The district of Gurdaspur is located in the Indian state of Punjab and the northwestern part of the nation. The district has the city of Gudaspur as its headquarters and the district is internationally bordered with the Narowal District of the Pakistani Punjab, Kangra and Chamba Districts of the state of Himachal Pradesh, Amritsar and Hoshiarpur districts of the state of Punjab and Kathua District of the state of Jammu & Kashmir in four sides.

The district has two main rivers namely Ravi and Beas passes through the district and it is located in the foothills of the Himalayas. When it comes to education in this district, it has 119 government senior secondary schools, 125 government high schools and 240 government middle schools. There are nearly16 colleges in the district and the names of government colleges functioning in the district are given below:

Engineering & Technology College:

• Beant College of Engineering & Technology, Gurdaspur

Hotel Management & Catering College:

• Institute of Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition

Arts, Science & Commerce College:

• Government College, Gurdaspur

• Government Guru Nank College, Kala Afghana

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Engineering & Technology College:

Beant College of Engineering & Technology, Gurdaspur came into existence in the year 1995 and the college was established by the Government of Punjab as an autonomous institution. The college offers engineering courses with affiliation from the Punjab Technical University and it offers engineering courses in the following subjects:

• Information Technology

• Production Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Electronics & Communication Engineering

• Computer Science & Engineering

• Chemical Engineering

For admission of students to these courses, 85% of the seats are reserved for candidates belonging to the state of Punjab and remaining 15% of the seats are reserved for candidates belonging to other states. For 85% of state quota seats, admission is done based on the CET score of the candidates, while for candidates belonging to other states, AIEEE score is taken into consideration for admission.

Hotel Management & Catering College:

Institute of Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition came into existence in the year 1994 and it was established by the Tourism Ministry of Government of India. The institute is affiliated to the apex body called National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology located in Noida and it is acting as one of the premier institution for hospitality management in the nation. The institute holds the pride of being one among the top ten institution for hotel management and catering according to the report published by the Ministry of Tourism of Government of India. The institute offers the following courses and the UG and PG Diploma levels:

• Bachelor of Science in Hospitality & Hotel Administration

• Post Graduate Diploma in Accommodation, operation & management

• Diploma in

o Bakery & confectionery

o Food & Beverage Service

o Food Production

Arts, Science & Commerce College:

Government College, Gurdaspur and Government Guru Nank College, Kala Afghana are affiliated to the Guru Nanak Dev University. The former college came into existence in the year 1954 and these two colleges offer arts, science and commerce education at the UG level for aspiring candidates belonging to the district of Gurdaspur and nearby areas.

Thus, Gurdaspur District acts as the home for one of the best hotel management institution in the country and like this institution, the other institutions in this district also offer the best education not only for candidates belonging to the district of Gurdaspur, but students from other districts of the state of Punjab and even students from other states are benefitted from these colleges.