Hyderabad, India - Education

Education

Main article: Education in Hyderabad, India See also: Category:Research institutes in Hyderabad, India and List of Defense research centers in Hyderabad, India

Schools in Hyderabad may be affiliated to the CBSE, the SSC or the ICSE, and they may be run by government or by private entities such as local governing bodies, individuals, missionaries or other agencies. Around two-thirds of pupils go to private schools. Languages of instruction include English, Hindi, Urdu and Telugu. Schools follow the "10+2+3" plan. After completing their secondary education, students typically enroll in schools or junior colleges with a higher secondary facility. Admission to professional colleges in Hyderbad is through Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test. Most colleges are affiliated with either Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University or Osmania University.

There are 13 universities in Hyderabad: two private universities, two deemed universities, six state universities and three central universities. The central universities are the University of Hyderabad, Maulana Azad National Urdu University and the English and Foreign Languages University. Osmania University, established in 1918, was the first university in Hyderabad. As of 2012, it is India's second most popular destination for international students. The Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, established in 1982, is the first distance-learning open university in India.

Notable business and management schools in Hyderabad are the Indian School of Business and the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India. Institutes of national importance include the Institute of Public Enterprise, the Administrative Staff College of India, and the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy. Hyderabad has five major medical schools—Osmania Medical College (established in 1846), Gandhi Medical College, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Deccan College of Medical Sciences and Shadan Institute Of Medical Sciences—and many affiliated teaching hospitals. The Government Nizamia Tibbi College, established in 1810, is a college of unani medicine.

Hyderabad is also a major centre for biomedical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical study and research; the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research is located here. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics and the Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University are notable agricultural engineering institutes. Many of India's leading technical and engineering schools are in Hyderabad, including the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH), the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, and the Indian Institute Of Technology (IITH). Schools of fashion design in the city include Raffles Millennium International, NIFT Hyderabad and Wigan and Leigh College.