Rupnagar District is one among the 20 different districts in the state of Punjab and the previous name of the district was Ropar District. Some of the popular cities in the district are Anandpur, Kurali, Morinda and Sahib. The district has Rupnagar city as its municipal council, which is located at about 50 kms north-west of the Chandigarh Airport, which is the nearest airport. The district has few colleges under its purview and the names of government colleges offering education in this district are given below:

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

• Government College, Mohali

• Government College, Ropar

• Government Shivalik College

Some of the details regarding these government college in the district of Rupnagar in Punjab are given below:

Government College, Mohali:

Government College, Mohali is a co-education college that came into existence in the year 1984 and the college offers the following courses with approval from the Punjabi University:

• Master of Science in Information Technology

• Master of Arts in

o Fine arts

o English

• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications

• Bachelor of Computer Applications

• Bachelor of Arts

• Bachelor of Commerce

• Bachelor of Science in

o Home science

o Biotechnology

o Non-medical

o Medical

Government College, Ropar:

Government College, Ropar is approved by the NAAC and the college is affiliated to the Punjabi University. The college offers under graduation course in arts and science stream of education and post graduation course in Arts stream with affiliation from the Punjabi University.

Government Shivalik College:

Government Shivalik College began its educational journey in the year 1979 and the college was taken over by the Government of Punjab in the year 1997. The college holds B++ status from the NAAC and it offers the following courses with certification from the Punjabi University:

• Master of Arts in

o Public Administration

o Political Science

o Economics

• Bachelor of Arts

• Bachelor of Commerce

• Bachelor of Science (medical & non-medical)

• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications

• Bachelor of Computer Applications

• Certificate course in Spoken English for Communication Skill

The college is located in the Naya Mangal area of the district of Rupnagar and it offers the best education to the deserving students.

Thus, these government colleges in the district of Rupnagar in the state of Punjab are popular for the best quality of education offered and there are other private colleges as well in this district and all these colleges contribute towards the development of the educational scenario of the district and the state as well.