Education
The district of Cachar has a number of well known educational institutes in North East India. Silchar, the district headquarter, is a major learning hub of Assam. The district has a central university, the Assam University, which is situated at Durgakona, 18 km from Silchar. It also has NIT Silchar, one of the 30 NITs in India. The Silchar Medical College and Hospital is the only medical college of southern Assam. The district also includes a number of degree colleges, viz., Gurucharan College, Cachar College, Radhamadhav College, Ramanuj Gupta Memorial Junior College, Sonai Collge etc. Prominent schools in the district include Silchar Collegiate School, Cachar High School, Adhar Chand Higher Secondary School, Narsing School, Government Boys & Girls Schools, Holy Cross School, Pranabananda Holy Child School,Pranabananda Vidya Mandir, South Point School, Maharishi Vidya Mandir, 4 Kendriya Vidyalayas and Don Bosco School etc.
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