Education system of Nagpur comprises of the nurseries and kindergarten and the different schools, colleges and universities housed within the territory of Nagpur. It is noteworthy that the computer institutes also seem to be a part of Nagpur education system. In the present world of Information Technology, the computer institutes form a vital part of the education.
These schools, colleges and computer institutes largely serve the needs of the society of Nagpur. In fact, these institutes help the society of Nagpur to take another stride towards globalization. It is these schools and colleges that help Nagpur to strengthen the roots of the society, so that it could meet up to the challenges of the contemporary world.
Schools in Nagpur offer quality education from primary to secondary level. The teaching staff of these schools is well trained and qualified in their respective streams and is appointed after conducting rigorous rounds of interview. Almost all the Nagpur schools have a well developed infrastructure to facilitate advanced and faster learning among the students.
Most of the schools of Nagpur are affiliated to the two main central boards i.e., Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi (ICSE) and Central Board for Secondary Education, New Delhi (CBSE) for secondary and higher secondary examinations. Apart from these there are some schools at Nagpur which are affiliated to the State Board for conducting secondary and higher secondary examinations.
Admission to primary levels is through short interviews but the same for classes above 2 is through written examinations in English and Mathematics. Most of the schools offer Hindi and Marathi as the second language. Some schools around Nagpur also offer education in Sanskrit.
Nagpur universities create great opportunities for the students of Nagpur in career building. The universities of Nagpur help the students to opt for higher studies, so they can keep abreast with the latest technologies.
Some of the major universities of Nagpur are:
Nagpur is known to possess a deemed university, known as Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology was formerly known as Visvesvarya National Institute of Technology. The university is a prestigious national institute that has duly fulfilled its role in disseminating the relevant technological and industrial education in Nagpur.
Talking about the universities of Nagpur, it can be said that the Nagpur University is one of the principle universities at Nagpur. The Nagpur University is presently known as Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University and contains a number of departments that can be summed up as follows:
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Commerce
- Faculty of Social Science
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Home Science, etc.
- Shri Binznai Nagar MV
- Vasantrao Naik Arts and Social Science College
- LAD College for Women
- GS College of Commerce
- SFS College
- M Mohata Science College
- Dhanwanti National College
- Institute of Science
- Hislop College, etc.
