Surguja District is a district located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh and the district is located in the northern part of the state. The headquarters of the district is the city of Ambikapur and the district is bordered by the states of Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. Lord Rama is believed to have visited Surguja during his 14 years of stay in forest and so there are several places in connection to the epic Ramayana and some of them are Laxmangarh, Sita-Bhengra and Ramgarh. Surguja was a princely state during the rule of British in India. The District is spread over an area of 6316 square meters and the district has three river basins namely Kanhar River, Rihand River and Hasdeo River.

Education in Surguja District:

Surguja District has a literacy rate of 54.8% and the district capital Ambikapur has a number of higher education institutions that are running under government and private ownership. The district is acting as the home for the higher education suite called as Surguja University with most of the colleges in the district under its control. The names of colleges running under government ownership in the district of Surguja are given below:

Engineering College:

• Vishwavidyalaya Engineering College, Surguja University, Ambikapur

Government College affiliated to Surguja University:

• Government College, Tapkara

• Government College, Silphili

• Government College, Ramanuj Nagar

• Government Rajkumar Dhiraj Singh Navin College, Udaypur

• Government Navin College, Balrampur

• Government Rani Durgawati College, Wadrafnager

• Government Larang Sai College, Ramanujganj

• Government Mahila Bhagat College, Kusmi

• Government Revti Raman Mishr College, Surajpur

• Government Kalidas College, Pratappur

• Government Shyama Prasad Mukharjee College, Sitapur

• Government Rajmohni Devi Girls College, Ambikapur

• Government Rajiv Gandhi Autonomous P.G. College, Ambikapur

Polytechnic College:

• Government Polytechnic College, Ambikapur

Explore some facts about these colleges operating from the district of Surguja from the content given below:

Engineering College:

Vishwavidyalaya Engineering College, Surguja University, Ambikapur is actually a constituent unit of the Surguja University, which began its functioning under the faculty of Engineering of the university with effect from the academic session 2010-11. The institute offers engineering degree course at the UG level in the following subjects with an intake capacity of 60 students per branch:

• Computer Science & Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Civil Engineering

Admission of student to these branches is done purely on the basis of the norms issued by the Government of Chhattisgarh. Admission is generally done based on counseling conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education of the state of Chhattisgarh.

Government College affiliated to Surguja University:

All the above-mentioned government colleges that are affiliated to the Surguja University functioning from the district of Surguja are known for offering the best quality education in the faculties of arts, science and commerce. Admission of students to the UG courses is done purely on merit basis as per the marks secured by the candidates in the higher secondary education from the higher secondary board of the state of Chhatisgarh or from any other state board approved by the Surguja University.

Polytechnic College:

Government Polytechnic College, Ambikapur came into existence in the year 1982 and during its establishment the college was offered permission to offer diploma course in civil engineering alone. Later the number of diploma course has increased and the list of courses presently offered is given below:

• Diploma in

o Pharmacy

o Mining & Mine Surveying Engineering

o Mechanical Engineering

o Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

o Electrical & Electronics Engineering

o Computer Science & Engineering

o Civil Engineering

Thus, the educational development of the district of Surguja District is made possible by these government colleges by offering the best quality education.