The education scenario in the city of Chennai is at par with some of the excellent system of education followed in different parts of the country. The city has a number of best and renowned Government colleges that are offering courses at different levels like UG, PG, diploma, etc…

Indian Institute of Technology located in Chennai is one of the top centres for engineering education and the city is also acting as home for some of the reputed universities like Anna University and the oldest Madras University. Government colleges located in this city not only offer regular courses, but they offer some vocational and professional courses as well. The list of government colleges functioning the city under popular universities is given below:

Medical Colleges:

• Government Stanley Medical College & Hospital

• Madras Medical College

• Government Kilpauk Medical College

• Government Siddha Medical College

• Government Unani Medical College

Dental College:

• Government Tamil Nadu Dental College & Hospital

Nursing College:

• Government School of Nursing

Engineering Colleges:

• Indian Institute of Technology

• Madras Institute of Technology

Law College:

• Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College

Arts & Science Colleges:

• Qaid-e-Millath Government Women’s College

• Government Arts College, Nandanam

• Presidency College

• Queen Mary’s College

• Government College of Arts & Crafts

B. Ed College:

• Government Teacher Training Institute for Women, Chennai

Polytechnic College:

• Government Polytechnic College

Some of the details regarding these colleges is given below:

Medical Colleges:

The government-run medical colleges located in the city of Chennai offer MBBS course in addition to several other post graduate courses like M.D and M.S in different branches of medicine and also diploma courses in different branches of medicine. In these government medical colleges admission is offered only for Indian citizens and admission is done through Tamil Nadu state quota.

While the first three colleges in the list of five government-run medical colleges are meant for allopathic medical education, the other two colleges are meant for siddha and unani medical disciplines respectively. These colleges offer Bachelor of Siddha Medical Science and Bachelor of Unani Medical Science courses and other PG courses as well.

Dental College:

Tamil Nadu Government Dental College is the only government dental college functioning in the city and the college is affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. The college is offering BDS course at the UG level and MDS with different the following specializations:

• Periodontics

• Orthodontics

• Oral Surgery

• Oral Pathology

• Oral Medicine & Radiology

• Conservative dentistry

• Community dentistry

Admission to this college is done on the basis of All India Entrance Examination.

Nursing College:

Government Nursing school located in Chennai is the first of its kind run by the government. This college is permitted to admit 50 students by the Nursing Council of India for the General nursing & midwifery course offered by it.

Engineering Colleges:

Even though, the city of Chennai has a number of private engineering colleges, there are only few government engineering colleges in this city. These institutions offer some of the special courses like:

• Bachelor of Engienering in

o Aeronautical Engineering

o Applied Mechanics

o Biotechnology

o Chemical Engineering

o Civil Engineering

o Ocean engineering

• Master of Engineering in

o Aerospace Engineering

o Avionics

o Aeronautical Engineering

IIT, Madras is one of the famous engineering institutions all over the world and admission to this college is done based on the performance of the candidates in IITJEE examination.

Law College:

Government Law College in the city of Chennai is coming under the jurisdiction of Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, the college is offering Bachelor of Law, and five-year integrated Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Law Courses. Admission to this college is based on the performance of the students in the TANDALU Examination.

Arts & Science Colleges:

Most of Government colleges for arts & science in Chennai are affiliated to Madras University and these colleges are operating in the field of education for quite a longer number of years. These colleges offer UG and PG courses, both under day and under evening college pattern and admission to these colleges are done based on the marks secured by the students in the higher secondary examination.

B. Ed College:

Government teacher training institution is meant for offering teacher education courses for aspiring candidates at an affordable cost. For getting admission to this college, candidates must have completed their degree course in any discipline.

Polytechnic College:

Government polytechnic college in Chennai offers diploma courses in different branches of engineering like:

• Chemical Technology

• Printing technology

• Leather technology

• Textile technology

In the city of Chennai, which is the capital of Tamil Nadu, a number of government colleges are functioning and these colleges are offering quality education through well-trained faculty members at an affordable cost.  There are also  a number of private colleges and government aided colleges in the city offering courses under different disciplines of education.