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| Ministry of Education | |
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| Minister of Education | Rohit Thakur |
| National education budget | |
| Budget | 18.9% of GDP ($ $101 million) |
| General details | |
| Primary languages | English,Hindi |
| Established Compulsory education | 1 April 1998 |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| Total | 82.80% |
| Male | 89.53% |
| Female | 75.93% |
| Enrollment (2021) | |
| Total | 99.1% |
| Primary | 100% |
| Secondary | 94.1% |
| Post secondary | 94.1% |
Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry has gained a unique distinction not only in the nation but also in whole of Asia for imparting teaching, research and extension education in horticulture, forestry and allied disciplines. All india institute of medical sciences is established in bilaspur district in hp Indra Gandhi medical College shimla is one is most premium institute in medical sciences in North India
The government is working constantly to prepare various plans to strengthen the education system of Himachal. The state government has decided to start up with 3 major nursing colleges to develop the health system in the state.[1]
Himachal has one of the highest literacy rates in India. Hamirpur District is among the top districts in the country for literacy. Education rates among women are quite encouraging in the state.
Himachal Pradesh is home to many educational institutions offering a wide variety of courses. There are five universities, eight medical colleges, five dental colleges and two engineering colleges in the state. There are over 10,000 primary schools, 1,000 secondary schools and more than 1,300 high schools in Himachal.[2] Hindi and English are compulsory languages in schools whereas Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu are chosen as optional languages.[3]
In meeting the constitutional obligation to make primary education compulsory, Himachal has now become the first state in India to make elementary education accessible to every child in the state.[4] Himachal Pradesh government is also very keen to transform this state into an education hub. In March 2008, Government of India made an announcement stating that as part of the 11th five-year plan, an Indian Institute of Technology will be established in this state. Further, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Engineering and Technology Institute has been started at Pragatinagar, in Shimla district. This college will have engineering related courses such as ITI, Diploma and Degree all in same campus.
- ^ "Educational Profile of Himachal Pradesh". General Overview of Education in Himachal. Pragati Infosoft Pvt. Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
- ^ "Factual source on Education in Himachal". Government of India. Archived from the original on 30 April 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
- ^ [nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf National Committee for Linguistic Minorities]
- ^ Dua, H.K. (2006). "Educational updates- Himachal". The Tribune Trust. The Tribune House. Retrieved 16 March 2007.