Education in Pune

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

Basic education

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.

University education

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:
* Ness Wadia College Of Commerce
* Nowrosjee Wadia College of Arts and Science
* Deccan College (one of the oldest in western India)
* Spicer Memorial College Established in 1942
* College of Engineering, Pune (second oldest in the Subcontinent)
* Bharati Vidhyapeeth - Deemed University [http://www.bharatividyapeeth.edu]
* Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, one of the most well known Engineering college in Pune
* DINA Institute - Business Management, Hotel Management, Information Technology, Travel & Tourism. [http://www.dinainstitute.com]
* [http://www.indsearch.org IndSearch] - Indian Institute of Research and Management - established in 1973 and Leading Center for Professional Management and Computer Studies
* Pune Vidhyarthi Griha's College of Engineering and Technology, [http://www.pvgcoet.ac.in/ PVG COET] , one of the best known Engineering college in Pune
* International Institute Of Information Technology,Pune, one of the premier Post Graduation and Research Institutes in India.
* Pune Institute of Computer Technology, one of the most prominent colleges in Pune.
* All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society's College of Engineering(AISSMS), Pune, [http://www.aicoep.org/] One of the well known engineering college in Pune
* Maharashtra Institute of Technology, [http://www.mitpune.com/ www.mitpune.com] , well known Engineering college in Pune
* Indian Institute of Science, Education and Reasearch, [http://www.iiserpune.ac.in/ IISER PUNE] , a NEW autonomous institute for science and research
* D.Y. Patil College of Engineering, [http://www.pddypiet.org/aboutus.html] , One of the famous engineering college in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad areas.
* Sir Parshurambhau College, established 1916.
* MES Abasaheb Garware College, completed 60 years and one of the foremost colleges in Pune city.
* Fergusson College, established 1885 (amongst ten most reputed in India)
* Agricultural College (one of the earliest in the country)
* Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (one of the oldest, and also one of the most reputed institute for research and higher studies in Economics in India)
* Symbiosis Institutes
* Sinhgad Technical Education SocietyPune is also home to the [http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/ 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 Fact|date=February 2007.

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:
* Deccan College (Archaeology)
* Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth (Sanskrit, Indology, Ayurveda and Social Sciences)
* Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics
* Bharati Vidyapeeth
* Symbiosis (Management and law) one of the top management and law colleges in the country.

[http://www.imdr.edu/ 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.

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.cite news|title=When it comes to Japanese, Pune steals a march over metros|work=Indian Express|date=2007-07-07|accessdate=2008-01-11|last=Mane|first=Anuradha|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=191801] [cite news|work=The Times of India|title=Sayonara USA, Hello Japan|date=2004-02-18|accessdate=2008-01-11|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/503700.cms] Other languages such as German (Max Muller Bhavan) and French (Alliance Francaise de Pune) are also popular amongst Punities.

Education institutes dedicated to the defence forces

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

* National Defence Academy — NDA, is located at Khadakwasla, on the outskirts of Pune. It is a joint services institution for training young cadets as future officers of the Defence Services. The motto of the Academy is 'Sewa Paramo Dharma (Service Before Self)'. [http://nda.nic.in/ Official Website] .

* [http://www.drdo.org/labs/hrd/iat/index.shtml 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.

* [http://armedforces.nic.in/interservice/isafmc.htm 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.

* [http://www.aitpune.com/ 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.

References

External Links

* [http://www.puneprime.com/Education/Default.htm Education in Pune]