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EDUCATION SYSTEM IN PUNE
Education in Pune, or Poona as the city was called before independence from British rule, has its roots in the early phase of the 19th century. With the fall of the Marathas in the year 1818 and establishment of the British Raj, Pune came to be known as ‘the Oxford of the East’. The name was drawn from the fact that Pune was home to higher education institutes and research centers even during the pre-independence era.
Today, Pune is the chosen destination for pursuing professional courses of study like engineering and mass communication. Pune has the third oldest engineering college of Asia, the College of Engineering Pune, which is now an autonomous institute. The Symbiosis International University which has departments like business management, media studies or computer studies, operates 33 colleges or study centers. Armament and military research organizations of India are mostly located in Pune, so students willing to study these courses will have to travel to the city to take admissions. The Armed Forces Medical College, the Film and Television Institute of India, the National Defence Academy, the ILS Law College and the Lalit Kala Kendra are some of the institutes that have helped to make Pune a popular city for education in India.
Today Pune colleges and universities receive applications from not only Indians but also foreign students and professionals. A survey conducted in the year 2010 shows that Pune has more educational institutes than any other place in the world. The city has the largest center for teaching Japanese to Indian and foreign students. Schools in Pune follow either the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) or the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education syllabus.
Many notable people have completed their education in Pune. Some of them are as follows:
Rahul Bajaj, the chairman & managing director of Bajaj Auto was a student of the department of mechanical engineering of the University of Pune.
Amrita Thapar, Miss India Universe 2005 was a student of the School of Fashion Technology.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak – India’s famous freedom fighter was a student of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute.
Rajeet Ranjan Sinha, the producer of Zee News studied mass communication from University of Pune.
Marathi film, television and theater personality Sharad Talwalkar passed out from Bhave High School in Pune.