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Education Information in India

University Education

This massive system of higher education in India constitutes of 342 universities (211 State, 18 Central, 95 deemed universities) 13 institutes of national importance, 17,000 colleges and 887 polytechnics. University Grant Commission (UGC), a national body, coordinates and looks after the maintenance of standard of university education in India. The university education in India starts with undergraduate courses. Depending upon the nature of course pursued its duration may vary from three to five and a half years.


Academic Degree Course

This undergraduate course in India is of three years' duration. After completing this course student get a Bachelor's degree in the subject studied such as Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Science.

Professional Course

There are large numbers of professional courses at the undergraduate level. Student may opt for any of it depending upon their interest and condition of eligibility.


Medical Courses

This course at undergraduate level is known as MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery). It is of four and a half year's duration plus one year of obligatory internship. Various medical colleges conduct entrance examination for admission to this course. An all India level examination is also conducted by CBSE for admission to colleges all over India based over 15% reserved seats. The important medical colleges of India are:
  • All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi
  • Air Force Medical College (AFMC), Pune
  • Christian Medical College (CMC), Ludhiana
  • Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore
  • Grants Medical College, Mumbai
  • Institute of Medical Science (BHU), Varanasi
  • Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry
  • Maulan Azad Medical College (MAMC), Delhi
  • Lady Harding Medical College (LHMC), Delhi (for girls only)
  • Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Science , Wardha


Engineering Course
The bachelor of Engineering (BE) or bachelor of Technology (B Tech) is a four-year course. It has wide range of options. Some of them are:
  • Aeronautical and Aerospace engineering
  • Agriculture engineering
  • Computer engineering
  • Electronic and electrical engineering
  • Industrial engineering
  • Marine engineering
  • Mining engineering