School Education
Pre-Primary 2-3 years
Primary 5 years
Middle School 3 years
Secondary School 2 years
Senior Secondary 2 years
Post Secondary Education
B.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com 3 years
Professional Courses 4-6 years
Integrated Bachelor’s& Master’s programs 5 years
Post Graduate Education
Master’s programs 2 years
M. Phil + Ph.D.
programs 2-6 years
Post Bachelor’s and master’s Diploma / Certificate programs
1-3 years
Facts & Figures(School and Higher Education)Literacy Rates(%):
a) Male 75.3
b) Female 53.67
c) Both 64.84
*Source: Census of India, 2001
Total Enrollment in School Education:
a) Primary 128.3 million
b) Upper Primary 48.7 million
c) High / Higher Secondary 35 million
*Source: Selected Educational Statistics,
Ministry of Human Resource Development 2003-04
Higher Education:
Number of higher education institutions
*Colleges 17,625
*Universities 343
Higher Education: Enrollment
*Male 6.247 million
*Female 4.234 million
*Both 10. 481 million
Higher Education: Enrollment by stages in higher education
*Graduate 88.9 %
*Post Graduate 9.41%
*Research 0.85%
*Dip/ Certificate 1.04%
Higher Education: Faculty-wise enrollmen
t*Arts 45.12%
*Science 20.44%
*Commerce 17.99%
*Engi/ Technology 7.20%
*Medicine 3.15%
*Law 3.05%
*Education 1.47%
*Agriculture 0.59%
*Source: Annual Report, 2004-05, University Grants Commission (UGC)
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Indian Education:
Important websites
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) www.education.nic.in
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
www.cbse.nic.in
Council of Indian School Certificate Examination
www.cisce.org
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)State Boards of School Education
http://education.nic.in/secedu/sec_boards.asp
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) www.ncert.nic.in
University Grants Commission (UGC)
www.ugc.ac.in
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) www.naac-india.com
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) www.ignou.ac.in
Distance Education Council (DEC)
www.dec.ac.in
Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
www.aiuweb.org
All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) www.aicte.ernet.in
National Board of Accreditation of AICTE
www.nba-aicte.ernet.in
Ministry of Law and Justice
www.lawmin.nic.in
Bar Council of India (BCI)
http://www.barcouncilofindia.org/
Medical Council of India (MCI)
www.mciindia.org
Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)
www.rehabcouncil.nic.in
Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)
www.icar.org.in
Indian Nursing Council (INC)
www.indiannursingcouncil.org
Dental Council of India (DCI)
www.dciindia.org/
Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH) National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)
www.ncte-in.org
Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM)
www.ccimindia.org
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
www.icssr.org
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)
www.icsi.edu
Institute of Costs and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) www.myicwai.com
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
www.icai.org
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