Colleges in Ludhiana
Ludhiana, the biggest city of state of Punjab, also a major industrial center has some premiere institutes in education sector. Starting with the dream university in agriculture sector, Punjab agricultural university or PAU attracts budding farmers & engineers from all over the world. Having an Accreditation of being the best agricultural university in Asia, its mainly popular for engineering in agriculture, food technology, & allied sectors like horticulture, dairy, veterinary sciences, etc. through its research & technology it played an imp role in green revolution in India & is committed to the farming welfare.
Next premiere institute is Christian medical college (CMCH) established in 1881 by the Christian missionaries it was the first medical college for women in India. Presently it includes a dental college, a medical college & institute in allied sciences. Dayandand medical college (DMC) was established on the same basis i.e. to serve the community. It has specialization in neurology, nephrology etc.& offers MBBS, diploma courses in child care, anesthesia etc. Ludhiana also has an established college for arts, commerce, history, literature etc as ARYA college which is the favourite among localites. Last but not least an imp engineering college under Punjab technical university i.e. GNEC (GURU NANAK DEV engineering college) is known for producing mechanical engineers of world class caliber. This way Ludhiana stands as premiere city in education in Punjab.