Valsad is one of the 26 districts in the state of Gujarat and the district is bounded by the State of Maharashtra in the South, the district of Dang in the east, Arabian Sea in the west and the Navsari District in the north. The administrative capital of the district is the city of Valsad and Vapi is the largest city in the district.

The district is popular for the production of teak, Sapodilla and mangoes. This district acts as the home for many arts, science and commerce colleges and a new law college is going to be introduced in the district shortly. The names of government colleges offering education in the district of Valsad are given below:

Engineering College:

• Government Engineering College, Valsad

Polytechnic College:

• Government Polytechnic, Valsad

Get to know more about these government colleges operating in the district of Valsad in Gujarat from the content given below:

Engineering College:

Government Engineering College, Valsad came into existence in the year 2004 and the college is affiliated to the Gujarat Technological University and the Veer Narmad South Gujarat University. The college offers degree course in engineering through the following departments functioning under its control and the intake capacity of each of the department is also given:

• Electrical Engineering – 60 students per year

• Environmental engineering - 60 students per year

• Civil engineering - 60 students per year

• Mechanical engineering – 120 students per year

• Chemical engineering - 120 students per year

Recently, the college has started computer applications department and planning to offer MCA course shortly. Admission of students to the different courses offered by the college is done based on the entrance examination conducted by the Gujarat Technical University. In the admission process, some seats are reserved for candidates belonging to the state of Gujarat, while some seats are all-India quota seats.

Polytechnic College:

Government Polytechnic, Valsad came into existence in the year 1965 and the institute is working under the Technical Education Board of Government of Gujarat. It offers diploma courses in the following subjects with the corresponding intake capacity:

• Diploma in

o Civil engineering – 60 students per year

o Mechanical Engineering – 120 students per year

o Electrical Engineering – 120 students per year

o Chemical Engineering – 30 students per year

o Plastic Engineering – 30 students per year

Thus, the district of Valsad contributes towards the educational development of the state of Gujarat with the help of these colleges.