Education in Gujarat

About Gujarat Education

Gujarat situated in the western part of India shares its northwestern boundary with Pakistan. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Mahasrashtra are the neighboring states of Gujarat. Gandhinagar is the capital city of the state and Ahmedabad the main commercial hub of the region. Gujarat houses a wide variety of industries and is considered one among the best industrialized states of the nation. Gujarat is also home to some of the prestigious educational institutes of the nation.

The education department of the state pays special attention to the improvement of elementary education in Gujarat. The state government has also launched the district primary education program for making primary education compulsory and free for all students up to a certain age limit. It has also taken up several measures for checking the rate of dropout at schools in Gujarat. The same uniform structure of 10+2 education is followed in the schools of Gujarat.

School Education

Both private and government schools operate here in Gujarat. One can also come across schools run by several municipal corporations and trusts in Ahmedabad.

Gujarat State secondary and higher secondary board are in charge of the schools run by the state government. However, most of the private schools in Gujarat are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) board. Gujarati is the main medium of instruction in the state-run schools while the schools run by other boards use English as their medium of study. The government of Gujarat also gives special importance to education of women in the state.

Higher Education

There are several universities functioning in Gujarat which offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various disciplines. The four agricultural universities in Gujarat are especially devoted to the study of agriculture and other subjects related to it. Apart from these, IIM Ahmedabad, National Institute of Technology Surat and National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad are some of the other prestigious centers of higher learning in Gujarat. The state also has some of the best engineering institutes in India like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, NIT, Surat, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology and more. Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute is another reputed institute operating in Gujarat. It does various research works on inland lake salt, marine salt and sub-soil brine.