Bakaro District is one among the total 24 districts in the state of Jharkhand in India. The district came into existence in the year 1991 by dividing Giridih and Dhanbad districts. The headquarters of the district is the Bakaro Steel City and the district has a population of more than 17 lakh people. It is one of the industrial zones in the whole nation and the district is popular due to the Bokaro steel plant.

The district has produced civil servants, doctors and IITians to the nation and it has a number of esteemed schools affiliated with the state and central education boards. The names of government colleges offering education in this industrial district are given below:

Teacher-education colleges:

• Primary Teacher Education College, Pindrajora

• Bokaro Steel City College

Arts, Science & Commerce College:

• Government Women’s College

Polytechnic College:

• Government Women’s Polytechnic College, Bokaro Steel City

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Teacher-education colleges:

Primary Teacher Education College, Pindrajora is approved by the Jharkhand Academic Council and the National Council for Technical Education. The college offers Elementary Teacher Training Course shortly called as ETTC course with an intake capacity of 50 students per year.

Bokaro Steel City College came into existence in the year 1970 and the college is operating as a constituent unit of the Vinoba Bhave University. The college offers Bachelor of Education course with an approved intake capacity of 100 students per year.

Arts, Science & Commerce College:

Government Women’s College is called as Bokaro Mahila College and the college came into existence in the year 1976. The college is approved by the University Grants Commission and the college offers courses in the faculties of arts, science and commerce with affiliation from the Vinoba Bhave University.

Polytechnic College:

Government Women’s Polytechnic College, Bokaro Steel City came into existence in the year 1986 and the institute offers diploma courses in different branches of engineering and technology. The list of courses offered by the Government Women’s Polytechnic College is given below:

• Modern Office Practice

• Interior Design and Decoration

• Instrumentation and Control Engineering

• Information Technology

• Electronics & Communication Engineering

• Electrical & Electronics Engineering

• Computer Science & Engineering

The district of Bakaro has around nine colleges, 29 higher secondary schools, 73 secondary schools, 165 upper primary schools and nearly 700 primary schools, which contribute towards the educational scenario of the district thereby developing the knowledge of its future citizens.