Guntur District is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the district has a coastline of 100 kilometers. The district has its administrative centre as the city of Guntur and it is also the largest city in the district. The district serves as an important center for education in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Guntur city is one of the first cities to offer graduation and higher education programs in India since the city has the famous Acharya Nagarjuna University which has jurisdiction over three districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh. A number of educational institutions are functioning in the district of Guntur and the names of Government colleges operating in this district are given below:

Medical College:

• Guntur Medical College

Arts, Science & Commerce College:

• Government College for Women, Guntur

Junior Colleges:

• Govt. Jr. College, Tadepalli

• Govt. Jr. College, Cherukupalle

• Govt. Jr. College, Gurazala

• Govt. Jr. College, Nizampatnam

• Govt. Jr. College, Piduguralla

• Govt. Jr. College, Pittalavanipalem

• Govt. Jr. College, Repalle

• Govt. Jr. College, Vinukonda

• Govt. Jr. College, Chebrolu

• Govt. Jr. College, Dachepalli

• Govt. Jr. College, Kollipara

• Govt. Jr. College, Sattenapalle

• Govt. Jr. College, Vemuru

• S.K.B.R. Govt. Jr. College, Macherla

• S.M. Govt. Jr. College For Girls, Bapatla

Special College:

• Govt. Residential Jr. College For Deaf (Boys), Bapatla

Polytechnic Colleges:

• Government Polytechnic College for Women, Guntur

• MBTS Government Polytechnic College, Guntur

• Government Institute of Textile Technology, Guntur

Some of the details regarding these colleges offering education in the district of Guntur are given below:

Medical College:

Guntur Medical College came into existence in the year 1946 and the college was initially offering medical education with affiliation from the Andhra University, later it was shifted under the jurisdiction of Acharya Nagarjuna University. Presently, the college offers medical education with affiliation from the N.T.R. University of Health Sciences with an approved intake capacity of 150 students per year for the MBBS course. Admission of students is done based on the entrance examination conducted by the NTR University of Health Sciences.

Arts, Science & Commerce College:

Government College for Women, Guntur came into existence in the year 1944 and the college offers arts, science and commerce courses with affiliation from the Acharya Nagarjuna University, which is also located in Guntur. Some of the courses offered by the college are:

• Bachelor of Arts in

o Urban development

o Telugu

o Sociology

o Psychology

o Political science

o Philosophy

o Mathematics

o History

o Hindi

o English

o Economics

• Bachelor of Commerce

• Bachelor of Science

Junior Colleges:

All the government junior colleges functioning in the district of Guntur offer PUC or higher secondary courses in arts, science and commerce stream of education. These colleges offer the best higher secondary education to the students of Andhra Pradesh.

Special College:

As the name of the college implies Govt. Residential Jr. College For Deaf (Boys), Bapatla is meant for offering higher secondary education to the deaf students.

Polytechnic Colleges:

Of the three government polytechnic colleges in Guntur mentioned-above, the first college is meant for women candidates and this college offers diploma courses in the following subjects:

• Garment Technology

• Electronics and communication engineering

• Computer and commercial practice

The second college is meant for boys and this college offers three-year diploma course in the following subjects:

• Mechanical Engineering

• Electrical & Electronics Engineering

• Civil Engineering

The third institution is specially meant for diploma in textile technology course. In addition to these three colleges there is also another college called Government Polytechnic College for Minorities in the district of Guntur.

Thus, the district of Guntur acts as an educational hub of the state of Andhra Pradesh through these colleges and several other private colleges operating in the district.