Education
Silchar has One of the 20 National Institutes of Technology (formerly known as Regional Engineering Colleges), NIT Silchar is one of the oldest engineering colleges in the region. REC Silchar, as it was known previously, is now an Institute of National Importance.
After several years of persistent efforts, Silchar got its own university — Assam University, a central university, which imparts education in both the general as well as professional streams. The university, which came in to existence in 1994, has 16 schools and 34 post-graduate departments under them. The university has 51 affiliated colleges under it.
Some reputed schools in Silchar include Holy Cross School,South Point School,Oriental High School, Holy child school, Silchar Collegiate School, Cachar High School, Adhar Chand Higher Secondary School, Narsing higher secondary School, Govt. Boys higher secondary School, Govt. Girls higher secondary & multipurpose School, Muktashree High School, Pranabananda Holy Child School, Daffodils School, Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Pranabananda Vidya Mandir, three Kendriya Vidyalayas (K.V. Silchar, Srikona and Masimpur) & Don Bosco School,Ramanuj Vidyamandir amongst others.
Among the colleges, the best known are Guru Charan College, Cachar College, Women's College, Ramanuj Gupta Memorial Junior College, Radhamadhab College, Vivekananda Commerce College, Silchar College etc. Guru Charan College is one of the most respected and reputed colleges in Assam.
The city has a medical college, Silchar Medical College and Hospital, established in 1968,serving the southern regions of Assam. There is also a polytechnic institute, B.Ed colleges, two law colleges and one industrial training institute (ITI).There is an Institute of Pharmacy attached to Silchar Medical College & Hospital.
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