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Educational Facilities in Delhi
Education in Delhi has seen a tremendous growth over the last
few years with new colleges and research institutes being established
in Delhi. Delhi has always been the education hub of India with the
track record of producing great talents. Delhi has universities, colleges,
schools that compete with the top in the country. The quality education
imparted among the youth has resulted in better and efficient work
force with great minds working forth towards making a rising economy
of Delhi. These educational institutes provide a building block
for nation's development. Several educationalists have praised the
quality of education in Delhi. Delhi offers good educational facilities
for primary, secondary and higher education. Delhi is fast developing
as a technical education hub of India which is quite vivid from the
number of engineering and management institutes
in Delhi that have emerged in the span of five years. University
of Delhi and JNU have always
attracted research scholars from all parts of the world. Delhi
offers hostels and accommodation facilities to foreign students
who come for research and other educational purposes.
NCT (National Capital Territory of Delhi) is the governing body which
looks into the educational affairs in the city. There
are some other private bodies that run educational institutes abiding
by the norms and permission of the government. As per the survey conducted
in 2001, Delhi had some 2416 primary, 715 middle and 1576 secondary
schools. Well, the higher and technical education in Delhi comprises
of 131 colleges, which includes 5 medical colleges, 8 engineering
colleges. Delhi has five universities, seven deemed universities and
one Open University.
Literacy rate in Delhi is 81.2%.
English is the common medium of study in private schools whereas
government schools still favor Hindi as the study medium. There
are governing bodies of the government that control the curriculum
and examination of schools in Delhi. Schools
in Delhi are affiliated to either Central Board of Secondary
Education (CBSE) or Indian Council of Certificate Examinations (ICSE)
boards.
We at Delhicapital.com have made sure that our visitors are presented
with up to date information on the education scenario of Delhi.
We have enlisted major schools, colleges and technical
institutes in Delhi. These include management institutes,
engineering colleges, medical institutes and other mainstream colleges
pertaining to technical education.
The Government of Delhi has a decent
share in the education system. At present there are 28 Delhi government
colleges. Out of these, 12 are cent percent funded by the government
of Delhi and the rest 16 are under the blessings of UGC and Delhi
government on sharing basis of 95:5 on approved recurring expenditure
and 50:50 for non-recurring expenditure.
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