Education in Kolkata
The systems of secondary and post-secondary education in Kolkata are listed as follows:
Schooling
Kolkata has several parallel systems of school education, and K-12 schools are usually affiliated with either of the following:
Name of affiliating organization | Type of organization | Year of establishment |
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Cambridge International Examinations | International school board | 1998 |
Central Board of Secondary Education | Central government administered school board | 1962 |
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations | Non-governmental school board | 1958 |
Edexcel | International school board | 1996 |
International Baccalaureate | International school board | 1968 |
National Institute of Open Schooling | Central government administered open school board | 1989 |
West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education | State government administered Islamic madrasah and school board | 1927 |
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education | State government administered school board | 1951 |
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education | State government administered school board | 1975 |
West Bengal Council of Rabindra Open Schooling | State government administered open school board | 2001 |
West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training | State government administered vocational school board | 2005 |
In addition to these, private candidates can appear for examinations of either the CBSE, West Bengal boards 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.
Universities
Kolkata has twenty public universities or autonomous institutions that award their own degrees or diplomas. The following list contains the names of the degree or diploma awarding institutions that have their main campuses in or around Kolkata:
Name of institution | Type of institution | Year of establishment |
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Aliah University | State government administered non-affiliating multidisciplinary Islamic university | 1781, as Calcutta Madrasah College; 2007, as Aliah University |
Amity University Kolkata | Private university | 2015 |
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | Central government administered engineering university | 1856, as Calcutta Civil Engineering College; 2014, as IIEST |
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade | Central government administered autonomous institution for research and education in foreign trade | 2006 |
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | Central government administered autonomous business school | 1961 |
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata | Central government administered autonomous institution for research and education in science | 2006 |
Indian Statistical Institute | Central government administered autonomous institution for research and education in statistics | 1931 |
Jadavpur University | State government administered non-affiliating and multidisciplinary university | 1906, as Bengal Technical Institute; 1956, as JU |
JIS University | Private university | 2014 |
Neotia University | Private university | 2015 |
Netaji Subhas Open University | State government administered distance-education oriented, affiliating and multidisciplinary university | 1997 |
Presidency University, Kolkata | State government administered non-affiliating and multidisciplinary university | 1817, as Hindu College; 2010, as Presidency University |
Rabindra Bharati University | State government administered non-affiliating liberal arts university | 1962 |
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University | Private university | 2005 |
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute | Central government administered autonomous film institute | 1995 |
Techno India University | Private university | 2012 |
University of Calcutta | State government administered affiliating and multidisciplinary university | 1857 |
West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences | State government administered non-affiliating law university | 1999 |
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences | State government administered non-affiliating veterinary education university | 1893, as Bengal Veterinary College; 1995 as West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences |
West Bengal University of Health Sciences | State government administered affiliating medical education university | 2003 |
West Bengal State University | State government administered affiliating and multidisciplinary university | 2008 |
West Bengal University of Technology | State government administered affiliating and engineering education university | 2000 |
St Xavier's College | Autonomous | 1860 |
Engineering colleges
Three of India's oldest engineering institutions are located in Kolkata namely IIEST, Shibpur, Marine Engineering and Research Institute and Jadavpur University. The University of Calcutta and Jadavpur University have been declared as "university with potential for excellence (UPE)" by the University Grants Commission.[1] Self-aided engineering colleges started to function in the late 1990s. All self-aided engineering colleges of the city are affiliated to the West Bengal University of Technology. Some engineering colleges are funded by the World Bank under the "Technical Education Quality Improvement Program". The University of Calcutta, Aliah University and Techno India University also offer engineering courses. The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, the Birla Institute of Technology, and Jnan Chandra Ghosh Polytechnic also offer technology and related courses in their city based campuses.
Vocational Schools
The Department of Technical Education and Skill Development, Govt of West Bengal leads in providing vocational training. other institutes like JIS University, IHM Kolkata, ISHM provide courses.
Medical and Dental colleges
All colleges are affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata.
- Calcutta Medical College
- Calcutta National Medical College
- Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital
- R.G.Kar Medical College
- IPGMER and SSKM Hospital
- College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital
- KPC Medical College and Hospital
- Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital
- Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Science and Research
Institutions of national importance
References
- ^ "UGC again awards CU, Jadavpur University with UPE status".
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