The Kerala Government has taken significant steps to improve the entire infrastructure of Education in Kochi. In the last few years many institutes of higher education have also come up in the city. There are both private and government sponsored schools in Kochi. Sri M.A Baby is the honorable Education Minister of Kerala.
The pace of educational development in Kochi matches the high literacy rate of Kerala, which is about 90.9%. The Kochi schools are either affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, Kerala State Education or Indian Certificate of Secondary Education. Scope for primary, secondary as well as higher education in Kochi is vast.
Education System in Kochi
The education system in Kochi is divided into primary, secondary and higher secondary levels. The primary levels of education in the city include lower primary and upper primary schools. There are also secondary and higher secondary schools in Kochi. Many private as well as government sponsored schools exist in the city. The Ministry of Education in Kerala and various missionaries have played a positive role in defining the education system that is being followed by the Kochi schools.
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Higher Education in Kochi
In Kochi there is ample scope for higher education. There are many colleges in the city that offer technical courses. The students have to appear in the entrance exams that are conducted by the various technical colleges of Kochi. Many colleges of the city are affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University. Some of the reputed institutes of higher education in Kochi are:
- School of Communication and Management Studies
- Toc-H Institute of Science and Technology
- Center for Excellence in Lasers and Optoelectronic Sciences
- Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training
- St. Albert's College, Cochin
- National Institute of Oceanography,
- National University of Advanced Legal Studies
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
- Model Engineering College
- Ayurveda College
- Government Arts College
- Maharahas Government College
- Sacred Hearts College
- Nirmala College
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