Jaipur, fondly called the “Pink City”, is fast growing as a chosen destination for education in Rajasthan. Students from different parts of the country are choosing Jaipur as the ideal place to shape up their academic career. Here, quality education can be pursued right from the primary to the university level, with lower investment as compared to the metropolitans of the country. Being the capital city of Rajasthan, Jaipur is dotted with popular schools, colleges and universities of the State.
School Education in Jaipur
Many reputed schools of Rajasthan are located in Jaipur. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE). The top schools in Jaipur include Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' Public School, Delhi Public School (Jaipur),India International School, Army School, St Edmund's School, St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Subodh Public School, Neerja Modi School, Ryan International School, Maheshwari Girls Public School, S.V. Public School, DAV Centenary Public School.
Higher Education in Jaipur
The Department of Education, Govt. of Rajasthan, is responsible for the administration and development of college education in Rajasthan state. The Department comes under the control and administration of the Directorate of College Education, Jaipur. The Directorate functions with an aim to bring about quantitative and qualitative improvement in the education system of Rajasthan. Currently, the Directorate is dealing with as many as 1100 private colleges and 142 govt. colleges, which are affiliated to 6 Universities located across Rajasthan.
There are many government colleges and private unaided and private aided colleges in Jaipur. These impart courses in arts, science and commerce streams and professional courses in the field of engineering, medical, dental, law, pharmacy, hotel management etc. One can find both co-ed and girls' colleges in Jaipur. NIMS School of Law, Rajasthan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women, IHM Jaipur, BIT Jaipur, Jagan Institute of Management Studies Jaipur, Jaipur College of Pharmacy, Regional College of Pharmacy Jaipur are some of the top and best colleges in Jaipur.
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, is one of the oldest universities in the state. It offers quality education through its affiliated colleges/institutes, in a wide variety of streams that include Arts, Science, Social Science, Commerce, Law, Management, Fine Arts, Education, and Library Science etc. Undergraduate, post graduate, diploma, degree and certificate programmes are offered by the university, through both regular and distance mode. Jagannath University is a deemed university located in Jaipur. The university, through its full-fledged campus located in Chaksu Tehsil, Jaipur, offers courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in the field of management, engineering & technology, architecture, law, information technology, mass communication and commerce. The university also offers research facilities to its PhD students, in its sprawling campus.
