Delhi :
Education in Delhi has witnessed an incredible growth over the last several years with many new colleges and research institutes getting established in Delhi, consistently. Delhi has always been the educational heart of India with the proven track record of producing great talents. Delhi has universities like JNU, DU and GGSIPU comprising of best colleges and schools like DPS and Modern school that successfully compete with the top in the country. The high quality education which is imparted to the contemporary youth has lead to an efficient work force with genius minds, working hard towards contributing to a rising economy of Delhi. These educational institutes provide basic building blocks for development of the nation, as a whole.

Quite a few educationalists have admired the quality of education in Delhi. Delhi offers good educational facilities for primary, secondary and higher education. Delhi is quickly developing as a technical educational hub of India which is quite vibrant from the rising number of engineering and management institutes in Delhi that have emerged in the span of last five to ten years. University of Delhi and JNU have always attracted research scholars from all parts of the world. Delhi also offers hostels and accommodation facilities to foreign students who come here for the purpose of research and educational.

NCT (National Capital Territory of Delhi) is the governing body which looks into the educational affairs in the city.

There are several other private bodies also that run educational institutes abiding by the norms and permission of the government. According to the survey conducted in 2001, Delhi had some 2416 primary, 715 middle and 1576 secondary schools. When, it comes to higher and technical education in Delhi, it comprises of 131 colleges, including 5 medical colleges, 8 engineering colleges. Delhi has five universities; seven deemed universities and one Open University.

Literacy rate in Delhi is as good as 81.2%. English is the main medium of study in private schools whereas government schools still favor Hindi as their medium of study. There are central bodies of the government that control the curriculum and examination of schools in Delhi. Schools in Delhi are affiliated to either Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or Indian Council of Certificate Examinations (ICSE) boards.

We at delhitourtravel.com ensure that our guests are provided with up to date information on the education scenario of Delhi. We have short-listed major schools, colleges and technical institutes in Delhi. These include management institutes, engineering colleges, medical institutes and other mainstream colleges pertaining to technical education.

The Government of Delhi has a noticeable share in the education system of Delhi. At present there are 28 Delhi government colleges. Out of these, 12 are fully funded by the government of Delhi and the rest 16 are under the blessings of UGC and Delhi government on sharing basis of 95:5, on approved recurring expenditure and 50:50, for non-recurring expenditure.