Education in Tripura, a state in Northeast India, is provided by both the public sector and the private sector. On 8 September 2013, the literacy rate of Tripura was declared to be 92.3% which was among the highest in all states of India.
Literacy Data from 2011 census of India reveals that overall literacy rate in the State was 87.75 percent with male literacy rate of 92.18 percent and female literacy rate of 83.14 percent.
Structure
Tripura schools are run by the state government or by private organisations, including religious institutions. Instruction is mainly in English or Bengali, though Kokborok and other tribal languages are also used. The schools are affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE), the National Institute of Open School (NIOS) or the Tripura Board of Secondary Education. Under the 10+2+3 plan, after completing secondary school, students typically enroll for 2 years in a junior college, also known as pre-university, or in schools with a higher secondary facility affiliated with the Tripura Board of Secondary Education or any central board. Students choose from one of three streams, namely liberal arts, commerce or science. Upon completing the required coursework, students may enroll in general or professional degree programs.
Statistics According to Economic Review of Tripura 2010–11, Tripura has a total of 4,455 schools. The different types of school in the four districts are listed in the table below.
Type West Tripura North Tripura South Tripura Dhalai Total Primary / Junior Basic 795 369 621 513 2,298 Middle/ Senior basic 432 244 349 249 1,274 High 234 94 156 49 533 Higher Secondary (+2) 172 63 87 28 350 Total 1633 770 1,213 839 4,455
The aggregate enrollment in different types of schools in the state are as follows: Type Enrollment Primary 394418 Middle 215680 High 113344 Higher secondary 44230 Total 767672
Higher education The State has one Central University (Tripura University), one State University (Maharaja Bir Bikram University) and one Private University, ICFAI University ( a branch of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India). There are 15 general colleges, 3 engineering colleges(Tripura Institute of Technology, Techno India Agartala and National Institute of Technology, Agartala), 2 medical colleges (Agartala Government Medical College and Tripura Medical College), 5 polytechnic colleges, one law college, one music college, and one art college.
See also List of institutions of higher education in Tripura
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