Faridkot is a small city in the municipal council of Faridkot district and it is located in the state of Punjab in India. Faridkot District was previously acting as a part of Ferozepur District and later in the year 1996, it was established as a division with divisional headquarters at Faridkot, which includes Mansa, Bathinda and Faridkot districts.

The district has a total literacy rate of 63.34%, which includes 57.09% women literacy rate and 68.92% men literacy rate. The district of Faridkot, has the popular Baba Farid University of Health Sciences and a number of other private and government colleges as well. The names of government colleges offering education in the district of Faridkot in Punjab are given below:

Medical College:

• Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

• Government Brijindra College

• Shahid Bhagat Singh Government College

Education College:

• Pandit Chetan Dev Government College of Education

Some of the details regarding these government colleges in the district of Faridkot in Punjab are given below:

Medical College:

Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot came into existence in the year 1973 and the college actually acts as a constituent unit of the Baba  Farid University of Health Sciences. The sanctioned intake capacity of the college for the MBBS course according to the approval of the Medical Council of India is 50 students per year. For PG courses like MD in Psychiatry, MD in Skin & VD and MS in Ophthalmology, it is two students per year per course, while for MS in General Surgery course, the intake capacity is three students per year.

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

Government Brijindra College is a co-education institution that came into existence in the year 1942 and the college is offering education with affiliation from the Punjabi University located in Patiala. The college offers three-year degree course in Arts, Science and Commerce subjects, four-year degree course in Agriculture and Master of Arts in Punjabi and Economics.

Shahid Bhagat Singh Government College came into existence in the year 1982 and the college is affiliated to the Punjabi University. The college offers Bachelor of Arts in different subjects like:

• Punjabi

• Economics

• Physical education

• English literature

• Psychology

• Geography

• Political science

• Music

• Mathematics

It also offers Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications and Bachelor of Computer Applications course as well.

Education College:

Pandit Chetan Dev Government College of Education came into existence in the year 1962 and the college offers Teacher Education course with affiliation from the Punjabi University. The duration of Bachelor of Education course offered by the college is one year and for seeking admission to this course, candidates must have completed their graduation or post graduation in any stream of education. Selection of candidates for this course, will be done by the college as per the norms issued by the Punjabi University and Government of Punjab.

Thus, the district of Faridkot acts as the educational hub of the state of Punjab due to the best quality education offered by these colleges and due to the efficient medical education offered by the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences.