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Maharashtra ranks as the third largest state by area in India and is well-known for offering good educational facilities to the students. There are total 35 districts in this state among which Pune is ranked as no. 1 destination for education in India. Other districts offering good education are Mumbai, Nagpur, Kolhapur, Aurangabad and Ahmednagar.
There are some very good institutions in Maharashtra that offers a wide range of courses. They offer graduate and post-graduate courses in the discipline of arts, science and commerce. Professional courses such as engineering, management, medicinal, etc are also offered in these colleges. Along with degree courses, they offer diploma and certificate courses as well. IT courses such as Diploma in Advanced Computing (DAC), Diploma in Information Technology, etc. are offered at the IT colleges. Also, some specialized courses like, Mass Communication, Hotel Management, Pharmacy, Fine Arts and many more are offered at Colleges in Maharashtra.
Some of the well-known Colleges of Maharashtra are as follows
Architectural Colleges Jayakranti Shikshan Prasarak Maandal's Shivaji Architecture College, Mahatma Education Society's Pillais' College of Architecture, NDMVP Samaj's College of Architecture, NTVS's College of Architecture.
Engineering Colleges Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, Padmashri Dr.Vitahalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering, Sanjivani Education Society College of Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Aditya Engineering College and Matsyodari Shikshan Santhai College of Engineering & Technology.
Medical Colleges Jamanlal Goenka Dental College and Hospital, Grant Medical College, Vidyabharti College of Pharmacy, Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Medical College, Seth GS Medical College, and many more.
Management Colleges Bhavan's S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Shailesh J Mehta School of Management Development and Research, K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Indian Center for International Studies and Indian Center for Management and Human Resource Development to name a few.
There are total 33 Universities and more than twenty thousand colleges in Maharashtra. These colleges' offers both regular and distance learning modes of education making the state as one of the Education Hub of India.
