Nainital District is located in the state of Uttarakhand and the headquarters of the district is the city of Nainital. The district is located in the division of Kumaon and it is bounded by the Udham Singh Nagar District in the south and by the Almora District in the north.

The largest town in the district is the town of Haldwani. The district is blessed with several beautiful hills and rivers of the nature and the district is popularly called as Lake District of India. When it comes to higher education in this district, it is the home for the popular Kumaun University, there are four government-run degree colleges in this district and the names of these colleges are given below:

Government Degree Colleges:

• D.S.B. Government College, Nainital

• MB Government P.G. College, Haldwani

• Government Girls Degree College, Haldwani

• PNG Government P.G. College, Ramnagar

To explore more details regarding these four government-run colleges in the greeny district of Nainital, read on the content given below:

D.S.B. Government College, Nainital:

When Kumaun University was established in the year 1973, it incorporated the D.S.B. Government College, whose full name is Dev Singh Bisth Government College, which came into existence in the year 1951. Thus, this college has been functioning in the district of Nainital even before the establishment of Kumaun University. It has been offering the best at degree level right from its inception.

MB Government P.G. College, Haldwani:

The full name of this college is Motiram Baburam Government Post Graduate College and this institution came into existence in the year 1960. The college offers UG, PG and even professional courses, which includes Bachelor of Education course, which is recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education. From the academic year 2004-05, the college has been enjoying the status of being an ideal college. In addition to conventional courses in the stream of arts and science in different subjects at the UG and at the PG level, the college also offers the following professional courses:

• Diploma in Foreign Trade Practice and Procedure

• Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga & Holistic Health

• Diploma in Interior & Exterior Decoration

• Certificate course in Yoga Training

The diploma and certificate courses are meant for candidates, who have completed their intermediate education, while the PG diploma course is meant for degree holders.

Government Girls Degree College, Haldwani:

Government Girls Degree College is the only institution running under the control of Government of Uttarakhand for offering education to girls that came into existence in the year 1996. In the arts stream, the college offers subjects like English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Education, Psychology, Political Science, home science and economics. In the science stream, it offers subjects like mathematics, zoology, botany, chemistry and physics and it also offers commerce course at the graduation level.

PNG Government P.G. College, Ramnagar:

This college came into existence in the year 1976 and the college was initially under private management. In the same year, it was provincialized by the Uttar Pradesh Government. Now, it is working under the government of Uttarakhand with affiliation from the Kumaun University. The college meets the educational requirements of the people belonging to the Garhwal and Kumaun hills. Some of the courses offered by the institution are:

• Master of Science

• Master of Arts

• Bachelor of Science

• Bachelor of Arts

• Bachelor of Commerce

Thus, Nainital District that is scenically rich is made educationally rich by these college functioning under the government of Uttarakhand to offer the best possible education in the faculties of arts, science and commerce not only to the students belonging to this district, but also to the students belonging to other districts and states as well.