Warangal also called as Orugallu is a city in the Warangal District of the state of Andhra Pradesh and the city is also a municipal corporation the district. The city is located at a distance of about 148 kms north-west of the capital of the state Hyderabad. The city together with Kazipet and Hanamakonda are called as Tri-city with a population of nearly 11 lakh people in these three cities put together. The city also acts as the administrative headquarters of the district of Warangal, the district of Warangal has a few government colleges, and the names of these colleges are given below:

Medical Colleges:

• Kakatiya Medical College

• Anantha Lakshmi Government Ayurvedic Medical College

Engineering College:

• National Institute of Technology

Arts, Science & Commerce Colleges:

• Government (A.B.V.) Degree College, Warangal

• Government (Pingle) Degree College for Women, Warangal

• Government Degree College, Warangal

• Government Degree College, Narsempet

• Government Degree College, Mahabubabad

• Government Degree College, Mulugu

• Kakatiya Government College

• Kakatiya Government Degree College

Polytechnic College:

• Government Polytechnic for Women

Get to know some useful information about these government colleges functioning in the city and the district of Warangal in the state of Andhra Pradesh from the content given below:

Medical College:

Kakatiya Medical College came into existence in the year 1959 and the colleges if affiliated to the NTR University of Health Sciences. The Medical Council of India has permitted the Kakatiya Medical College to admit 150 students per year for the MBBS course. The college also offers Doctor of Medicine course in different branches like psychiatry, pulmonology, dermatology, anesthesiology, radiology, pediatrics and internal medicine and MS course in Otorhinolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, and General Surgery in addition to PG diploma in Radiology, Paeditrics, Otorhinolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Anaesthesiology. Admission of students to the MBBS course offered by the college is done based on EAMCET score secured by the candidates.

Anantha Lakshmi Government Ayurvedic Medical College came into existence in the year 1956 and the college offers Ayurvedacharya course with an intake capacity of 30 students per year. For getting into this course, candidates must have completed their 10+2 in science stream with biology, chemistry and physics subjects securing not less than 50% of marks.

Engineering College:

National Institute of Technology, Warangal came into existence in the year 1959 as Regional Engineering College and the college offers the following courses:

• Bachelor of Technology in

o Biotech Engineering

o Computer Science & Engineering

o Metallurgical & Material Engineering

o Chemical Engineering

o Electronics & Communication Engineering

o Mechanical Engineering

o Electrical & Electronics Engineering

o Civil Engineering

• M. Tech in

o ECE

o Mechanical

o Electrical

o Civil

o CSE

o Metallurgical

o Chemical

In addition, the institute also offers other PG Courses like M. Sc in different subjects, M. Sc Tech in different subjects, MBA and doctoral courses as well.

Arts, Science & Commerce College:

Almost all the colleges offering education under the arts, science and commerce stream in the district of Warangal are affiliated to the Kakatiya University and they offer UG and PG courses in these streams of education.

Polytechnic College:

Government Polytechnic for Women is approved by the Technical Education Board of the state of Andhra Pradesh and it offers diploma courses in the following subjects:

• Electronics & Communication Engineering

• Commercial & Computer Practice

• Pharmacy

Thus, the district of Warangal is served by a number of educational institutions and the government colleges offering education in this district are also higher and these colleges are offering quality education under the control of the higher education department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.