Education in Kolkata
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Kolkata has several parallel systems of education:
- The West Bengal governmental system of education, known as West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, Kolkata.
- Private Church-run schools administered by either the CNI or Catholic or other non Christian schools administered privately. They are affiliated mostly to the ICSE and ISC examination of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, Delhi.
- Central government administered schools, such as Kendriya Vidyalaya, and privately administered schools affiliated mostly to the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi.
- The London Edexcel / the IGCSE education system.
- The Islamic Madrasah system of education.
- The open school based education affiliated to the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), Delhi.
- In addition to that, private candidates can appear for examinations of either the CBSE, West Bengal Board and other state boards which conduct their courses in the city.
Non-privileged children mainly attend government primary schools, if they attend school at all. The quality of education available in these schools is not, by world standards, good. There have been recent initiatives, such as Shikhshalaya Prakalpa, to bring more children into the school system and improve the quality of teaching.
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[edit] Universities
Kolkata has twelve public universities, numerous degree colleges, five medical colleges, one dental college, several engineering, management and polytechnic institutes.
A number of Indian and foreign institutions have branches in Kolkata. The following universities have their main campuses in Kolkata or in its suburbs:
- University of Calcutta,
- Jadavpur University,
- Rabindra Bharati University,
- West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences,
- Netaji Subhas Open University,
- Bengal Engineering & Science University,
- West Bengal University of Health Sciences,
- West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences,
- West Bengal University of Technology,
- West Bengal State University,
- Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, and
- Aliah University
[edit] Engineering Colleges
All private engineering colleges are affiliated with the West Bengal University of Technology. The University of Calcutta also offers some engineering courses. Jadavpur University and Bengal Engineering & Science University are other institutions that offer degree courses in engineering. The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and the Birla Institute of Technology also offer technology and related courses in their city based campuses.
[edit] List of Schools (select list)
[edit] Medical Colleges
All medical colleges are affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences. Previously they were affiliated with the University of Calcutta.
[edit] Institutions of National Importance
[edit] See also
