Hoshiarpur District is located in the state of Punjab and the district comprises of four sub-divisions, eight municipal councils, ten development blocks and the administrative divisions in the district are Garhshankar, Mukerin, Dasuya and Hoshiarpur. The district is spread over an area of 3364 square kilometers and it falls under the north-eastern part of the state of Punjab.

One among the four municipal councils of the district, which is Hoshiarpur is popularly called as the city of mangoes. When it comes to higher education scenario in the district of Hoshirpur, there are a few government colleges and the names of these colleges are given below:

Arts, Science & Commerce College:

• Government College, Hoshiarpur

Polytechnic College:

• Pandit JR Government Polytechnic College

ITI:

• Government ITI

Some of the details regarding these colleges are given below:

Arts, Science & Commerce College:

Government College, Hoshiarpur came into existence in the year 1927 as an intermediate college and the college offers the following courses with affiliation from Punjab University located in Chandigarh:

• Bachelor of Science in

o Agriculture

o Medical & non-medical

• Bachelor of Arts

• Bachelor of Commerce

• Master of Arts in

o Fine arts

o Punjabi

o Political science

o History

o Hindi

o Economics

o English

• Master of Science in Mathematics

Admissions to these courses are done based on the merit secured by the students in the qualifying examination.

Polytechnic College:

Pandit JR Government Polytechnic College offers diploma courses and D. Pharmacy course and the diploma course is offered in the following subjects:

• Diploma in

o Civil engineering

o Electrical engineering

o Mechanical engineering

o Electronics & communication engineering

o Plastic

o Computer

• Diploma in Pharmacy

In addition, the institute also offers part-time diploma courses in the following subjects:

• Mechanical Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Civil Engineering

For the part-time courses, the institute is approved with an intake capacity of 20 students per year per course and for regular diploma courses, the intake capacity for engineering courses is 60 students per year, while for pharmacy course, its intake capacity is 30 students. For seeking admission to the diploma course, candidates must have completed their 10th with science and mathematics subjects and admission is made based on the performance of the students in the Joint Entrance Test conducted by the Board of Technical Education of the state of Punjab. Minimum educational qualification for D. Pharmacy course is 10+2 in medical or non-medical stream of education. This course is affiliated to the Punjab Technical University and admission is done during the month of May or June every year.

ITI:

Government ITI is meant for offering technical education to the women students and it offers craftsman training scheme in the following trades:

• Information technology

• Fashion technology

• Computer operator & programming analyst

• Hair & skin care

• Cutting & Sewing

• Embroidery and needle work

• Art & craft teacher training

For some of these courses, matriculation is the qualification requirement, while for some courses the educational requirement is higher secondary.

Thus, these government colleges in the district of Hoshirpur offer the best education at an affordable cost.