Howrah Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is t ...

is a city in

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the four ...

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

. The education system of Howrah are followed below.

Schooling

Howrah's schools are either run by the state government or by private institutions. The medium of instruction is

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. The school system of Howrah is divided into three terms (primary, secondary and Higher Secondary) and there are many affiliations of the schools.

K-5 Schools

The kindergarten and primary schools are mostly affiliated with

West Bengal Board of Primary Education The West Bengal Board of Primary Education is the state government administered autonomous authority for overseeing primary education in West Bengal, India. West Bengal Board of Primary Education conducts West Best Primary Teacher Eligibilit ...

Central Board of Secondary Education The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board ...

Indian Certificate of Secondary Education The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private board designed to provide an examination in a course of general education, in accordance w ...

. Some of the notable primary schools are Kidzee kindergarten school, Phanindranath Kindergarten School, Howrah Homes Primary School etc.

Secondary and Higher Secondary

The secondary and Higher Secondary schools have many affiliations:

Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) is a privately held national-level board of school education in India that conducts the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Examination for Class X and the India ...

West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education The West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education is the state government administered autonomous examining authority for affiliated and recognized madrasahs in West Bengal, India. Perhaps among the oldest post-secondary boards in India, it is the on ...

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) came into existence in 1975. It is an autonomous examining authority, which is responsible for conducting examinations for standard XII for both government and private schools aff ...

West Bengal Board of Secondary Education The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education is the West Bengal state government administered autonomous examining authority for the Standard 10 examination (or secondary school level examination) of West Bengal, India. It has come into force ...

and

National Institute of Open Schooling The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), formerly National Open School (name changed in 2002), is the board of education under the Union Government of India. It was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Gove ...

. Howrah's most notable schools include B.E. College Model School, Delhi Public School, Sudhir Memorial Institute Liluah, Agrasain Balika Siksha Sadan SCHOOL
Julien Day School, Howrah
Howrah Vivekananda Institution,

Santragachi Kedarnath Institution, Howrah Santragachi Kedarnath Institution (or Santragachi K.N. Institution) is a Government- sponsored, Bengali medium, higher secondary school located in Howrah in the state of West Bengal, India. The first vernacular Bengali medium school of Howrah d ...

Howrah Zilla School Howrah Zilla School, abbreviated as ''HZS'', is a Government of West Bengal, Governmental, Bengali language, Bengali medium, Higher Secondary School Certificate, higher secondary school located in Howrah district, Howrah in the state of West Ben ...

, Howrah High School etc.

is the old running school in Howrah founded in 1845. It is the only Governmental school in Howrah. Howrah's first vernacular Bengali medium school was established in 1857 by Kedarnath Bhattacharya, first Indian chairman of

Howrah Municipal Corporation Howrah Municipal Corporation (abbreviated as HMC) is the local government of the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is the second largest Municipal corporation and urban area in the state. This civic administrative body administers an area ...

. In 1870 it was named Santragachi Minor School. Currently it is named

Colleges

There are many colleges in Howrah. Most of the colleges are affiliated to

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, C ...

General Colleges

Some notable colleges are

Bijoy Krishna Girls' College Bijoy Krishna Girls' College is a women's college in Howrah, India. The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and is affiliated to University of Calcutta. It is the sole girls' college in Howrah district. Formerly it was Howrah Gi ...

, Prabhu Jagatbandhu College,

Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharya College Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharya College, established in 1985, is an undergraduate college in Ramrajatala, Jagacha, (P.O. Santragachi), in Howrah district of West Bengal, India. It offers only courses in arts and commerce. It is affiliated with t ...

, Narasinha Dutt College etc.

Engineering colleges

The engineering colleges are affiliated to

West Bengal University of Technology Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), formerly known as West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), is a public state university located in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It is funded completely by the Government of West Ben ...

. The

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (IIEST Shibpur), erstwhile Bengal Engineering College (also known as B.E. College), formerly Bengal Engineering and Science University (also known as BESU), is a public research u ...

is a public engineering and research institution. It is the second oldest engineering institution in India, and is an Indian

institute of national importance Institute of National Importance (INI) is a status that may be conferred on a premier public higher education institution in India by an act of Parliament of India, an institution which "serves as a pivotal player in developing highly skilled per ...

. The other engineering colleges include Engineering Institute For Junior Executives, MCKV Institute of Engineering, Seacom Engineering College etc.

Medical Colleges

Medical and Dental Colleges include Mahesh Bhattacharya Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Netai Charan Chakravarty Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital etc.

Indrustrial training institutes

The Indrustrial Training Institutes are affiliated to West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training. Some notable IT institutes include Industrial Training Institute, Shibpur, Industrial Training Institute, Howrah Homes, Howrah ITI Institute etc.

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