Meerut district is an education hub in western Uttar Pradesh, India. It has 4 universities, 80 technical-professional colleges, 150 academic colleges, and 2 medical colleges. The district also has over 380 schools.
Meerut has two State universities, three private university:
All professional education in the city comes under the jurisdiction of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow. Hence, all colleges offering engineering, pharmacy, hotel management and fashion design are affiliated to it.
The district has only Government engineering college which name is Sir Chhoturam Institute Of Engineering and Technology affiliated with Meerut University and 34 engineering colleges affiliated to Mahamaya Technical University. The following table lists the branches of engineering each institute offers in bachelors courses. Many of these colleges, along with various streams of engineering, also offer MBA and MCA courses.
The following colleges offer a 4-year Bachelor of Pharmacy degree course:
Sir Chhotu Ram Institute of Engineering and Technology is the constituent college of the university. It was established in July 2002 and is the only engineering college in the city which is Government and not affiliated to Mahamaya Technical University. It offers Bachelor of Technology programs in 13 streams. It is also the mother institute of the National Agriculture Institute, the Government Central food Institute. Autonomous status has been granted to the institute by the Government.
The institute is spread across two campuses, the east campus (77 acres) and the west campus (271 acres) situated 3 km apart. Facilities are provided for cricket, volleyball, table tennis, lawn tennis, football, basketball, badminton, baseball, and general physical fitness (gymnasium).
B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) courses are offered in 13 fields of engineering and technology and all have been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA)
The city arts and science colleges are affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University.
The city has the following medical colleges:
Meerut has innumerable schools. The schools in the city are affiliated to either the CBSE, IB, ICSE, NIOS, or UP Board.