Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
is considered as an important hub for higher education in
India
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and its history is stretching back to Pre-Independence era.
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Ahmedabad had a
literacy
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rate of 79.89% in 2001 which rose to 89.62 percent in 2011. Out of this, male and female literacy are 93.96 and 84.81 percent respectively, as of 2011 census.
Schools in
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
are run either by the
AMC
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or privately by individuals and trusts. Majority of the schools are affiliated to the
Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board
The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board or GSHSEB is a government of Gujarat body responsible for determining the policy-related, administrative, cognitive, and intellectual direction the state's secondary and higher secondar ...
(GSEB). Some schools like the
Delhi Public School
Delhi Public School (also known as DPS) is the largest public school institution in India. The classes are from KG I to Class XII (Science, Arts and Commerce). It is affiliated to CBSE. Delhi Public School may refer to:
* Delhi Public School Socie ...
and the
Kendriya Vidyalaya
The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan () is a system of central government schools in India that are instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. , it has a total of 1,248 schools in India, and three abroad in Moscow ...
s are associated with the
Central Board for Secondary Education
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(CBSE). After completing their secondary education, students typically enroll in
junior college
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(also known as pre-university) in one of three streams —
Arts,
Commerce
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, or
Science
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Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...
. Upon completing the required coursework, students enroll in general or professional degrees.
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Many
colleges
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in the city are affiliated to the
Gujarat University and offer courses in
Medicine
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, Arts, Science, Commerce,
Law and
Management
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Management includes the activities o ...
.
Engineering
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colleges of the city are affiliated to
Gujarat Technological University
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. Other
deemed universities
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...
in Ahmedabad are
Ahmedabad University
Ahmedabad University is a private, non-profit university in Gujarat, India, set up in 2009 by the Ahmedabad Education Society. It comprises three schools and seven centres with opportunities for interdisciplinary scholarship. Ahmedabad Universit ...
,
Gujarat Vidyapeeth,
Nirma University of Science & Technology
Nirma University (NU) is a multi-disciplinary university located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It functions under the aegis of the Nirma Education and Research Foundation (NERF). The Gujarat Government has granted "Centre of Excellence" status ...
and
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University.
Ahmedabad is home to prestigious institutes like the
Indian Institute of Management
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are central government-owned-public business schools for management offering undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and executive programmes along with some additional courses in the field of busine ...
,
National Institute of Design,
Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad
MICA, formerly Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad, is a business school and an autonomous, non-profit institute of higher education, located on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
Established in 1991, MICA is the on ...
,
National Institute of Fashion Technology
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is an autonomous institute that offers courses in fashion, designing, technology, and management. Its head office is located in New Delhi, India.
History
NIFT was established in 1986 under the M ...
, the
Center for Environmental Planning and Technology
CEPT University, formerly the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, is an academic institution located near university area in Ahmedabad, India offering undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in areas of natural and de ...
, and
B.J. Medical College
B. J. Medical College (BJMC) is a public medical college situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is affiliated to the Gujarat University and Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.
History
Ahmedabad Medical School affiliated with Ahmedabad Civil Hospita ...
.
Many academic and scientific institutions of national repute were set up in Ahmedabad due to the efforts of
Vikram Sarabhai. The most important of these are the
Physical Research Laboratory and the
Space Applications Centre
The Space Applications Centre (SAC) is an institution of research in Ahmedabad under the aegis of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is one of the major centres of ISRO that is engaged in the research, development and demonstrat ...
which fall under the Ahmedabad centre of the
Indian Space Research Organisation
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.
The Vikram Sarabhai Community Science Centre aims to educate children about the various aspects of science.
See also
*
Ahmedabad Education Society
Ahmadabad Education Society is a premier educational trust, which has founded many schools and colleges in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.Ahmedabad, 1958 by Kapilray M. Mehta - Page 233
One of the largest academic trusts in Gujarat, consisting of 25 ...
*
List of educational institutes of Ahmedabad
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