Education in Gujarat
Gujarat had an overall literacy rate of 69.97% as per census 2001. The male literacy rate is 80.50% while the female literacy rate is 58.60%. Gujarat government is very serious about improving the education level in the state and has started several programs to achieve full literacy such as universalisation of elementary education, District Primary Education Program and compulsory primary education. The state follows a uniform 10+2 system for school education. Most schools in the state are affiliated to Gujarat state secondary and higher secondary board, while there are also schools, which are affiliated with CBSE or ICSE.
The status of higher education in the state is very good. Gujrat is home to many premier educational institutes such as Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Nirma Institue of Technology and Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology. The total number of universities in the state including the deemed universities and institutes of national importance is 15. The premier research institutes in the state include Institute for Plasma Research, Physical Research Laboratory (PRL).
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