Chandigarh was built not only to provide new homes to individuals uprooted by partition but also to provide a home to institutions which had been forced to relocate. Chief among these were the Panjab University, the Punjab Engineering College and the Government College of Arts. Among the new teaching and research institutions established in Chandigarh in the decade of the 1960s is the Postgraduate institution of Medical Education and Research and College of Architecture. These are the institutions of nationwide reputation.Over the past four decades many more such specialised institutions have been located here, giving the city a base of highly educated manpower, which will enable it to move rapidly into the information age.

Educational Institutions

Here is the brief sketch of the city's premier institutions of Higher Education :

	Panjab University	Sector 14
	An affiliating and teaching university, the Panjab University was incorporated in 1882 of Lahore. The assts and staff of this half century old Institution were divided in 1947. Those opting for India initially migrated to Shimla, and shifted in 1956, to the campus at Chandigarh. The Panjab University offers degree and diploma course in the Arts, Science, Commerce, Business Management, Design and Fine Arts, Music, Theater, Education, Engineering and Technology, Languages, Law and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The University Campus has a swimming pool, gymnasium, and conference facilities of international standard. The faculty building and indeed the entire layout is worth seeing.
	Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research  (PGI)	Sector 12
	Before 1947 the present state of Punjab had very poor medical facilities and teaching institution of Medical Education, the King Edward Medical College and Hospital was based at Lahore. The creation of PGI at Chandigarh solved two problems: it resettled a large number of doctors and it gave Punjab the kind of medical college and hospital it lacked. This central government institution spreads over 157 acres of area in sector 12. It is one of the most modern and prestigious medical institutions in north India.
	Government Medical College	Sector 32
	Before 1991, the youth of Chandigarh could prepare careers in engineering, architecture, law, humanities, and fine arts, the sciences and even pharmacy…..virtually everything, except medicine. The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research was emerging as an advance center of medical learning at the post graduate level. To study medicine at the undergraduate level, students from Chandigarh sought admission to colleges outside the city. The establishment of a medical college at Chandigarh was a long felt need of the citizens of Chandigarh. Both the PGI and The General Hospital sector – 16 were located in the northern sectors of the city. Another hospital located in a southern sector would serve more comprehensiveely, the health care requirements of the growing city. The Government Medical College and Hospital, sector – 32, meets this long – standing demand and also serves to augment the existing health care infra – structure in Chandigarh. Spread over 36 acres its buildings are at different stages of completion.
	Punjab Engineering College	Sector 12
	Affiliated to Panjab University, the Punjab Engineering College was started as Maclagan Engineering College in Lahore and was shifted to Chandigarh after partition. A prestigious institution, this was amongst the very first buildings completed to accommodate tie engineering students displaced by partition, who had been temporarily accommodated in the University of Roorkee.
	Chandigarh College of Architecture	Sectoe 12
	Affiliated to the Panjab University, this building is almost similar to that of the College of Art in sector – 10 designed by Le Corbusier. It offers a Bachelor of Architecture, 5 year degree course.
	Government College of Art	Sector 10
	This college was founded in Lahore as the Maya School of Art. After partition it was relocated in chandigarh and affiliated to the Panjab University. The Government College of Art provides a four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in applied arts, graphics and print making, painting and sculpture.
	Polytechnics
	Chandigarh has a Central Polytechnic in sector – 26, a Central Crafts Institute for Women in sector – 11, Govt. Polytechnic for Women in sector – 10, an industrial Training Institute in sector – 28, and a Technical Teachers Training Institute in sector – 26, all of which provide ample opportunity to acquire vocational skills.
	Chandigarh College Polytechnic (The Central Polytechnic College	Sector 26
	The Government Polytechnic for Women	Sector 10
	Central Craft's Institute for women	Sector 11
	Government Central Crafts Institute for Women	Sector 10
	Industrial Training Institute	Sector 28
	Food Craft Institute	Sector 42
	The Food Craft Institute, in Sector 42, was established in 1973 to train personnel for the hotel, restaurant and food products industry, as well as to popularise wholesome foods which would add diversity to the traditional Indian diet. It offers specific training in five areas: Front office, Food and Beverage Service, Cookery, Bakery, Confectionary and Housekeeping. The Institute also runs a training restaurant Nimantran) and a pastry shop (Elevenses) which are open to the public.
	Institute of Hotel Management	Sector 42
	Dr. Ambedkar institute of Hotel Management, located in sector 42-D, was established in 1993 and it shifted to its present site in 1996. The institute offers a 3 year diploma in Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition and provides trained personnel for restaurants, hotels, catering establishments, tourism & hospitality industry. Apart from full time professional courses, it also offers part time courses for industrial personnel and for technical skills upgradations.
	Degree Colleges	There are a number of degree colleges in sector 10, 11, 26, 32, 36, 42, 45 and 46
	Technical Teacher's Training Institute	Sector 26
	Institute of Tourism and Future Management Trends	Sector 17-D. Ph. : 2720301, 5016701

• Libraries
  
  

  Central State Library	Sector 17 C	2702565
  State Library	Sector 34 A	2601131
  Lajpat Rai Bhawan	Sector 15 B	2780611
  The British Library	SCO 183-187, Sector 9 C, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh 160009	2745195, 2745196, 2745199

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