Education

Education in UttarPradesh

Uttar Pradesh is the largest of provinces in India. In Uttar Pradesh, there are numerous colleges and universities. The State has made major investments over the past few years at all levels of education and has achieved significant triumph. Schools in the state are either managed by the government or by private trusts. Hindi is used as a medium of instruction in most of the schools except the schools which are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or Council for Indian Schools Certificate Examinations (ICSE) boards. A primary school is present at a distance of 1.5 Km. and upper primary school at 3 kms. A secondary school is present at every 8 km. in rural areas and there is a secondary school for girls in every block. Great efforts are being made to establish at least one degree college in every block. Uttar Pradesh has 4 central universities, 20 state universities, 8 deemed universities, one institute of national importance and several polytechnics, engineering colleges and industrial training institutes. There are esteemed institutes like Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Kanpur and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) where students get high quality education. Lucknow is recognized at international level for their quality education and research in respective fields.