Higher Education | Central University in India

India’s higher education system is the third largest in the world, next to United States and China. The main governing body at the tertiary level is the University Grants Commission, which enforces its standards, advises the government, and helps coordinate between the centre and the state. Accreditation for higher learning is overseen by 12 autonomous institutions established by the University Grants Commission.

Indian higher education system has expanded at a fast pace by adding nearly 20,000 colleges and more than 8 million students in a decade from 2000-01 to 2010-11..As of 2011, India has 42 central universities, 275 state universities, 130 deemed universities, 90 private universities, 5 institutions established and functioning under the State Act, and 33 Institutes of National Importance.Other institutions include 33,000 colleges as Government Degree Colleges and Private Degree Colleges, including 1800 exclusive women’s colleges, functioning under these universities and institutions as reported by the UGC in 2012. The emphasis in the tertiary level of education lies on science and technology. Indian educational institutions by 2004 consisted of a large number of technology institutes. Distance learning and open education is also a feature of the Indian higher education system, and is looked after by the Distance Education Council.Indira Gandhi National Open University is the largest university in the world by number of students, having approximately 3.5 million students across the globe.

Some institutions of India, such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), National Institute of Technology (NITs) and Jawaharlal Nehru University have been globally acclaimed for their standard of education. The IITs enroll about 8000 students annually and the alumni have contributed to both the growth of the private sector and the public sectors of India. However, India has failed to produce world class universities like Harvard or Oxford.

CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA :

University	State	Location	Build	Under
Aligarh Muslim University	Uttar Pradesh	Aligarh	1875	General
Allahabad University	Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad	1887	General
Assam University	Assam	Silchar	1994	General
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	1996	General
Banaras Hindu University	Uttar Pradesh	Varanasi	1916	General
Central Agricultural University	Manipur	Imphal	1993	Agriculture
Central University of Bihar	Bihar	Gaya	2009	General
Central University of Gujarat	Gujarat	Gandhinagar	2009	General
Central University of Haryana	Haryana	Mahendragarh	2009	General
Central University of Himachal Pradesh	Himachal Pradesh	Dharamsala	2009	General
Central University of Jharkhand	Jharkhand	Ranchi	2009	General
Central University of Karnataka	Karnataka	Gulbarga	2009	General
Central University of Kashmir	Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar	2009	General
Central University of Kerala	Kerala	Kasaragod	2009	General
Central University of Orissa	Orissa	Koraput	2009	General
Central University of Punjab	Punjab	Bathinda	2009	General
Central University of Rajasthan	Rajasthan	Jaipur	2009	General
Central University of Tamil Nadu	Tamil Nadu	Tiruvarur	2009	General
Dr. Hari Singh Gour University	Madhya Pradesh	Sagar	1946	General
Guru Ghasidas University	Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur	1983 (2009)	General
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University	Uttarakhand	Srinagar	1973	General
Indian Maritime University	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	2008	Marine science
Indira Gandhi National Open University	Delhi	New Delhi	1985	Distance education
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University	Madhya Pradesh	Amarkantak	2007	General
Jamia Millia Islamia	Delhi	New Delhi	1920 (1988)	General
Jawaharlal Nehru University	Delhi	New Delhi	1969	General
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya	Maharashtra	Wardha	1997	Hindi
Manipur University	Manipur	Imphal	1980 (2005)	General
Maulana Azad National Urdu University	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	1998	Urdu
Mizoram University	Mizoram	Aizawl	2000	General
Nagaland University	Nagaland	Kohima	1994	General
North Eastern Hill University	Meghalaya	Shillong	1973	General
Pondicherry University	Puducherry	Pondicherry	1985	General
Rajiv Gandhi University	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	1984	General
Sikkim University	Sikkim	Gangtok	2007	General
Tezpur University	Assam	Tezpur	1994	General
The English and Foreign Languages University	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	1958 (1973)	English and Foreign languages
Tripura University	Tripura	Agartala	1987	General
University of Delhi	Delhi	New Delhi	1922	General
University of Hyderabad	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	1974	General
Visva-Bharati University	West Bengal	Santiniketan	1951	General

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School Education in India

A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students  under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory.In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the Regional section below), but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education..

In  India, schools were in the form of Gurukuls. Gurukuls were traditional Hindu residential schools of learning; typically the teacher’s house or a monastery. During the Mughal rule, Madrasahs were introduced in India to educate the children of Muslim parents. British records show that indigenous education was widespread in the 18th century, with a school for every temple, mosque or village in most regions of the country. The subjects taught included Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Theology, Law, Astronomy, Metaphysics, Ethics, Medical Science and Religion.

Under the British rule in India, Christian missionaries from England, USA and other countries established missionary and boarding schools throughout the country. Later as these schools gained in popularity, more were started and some gained prestige. These schools marked the beginning of modern schooling in India and the syllabus and calendar they followed became the benchmark for schools in modern India. Today most of the schools follow the missionary school model in terms of tutoring, subject / syllabus, governance etc.with minor changes. Schools in India range from schools with large campuses with thousands of students and hefty fees to schools where children are taught under a tree with a small / no campus and are totally free of cost. There are various boards of schools in India, namely Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), Madrasa Boards of various states, Matriculation Boards of various states, State Boards of various boards, Anglo Indian Board, and so on. The typical syllabus today includes Language(s), Mathematics, Science – Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, History, General Knowledge, Information Technology / Computer Science etc.. Extra curricular activities include physical education / sports and cultural activities like music, choreography, painting, theater / drama etc.

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