Education
Satna has a literacy rate of 90.89%; however, this does not mean that the place has quality educational institutes. There is no central university there, a little known India's first rural university in Chitrakoot was established in 1993:Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday University. It is one of 16 state government universities in Madhya Pradesh. There are several degree colleges with large campuses in Satna. Awdhesh Pratap Singh University located in Rewa provides affiliations to the colleges in the city. The city is an education hub of the Vindhya region and several courses like Biotechnology, Computer, Management, journalism etc. are offered by institutes here.
Polytechnic College is one of the oldest technical colleges the region. It has a special branch of Cement Technology which is the only in India.
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya run by HRD Ministry of India is a center of education in Satna for those who cannot afford quality education on their own. Located at Rahikwara, this school has produced many talented engineers, journalists and lawyers.
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