Schools in West Bengal are within the responsibilities of district level officials and the government. Private organizations as well as religious institutions help in governing all these schools.
With the 2001 census, it was reported that West Bengal has a 69.22% literacy rate.
The Department of Education has the task for the formal education system of the state including Madrasha, Anglo- Indian Education, Sanskrit and for the education of minority groups.
Schools in West Bengal is divided into three education system- primary education, secondary education and higher education stage. Schools in West Bengal can either be private or owned by the government.
The private schools are affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE). For the secondary schools run by the state, they are affiliated to West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.
English is the main medium of instruction for the ICSE and CBSE affiliated schools. For the state- run schools in West Bengali, they use Bengali. Some schools would use Hindi and Urdu for teaching.
There is a high rate of drop outs of students when they reach primary levels schools in West Bengal. The government and supporting organizations are posing programs to improve the condition of education of the state.
The following are considered as famous schools in West Bengal- Calcutta Boy’s School, Garden High School, Kolkata, La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Education, DPS Ruby Park, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Nava Nalanda High School and DPS New Town.
The major universities in West Bengal are University of Calcutta and Jadavpur University. University of Calcutta was the first modern university in India. The main campuses of the university are located in College Street, Alipore and Rajabazar. It also serves as host of affiliated colleges in greater Calcutta.
Jadavpur University is the prime research and educational institution in India. The university is comprised of two campuses which are set in Jadavpur and at the Salt Lake.
The four specialized institutes that are affiliated in the university are Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Shrimati J.D. Birla Institute, Institute of Business Management and Jadavpur Vidyapith College of Education.
Jadavpur University is also affiliated with the leading research institutes such as Indian Asscociation for the Cultivation of Science and to Central Glass and ceramics Research Institute. The university is currently having the best faculties in Science, Engineering and Arts. Several departments in Engineering, English, Physics, Chemistry and Comparative Literature are also well known.
Schools in West Bengal serve as one of the pioneers in education in India. The state is proud to produce visionaries from the state through Mother Theresa, Rabindranath Tagore, Satyendra Bose to name a few. Schools in West Bengal receive grant funds from the government for scholarship.
In this way, poor but deserving students can continue their studies with the help of different scholarship programs. Different rates will apply depending on the course that the student takes. One has to take eligibility test before availing of the said program.
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