Education
The Government Polytechnic, established in 1965 is one of the prominent institutions in Valsad.
The district also has a Government Engineering College since 2004. Recently from last few years Computer Application stream had also been started successfully.
There are other colleges offering various courses in Science, Commerce and Arts. A new law college will be opened soon.
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