education and colleges in Amravati city
Amravati has emerged as a major educational center in Central India offering many majors including medical and engineering courses. Renowned colleges like Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University [2], Government College of Pharmacy [3], Government College of Engineering, Amravati, Government Polytechnic, V.Y.W.S.'s Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research [4] is located at Badnera. It has a C-DAC center with Super Computer in it. New engineering colleges sprang up in past few years including HVPM's Engg. College and the Sipna College of Engg. and Technology. There are some excellent high schools in Amravati namely Bhawarilal Samra English High School, Holy Cross, Dnyanmata High School Amravati, Narayan Das Laddha High School, Shri Samarth High School , Shri Ganeshdasji Rathi Vidhyalaya, Takhatmal English High School, Deepa English Primary School, Manibai Gujrathi High School, Pragati Vidhyalaya, New High School, Latebai School, Golden Kids English High School and St. Francis High School, Amravati. These schools are the pioneers in providing quality English and Marathi medium education. Fulor is a famous 35 years old art institute in Sangani Nagar. A couple of medium and high schools now have CBSE pattern along with Navodaya Vidyalay, conveying the modern outlook of the residents.
Amravati is well known for the famous health Education Institution Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal (popularly known as HVPM) founded by Vaidya Brothers, Anant Krishna and Ambadas Krishna. Amravati is also home to "Tapovan", society for leprosy affected people established by late Dr. Shivajirao Patvardhan in 1968. The campus of Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University is located nearby. Amravati has excellent pharmacy colleges in Vidybharti Pharmacy College and Government Pharmacy College, providing good educational, experimental and research facilities. Students and professionals from Amravati are networked all over the world and contributing efficiently towards globalization.
