Education System of West Bengal
Details about the education system of West Bengal?
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Explanation:
Education in West Bengal is provided by both the public sector as well as the private sector. The modern education system was developed by the British missionaries and the Indian social reformists. West Bengal has many reputed institutes of higher education like – Jadavpur University (first to introduce chemical engineering and numerous other interdisciplinary studies in India ), Presidency University, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (the first IIM), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (the first IIT), Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (2nd oldest engineering institution in India), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani, Indian Statistical Institute and Visva-Bharati University.
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The state has more than 8000 schools for primary, secondary and senior secondary education. More than 500-degree colleges and 33 universities are a part of higher education in West Bengal. The government and private colleges of the state offer degrees in science, arts and commerce streams.