The District of Nilgiris is located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the district is called as Blue Mountains in English since the term Nilgiris is a Tamil word denoting the meaning of blue mountains. The mountain is spread over the states of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in India, which is a part of chain of mountains called as Western Ghats. The headquarters of the district is the city of Ooty, which is called as Udhagamandalam in Tami.

According to a survey conducted in the year 2011, the district is the second least populous district in the state of Tamil Nadu, which is next to the district of Perambalur. When it comes to educational scenario in the district, there are many schools in this district that are very much popular for disciplined and quality education. As far as higher studies is concerned, there are around 25 colleges offering education under different faculties of education like engineering, management studies, teacher–training, arts and science, etc… Of these colleges, only three colleges are running under the control of Governement of Tamil Nadu and the names of these colleges are given below:

Arts College:

• Government Arts College, Ooty

Polytechnic College:

• Government Polytechnic, Ooty

Industrial Training Institute:

• Government Industrial Training Institute, Coonoor

Some of the details about these government colleges in the district of Nilgiris are given below:

Arts College:

Government Arts College, Ooty came into existence in the year 1955 and the college is located within the Municipality of Udhagamandalam. It is a non-autonomous government college affiliated to the Bharathiar University and apart from offering Arts courses, the college offers science courses as well. The list of courses offered by the college at the UG and PG is given below:

UG Courses:

• Bachelor of Arts in

o Tamil

o English

o History

o Economics

o Tourism

o Defence Studies

• Bachelor of Commerce

o General

o Computer Applications

• Bachelor of Science in

o Mathematics

o Physics

o Chemistry

o Botany

o Zoology

o Computer Science

PG Courses:

• Master of Arts in

o Tamil

o English

o History

• Master of Science in

o Physics

o Chemistry

o Botany

o WLB

• Master of Commerce

The institute also offers M. Phil in Tamil and Botany and Ph. D in these subjects.

Polytechnic College:

Government Polytechnic, Ooty is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education to offer diploma course in the following subjects:

• Instrumentation & Control Engineering

• Modern Office Practice

• Electrical & Electronics Engineering

• Electronics & Communication Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Civil Engineering

Industrial Training Institute:

Government Industrial Training Institute, Coonoor offers industrial training courses to ensure the best employment opportunities to the candidates belonging to the district of Nilgiris and nearby areas as well.

Thus, these government colleges in the Nilgiris District of the state of Tamil Nadu are known for the best quality education and these colleges are financed by the state Government of Tamil Nadu to ensure that the students are offered by the perfect atmosphere for higher education.