Education in Tamil Nadu

Education in Tamil Nadu
Government of Tamil Nadu
Department of School Education (Tamil Nadu), Department of Higher Education (Tamil Nadu), Department of Employment and Training (Commissionerate of Employment and Training)
General details
Primary languages Tamil, English
System type state
Enrollment (2010)
Total 12855485
Primary 9797264
Secondary 1873989
Post secondary 1184232
District level literacy (2011 data)

Tamil Nadu is one of the most literate states in India.[1] The state's literacy rate is 80.33% in 2011,[2] which is above the national average. A survey conducted by the Industry body Assocham ranks Tamil Nadu top among Indian states with about 100% Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in primary and upper primary education.[3]

Education Administration or Authority

School education

The structure of education in the state is based on the national level pattern with 12 years of schooling (10+2+3), consisting of eight years of elementary education, that is, five years of primary and three years of middle school education for the age groups of 6-11 and 11–14 years, respectively, followed by secondary and higher Secondary education of two years each besides two years of pre-primary education. The entry age in class 1 is 5+. Pre-primary classes form age group 3 to 4. The higher secondary school certificate enables pupils to pursue studies either in universities or in colleges for higher education in general academic streams and in technical and professional courses.

Enrollment

There were a total of 12855485 children enrolled across the state as of 2010, with the split up of 9797264 students in primary, 1873989 in secondary and 1184232 in higher secondary classrooms.[4]

Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education

Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education, established in 1910, is under the purview of the Department of Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, India.The Tamil Nadu State Board of School Examination evaluates students' progress by conducting two board examinations-one at the end of class 10 and the other at the end of class 12. The scores from the class 12 board examinations are used by universities to determine eligibility and as a cut-off for admissions into their programmes.

Medium of instruction

Common:

Peculiar Cases:

Accreditation

All recognized schools belong to one of the following accreditation systems:

Exceptions to the above rule include a few schools that follow the Montessori method, International Baccalaureate, IGCSE or the American system.

Directorates

The Minister of Education, who is a member of the state legislature, is in overall charge of education in the state. The following Directorates implement those education aspects which are under the control of the School Education Department.[5]

Government of Tamil Nadu's schemes

Some of the schemes introduced by the Tamil Nadu government in school education are[6]

Intermediate education

Higher education

Tamil Nadu has 37 universities,[7] 552 (in 2014) engineering colleges. and 1150 arts college, 2550 schools and 5000 hospitals. Tamil Nadu Directorate Of Technical Education (TNDTE) under the control of the Tamil Nadu Higher Education Department deals with Diploma, Post Diploma, Degree, Post Graduate courses and Research programmes. It also regulates the establishment of technical institutions including commerce institutions such as Typewriting, Shorthand and Accountancy.

Universities

College of Engineering, Guindy, the oldest engineering school of India

Two types of universities in Tamil Nadu are,

See also

References

  1. ↑ TNN, 14 May 2003, 07.29pm IST (14 May 2003). "Tamil Nadu India's most literate state". The Times of India group. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Literacy Rate of Tamilnadu". Census of India 2011.
  3. ↑ "Tamil Nadu's boasts of best school enrollment figures". indiaedunews.net.
  4. ↑ "Number of Students". Data.gov.in. Open Data Initiative of India. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. 1 2 "School Education". TN Government.
  6. ↑ "Schemes of Govt.of TN" (PDF). Govt.of Tamilnadu.
  7. ↑ Universities in Tamil Nadu.

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