The city of Kota is otherwise called as powerhouse of Rajasthan and it was previously spelled as Kotah. The city is located at about 240 kilometers from the capital of the state of Rajasthan, Jaipur. The city is acting as the home for many popular colleges and universities like Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University and University of Kota. The names of government colleges operating in the city of Kota is given below:

Medical College:

• Government Medical College, Kota

Law College:

• Government Law College, Kota

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

• Government College, Kota

• Government Commerce College, Kota

• JDB Government Girls College, Kota

Polytechnic Colleges:

• Government Polytechnic College

• Government Women’s Polytechnic College

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Medical College:

Government Medical College, Kota came into existence in the year 1992 and the college is offering medical education with affiliation from the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences. Medical Council of India approves the institute with an approved intake capacity of 100 students per year for the MBBS course. This is one of the few government medical colleges with association with Central Board of Secondary Examination. Admission to the college is done based on the performance in the state level entrance examination.

Law College:

Government Law College, Kota is affiliated to the University of Kota and the college came into existence in the year 1948. The college is offering three-year Bachelor of Law course with approval from the Bar Council of India.

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

Government College, Kota is one of the oldest colleges in the city of Kota and this college is offering arts, science and commerce education with affiliation from Maharishi Dayanand Sarawati University. Government Commerce College, Kota came into existence in the year 1978 and this college offers commerce education both at UG and at PG level with affiliation from the University of Kota. JDB Government Girls College, Kota came into existence in the year 1958 and this college offers courses in arts, science and commerce stream with affiliation from the University of Kota. In addition, this college is also offering different vocational and career-oriented courses as well.

Polytechnic Colleges:

Government Polytechnic College came into existence in the year 1960 and the college is approved by the AICTE, Board of Technical Education and Department of Technical Education of Government of Rajasthan. The college is offering diploma courses in the following branches of engineering:

• Civil Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Instrumentation Engineering

• Chemical Engineering

• Electronics Engineering

• Plastic Technology

• Computer Science & Engineering

Government Women’s Polytechnic College came into existence in the year 1993 and this college was established by the Department of Technical Education of Government of Rajasthan. This college offers diploma courses in the following subjects with an intake capacity of 40 girls per year for each course:

• Textile Design

• Interior Decoration

• Commercial Art

Education in the city of Kota has recently become one of the major activities and in the recent years, the city is known to be an educational hub of the state of Rajasthan.