Hyderabad is the capital city of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India and this city holds an important place in the field of education in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The city is acting as a  home for six state universities, two deemed universities and two central universities.

The city has different research institutions like Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology and the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology. This educational infrastructure in the city attracts students from different parts of India and students from Middle East and African countries as well. The list of Government colleges functioning in the city under different streams of education is given below:

Medical Colleges:

• Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad

• Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad

• JSPS Government Homeopathic College

Engineering Colleges:

• Osmania University College of Engineering

• Nagarjuna Sagar Engineering College

• JNTU College of Engineering

• ISS College of Engineering

• IIIT, Hyderabad

Arts Colleges:

• Government City College, Charminar

• Government Degree College for Women

• Indira Priyadarshini Government Degree College for Women

• Government College For Girls, Charminar

• Government college, Musheerabad

• Government college, Charminar

• New Government college, Golkonda

• Vivekananda Government College, Musheerabad

Junior Colleges:

• B. J .R. Government Junior College, Musheerabad

• Government Junior College (Girls), Golkonda

• Govt. Junior college For Boys, Golkonda

Music & Dance Colleges:

• Government College of Music and Dance

• S.J. Govt. Music and Dance College

Polytechnic Colleges:

• Government Institute Of Electronics

• Government Polytechnic College

• Government Institute Of Printing Technology

• J.N. Government Polytechnic

• Qutub Shah Government Polytechnic

• S.G.M. Government Polytechnic

Medical Colleges:

Osmania medical college and Gandhi medical college are the two government run medical colleges in the city of Hyderabad. These colleges offer MBBS course and several other super specialty courses as well. Some of the super specialty courses offered by these colleges are:

• Doctor of Medicine in

o Psychiatry

o Pulmonolgy/ chest medicine

o Dermatology

o Anesthesiology

o Radiology

o Peadiatrics

• MS in

o ENT

o Ophthalmology

o Obs.& Gyna.

o Orthopaedics

• PG Diploma in

o Anatomy

o Forensic medicine

o Microbiology

o Pathology

o Biochemistry

o Pharmacology

o Physiology

Admission of students to these colleges is made based on the performance of the students in the EAMCET examination. Another government college is meant for offering Homeopathy medicine courses and the course offered by this college is BHMS and MD in Homepathic Medicine.

Engineering Colleges:

Government engineering colleges in the city of Hyderabad offer engineering education at UG and PG level in different branches of engineering like:

• Mechanical Engineering

• Electrical & Electronics Engineering

• Electronics & Communication Engineering

• Computer Science & Engineering

• Civil Engineering

• Bio-Medical Engineering

These college also MBA and MCA programme and admission to these colleges are made based on the performance of the students in the Common Entrance Examination conducted by affiliating university.

Arts Colleges:

A number of government arts colleges are functioning in the city of Hyderabad and these colleges are offering new age arts courses in addition to the conventional courses. Some of the new age courses offered by the government arts colleges include fashion designing, graphics designing, animation, etc…

Junior Colleges:

Government-run junior colleges offer arts, science and commerce courses in the higher secondary level and admission to these colleges are made based on the marks secured by the students in the School leaving examination.

Music & Dance Colleges:

Government colleges for music and dance offer courses in instrumental and vocal music and dance. These colleges are offering courses in instruments like violin, veena, tabla, sitar, nadaswaram, mridangam, and course in different types of dances like kuchipidi, kathak, Bharatanatyam.

Polytechnic Colleges:

Government polytechnic colleges functioning in the city of Hyderabad are offering different diploma courses in the following branches:

• Pharmacy

• Mechanical Engineering

• Electronics & Communication Engineering

• Electrical & Electronic Engineering

• Computer Engineering

• Civil Engineering

• Automobile Engineering

Admission to the government-run polytechnic colleges in the city of Hyderabad is made based on the performance of the students in the State Board of Technical Education & Training.

These government-run colleges in the city of Hyderabad offer quality education to the students and some of them also arranges for campus interviews to assist students in finding placement opportunity in top organizations.