Kolkata has several parallel systems of education: , “Calcutta” redirects here. ...

• 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. , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... West Bengal Board of Secondary Education is the examining authority for the Standard 10 Examinations of the West Bengal Board of Education. ... It is the examining authority for the Standard 10 and Standard 12 Examinations of the West Bengal Board of Education. ... The Church of North India has united various denominations and missions and orders in India. ... The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for class 10, i. ... ISC can refer to: Companies or institutions: Insurance Servace Center Independent Schools Council Initiative for Software Choice, an organization mainly sponsored by Microsoft INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation, a (defunct) Unix vendor Intelligence and Security Committee, a committee of the UK Parliament International Signal and Control, a U.S. defence contractor, acquired... This is the best eductional board in the country. ... Kendriya Vidyalaya, (Hindi for Central School) is a system of Central government schools for children of employees of Indias central government. ... CBSE redirects here. ... Edexcel is a London-based for-profit company and one of England, Wales and Northern Irelands five main examination boards. ... The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is an international qualification for school students. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( ▶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Ulugh Beg Madrasa, Samarkand, ca. ... The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) is an autonomous organization that was established by the Government of India in November 1989. ... The Central Board of Secondary Education is a board of school education in India. ...

Universities

Kolkata has nine 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 campus in Kolkata:

• University of Calcutta,
• Jadavpur University,
• Rabindra Bharati University,
• West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences,
• Netaji Subhas Open University,
• Bengal Engineering & Science University (formerly Bengal Engineering College),
• West Bengal University of Health Sciences,
• West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences,
• West Bengal University of Technology and
• Open International University for Alternative Medicines

Formally established on the 24 January 1857, the University of Calcutta (also known as Calcutta University) (Bengali: কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), located in the city of Kolkata (previously Calcutta), India, is the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent. ... Jadavpur University (Bengali: যাদবপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) (JU) is a premier educational and research institution in India. ... Located at the abode of the poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore on 56A, B. T. Road, Kolkata, Rabindra Bharati University was founded on May 8, 1962, under the Rabindra Bharati Act of the Government of West Bengal, 1961, to mark the birth centenary of the poet Rabindranath Tagore. ... The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, often abbreviated to NUJS, located in the Salt Lake City district of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is a law university imparting legal education at the undergraduate and post graduate level. ... Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU) is an open university imparting distance education in eastern India. ... The Bengal Engineering & Science University, established at Shibpur, Howrah, just opposite the city of Kolkata, is the third oldest engineering college in existence in India. ... The West Bengal University of Health Sciences has been set up by an Act of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for better management of the health and medical education related courses which were so far taught separately by the University of Calcutta, and the Universities of Burdwan and North Bengal. ... // The West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences was established on January 2nd. ... The West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT) is a state technological university located in the suburban satellite township of Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal. ...

List of Schools

2006 Saraswati Puja at Hare School Hare School is the oldest existing school in Kolkata, currently teaching grades 1 to 12 under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. ... Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is an educational trust, that conducts many primary and secondary educational institues in India. ... // St. ... St James School, Kolkata, India, is a well known Anglo-Indian school, catering to students from kindergarten up to the time they leave school in standard 12. ... Loreto School, Kolkata is a Catholic school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. ... Apeejay School, Kolkata is one of a number of private schools run K-12 by Apeejay Education Society. ... Kendriya Vidyalaya, (Hindi for Central School) is a system of Central government schools for children of employees of Indias central government. ... La Martiniere Calcutta is the La Martiniere College branch in Calcutta, India. ... The Calcutta Boys School was founded by the Rev. ... Address of the School - 118 Princep Street, Kolkata 700 072 Contact Number - 2237 1540 Present Principal - Mrs. ... South Point High School may refer to South Point High School (India) in Kolkata South Point High School (North Carolina) in Belmont, North Carolina South Point High School (Ohio) in South Point, Ohio Categories: | ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Medical Colleges

Calcutta Medical College aka Medical College Calcutta was established in 1835 as Medical College, Bengal. ... Out of the four medical colleges in Kolkata (India), Calcutta National Medical College has its origin in the then founded National Medical Institute or Jatiya Ayurbigyan Vidyalaya on 1st of Baisakh in 1921. ...

Institutions of National Importance

The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones (1746-1794) on 15 January 1784 in Calcutta, the capital of British India, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research. ... Bose Institute is a premium research institute in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, plant Molecular & Cellular Genetics, Animal Physiology, Immunotechnology and Environmental science. ... Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), is a unique institution devoted to the research, teaching and application of statistics, natural sciences and social sciences. ... The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are the premier management schools of India, located in the cities of Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Indore, Kolkata, Kozhikode and Lucknow. ... The Marine Engineering and Research Institute (MERI), formerly known as the Directorate of Marine Engineering Training, is Indias national institute for the training of Marine Engineers. ... The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science was established in July 1876 at 210 Bowbazar street, Kolkata, to foster high quality fundamental research in frontier disciplines of the basic sciences. ... The Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) a research and development unit of the Indian Department of Atomic Energy, that performs research in basic and applied nuclear sciences. ... Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP) is an institution of basic research and training in physical and biophysical sciences located in Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata, India. ... Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute is a film institute in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. ...

See also

• Academic Institutions in Kolkata (calcuttaweb.com)
• Kolkata