Education in Pune

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See also: List of Pune Colleges and Education in India

Pune was called "The Oxford of the east" by Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. Pune attracts students from all over the world.

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[edit] Basic education

Main article: Schools in Pune

Schools in Pune are either run by the PMC, in which case they are called public schools, or privately by trusts and individuals. Private schools have been preferred by a majority of city residents because of better facilities, and in some cases, for the use of English language as the medium of instruction. A number of Marathi medium schools are more than a century old, notable among them include Huzurpaga girls' school and New English School, which was started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. All schools are affiliated either with the Maharashtra state SSC board or the all-India Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and CBSE boards.

[edit] University education

University of Pune (formerly the University of Poona)
University of Pune (formerly the University of Poona)

All professional colleges in Pune are affiliated to the University of Pune, one of the largest universities in the world in terms of matriculation. Prominent ones include:

Pune is also home to the Inter University centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), which is a leading institute for research in astronomy and astrophysics in India.

PUMBA, (acronym for the Pune University, Masters in Business Administration Program), the in-house university management department is one of the top B-Schools in India[citation needed].

The medical, dental and nursing colleges in Pune are affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (Nashik). Pune houses medical colleges that make it to the top ten in the country AFMC (Armed Forces Medical College) and BJMC (Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College).

The SNDT Women's University, exclusive for women, is another university located at Pune. In addition to the statutory universities, Pune boasts of 5 Deemed Universities that specialise in specific areas of research and training. They are:

The Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR) is a premier management institute based in Pune. Engineering colleges in Pune graduate up to 10,000 engineers in various disciplines every year. This includes around 2500 software and I.T. professionals, which add to the growing IT/ITES/BPO sectors.

[edit] Special education

Pune is the largest center for Japanese language learning in India. Pune has the country's largest number of Japanese Language Proficiency Test examinees; it is also the major location for training and recruitment of Japanese language teachers. Japanese language training has been provided by the University of Pune since 1978; since then, other private institutions and individuals have also jumped into the field. [1][2] Other languages such as German (Max Muller Bhavan) and French (Alliance Francaise de Pune) are also popular amongst Punities.


[edit] Education institutes dedicated to the defence forces

Pune is host to several excellent educational institutes specifically dedicated to Defence forces. They are:

  • Institute of Armament Technology (IAT) [Recently renamed as Defence Institute of Armament Technology (DIAT)] was established in 1952 and moved to its current campus of Girinagar in 1967. It was made as a deemed University since 2000. Primary aim of this institute is to provide Higher Education in Science and Technology related to defence requirements in general and weapon systems in particular.
  • Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) was set up in 1948 in the immediate post-world war period. AFMC is responsible for training of medical undergraduates and post-graduates, dental postgraduates, nursing cadets and paramedical staff. Patient care forms an integral part of its training curriculum and the attached hospitals benefits from the expertise available at AFMC. The institution is responsible for providing the entire pool of specialists and super specialists to Armed Forces by giving them in service training.
  • College of Military Engineering (CME) located at Dapodi. The erstwhile School of Military Engineering (SME) established in September 1943 at Roorkee moved to its present location at Pune in 1948. It is a premier technical and tactical training institution of the Corps of Engineers encompassing the four pillars viz. Combat Engineers, Military Engineering Service, Border Roads Organisation and Survey.
  • Army Institute of Technology (AIT) located at Dighi was established in Aug 1994. It was started with aim to provide Engineering education to the wards of Indian Army personnel.
  • Army Institute of Physical Training (AIPT) formerly called the Army School of Physical Training (ASPT), located at Hadapsar was established in 1947. It is the cradle of physical and recreational training in the Army. It has training infrastructure to impart systematic and comprehensive instructions on physical training. Selected candidates from all ranks of the Army, students from the police, para-military forces and friendly foreign countries attend various courses on physical training and allied subjects at ASPT.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mane, Anuradha. "When it comes to Japanese, Pune steals a march over metros", Indian Express, 2007-07-07. Retrieved on 2008-01-11. 
  2. ^ "Sayonara USA, Hello Japan", The Times of India, 2004-02-18. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.