Education in Kolkata


The systems of secondary and post-secondary education in Kolkata are listed as follows:

Schooling

Kolkata has several parallel systems of school education, and K-12 schools are usually affiliated with either of the following:
Name of affiliating organizationType of organizationYear of establishment
Cambridge International ExaminationsInternational school board1998
Central Board of Secondary EducationCentral government administered school board1962
Council for the Indian School Certificate ExaminationsNon-governmental school board1958
EdexcelInternational school board1996
International BaccalaureateInternational school board1968
National Institute of Open SchoolingCentral government administered open school board1989
West Bengal Board of Madrasah EducationState government administered Islamic madrasah and school board1927
West Bengal Board of Secondary EducationState government administered school board1951
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary EducationState government administered school board1975
West Bengal Council of Rabindra Open SchoolingState government administered open school board2001
West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and TrainingState government administered vocational school board2005

In addition to these, private candidates can appear for examinations of either the CBSE, West Bengal boards and other state boards which conduct their courses in the city.
Non-privileged children mainly attend government primary schools, if they attend school at all. The quality of education available in these schools is not, by world standards, good. There have been recent initiatives, such as Shikhshalaya Prakalpa, to bring more children into the school system and improve the quality of teaching.

Universities

Kolkata has twenty public universities or autonomous institutions that award their own degrees or diplomas. The following list contains the names of the degree or diploma awarding institutions that have their main campuses in or around Kolkata:
Name of institutionType of institutionYear of establishment
Aliah UniversityState government administered non-affiliating multidisciplinary Islamic university1781, as Calcutta Madrasah College; 2007, as Aliah University
Amity University KolkataPrivate university2015
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, ShibpurCentral government administered engineering university1856, as Calcutta Civil Engineering College; 2014, as IIEST
Indian Institute of Foreign TradeCentral government administered autonomous institution for research and education in foreign trade2006
Indian Institute of Management CalcuttaCentral government administered autonomous business school1961
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, KolkataCentral government administered autonomous institution for research and education in science2006
Indian Statistical InstituteCentral government administered autonomous institution for research and education in statistics1931
Jadavpur UniversityState government administered non-affiliating and multidisciplinary university1906, as Bengal Technical Institute; 1956, as JU
JIS UniversityPrivate university2014
Neotia UniversityPrivate university2015
Netaji Subhas Open UniversityState government administered distance-education oriented, affiliating and multidisciplinary university1997
Presidency University, KolkataState government administered non-affiliating and multidisciplinary university1817, as Hindu College; 2010, as Presidency University
Rabindra Bharati UniversityState government administered non-affiliating liberal arts university1962
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda UniversityPrivate university2005
Satyajit Ray Film and Television InstituteCentral government administered autonomous film institute1995
Techno India UniversityPrivate university2012
University of CalcuttaState government administered affiliating and multidisciplinary university1857
West Bengal National University of Juridical SciencesState government administered non-affiliating law university1999
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery SciencesState government administered non-affiliating veterinary education university1893, as Bengal Veterinary College; 1995 as West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences
West Bengal University of Health SciencesState government administered affiliating medical education university2003
West Bengal State UniversityState government administered affiliating and multidisciplinary university2008
West Bengal University of TechnologyState government administered affiliating and engineering education university2000
St Xavier's CollegeAutonomous1860

Engineering colleges

Two of India's oldest engineering institutions are located in Kolkata namely IIEST, Shibpur and Jadavpur University. The University of Calcutta and Jadavpur University have been declared as "university with potential for excellence " by the University Grants Commission. Self-aided engineering colleges started to function in the late 1990s. All self-aided engineering colleges of the city are affiliated to the West Bengal University of Technology. Some engineering colleges are funded by the World Bank under the "Technical Education Quality Improvement Program". The University of Calcutta, Aliah University and Techno India University also offer engineering courses. The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and the Birla Institute of Technology also offer technology and related courses in their city based campuses.

Medical and dental colleges

All colleges are affiliated with the West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata.