges are given below:

Medical College:

Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences is an autonomous institution functioning in the city of Dehradun under the department of science & technology of government of India and the institute has an intake capacity of 100 students per year for the MBBS course offered. Admission to this institution is made based on the performance of the students in the Himalayan Institute of Medical Science Entrance Examination.

Science & Commerce Colleges:

Pt. L.M.S. Government Post Graduate College is one among the four government-run arts and science colleges in the city of Dehradun and this college offers the following courses:

• Bachelor of Education

• Post Graduate Diploma in

o Advertising

o Public relations & Eco-tourism

o Yoga

• Bachelor of Commerce

• Bachelor of Science

• Bachelor of Arts

• Master of Commerce

• Master of Science

• Master of Arts

The other government-run arts & science colleges functioning in the city of Dehradun are also offering the aforesaid courses and these colleges are coming under the jurisdiction of H.N.B. Garhwal University. Admission to these government-run arts & science colleges are made based on the merit secured by the students in the higher secondary examination.

Thus, the aforesaid government colleges contribute to the educational development of the city of Dehradun apart from several other private colleges functioning in the city.