Pune Education

Map of Pune Education

There are several schools and colleges and other educational institutes in the city of Pune. Pune education system is well organized and offers international standard curriculum for the overall development of the students. Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India is named this city "The Oxford of the East."

Pune Schools are there to Offer Primary Education

From across the globe, people come here to study. Schools are either government-owned or privately run by individuals or trusts. PMC (Pune Municipal Corporation) looks after the activities of public schools. There are also private schools.

Some of the most-preferred schools of Pune are Hutchings School, St Mary's School, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and St Vincent's School.

Usually the local people of Pune prefer to admit their children in the private schools. This is because these educational institutes use English as the main medium of instruction and a huge number of facilities are also offered to each and every student.

All the private schools of Pune get affiliation from Maharashtra State Secondary Schools Certificate board (SSC) or CBSE boards. There are also many Pune schools that are affiliated to the all-India Indian Certificate of Secondary Education( ICSE) board.

Pune University

All the colleges of Pune are affiliated to the Pune University. In the year 1984, this prestigious educational institute was established. The university allows ample scope for carrying out research work. The university campus is spread over 400 acres land and is situated in the North West of Pune. It has more than 40 Departments.

While talking about Pune Education, the Government College of Engineering deserves a mention. It is one of the oldest engineering institutes of India. Other then this, Pune houses around 5 deemed universities. They are Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Gokhale Institute of Economics and Political Science, Deccan College, Symbiosis and Bharati Vidyapeeth.

Different types of schools and colleges that are found here include Engineering Colleges, Pharmacy Colleges, Law Colleges, Management Colleges, Medical Colleges, Polytechnic Colleges, IT Colleges and others.

MBA in Pune

Some of the most-known management colleges in Pune include Audyogik S. M's Institute of Business Management and Research, Anjuman K. Islam's Poona Institute of Management Science and Entrepueneurship, Anekant Education Society Institute of Management Dev. and Research, B.V. Institute of Management.

Pune Schools

Pune, also known as the Oxford of the East, has a number of excellent schools that offer educational programs of international standard. Many Pune schools have been established since the British period and have contributed in enhancing the educational standards of Pune.
Pune schools can be categorized as English Medium or Marathi Medium schools, which are either governed by PMC or run independently by private trusts. The English medium schools in Pune are either affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi (ICSE board) or to the Central Board of Secondary Education Delhi(CBSE board). Some schools are affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board (SSC board). There are boy's schools, girl's school, co-educational schools and residential schools in Pune.

The schools conduct examinations all year through.Students have to appear for unit tests, half yearly, and annul examinations conducted by the schools.

ICSE Schools in Pune

• St Mary's Schools
• Hutchings High School
• Rosary High School
• Lexicon International School

CBSE Schools in Pune

• Delhi Public School
• Army Public School
• Agarkar High School for Girls
• Adarsh Vidya Mandir
• Arde Nursery School
• Arya Samaj

State Board

• St Vincent's School

SSC Board

• St Clare's Girls High School
• St Anne's High School
• Ornellas High school

Pune Colleges

There are a number of Pune colleges from where students can pursue their studies and build their career. The colleges in Pune offer a number of courses for students of Maharashtra. Some of the colleges also receive students from outside the county.
Symbiosis in Pune is a famous educational institute in the country. It has set up numerous campuses across the city of Pune. Students can pursue management courses, humanities, law and social sciences from this educational institute of Pune. The Vice Chancellor of Symbiosis, Pune is Dr. M.S. Raste. Students from other countries also come to pursue graduate and post graduate courses from here.

Vishwakarma Institute of Technology offers technical education to students. Engineering can be studied in Pune from another reputed institute known as College of Engineering of Pune. D.Y. Patil College of Engineering, Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering, P.V.G's College of Engineering and Technology, SVMP's College of Engineering and A.I.S.S.M.S. College of Engineering are some of the leading engineering colleges set up in Pune. Mahindra United World College of India is one of the reputed Pune colleges. In this college students from across 75 countries come to study. Besides offering quality education, it has several recreational facilities for the students.

Students preferring to study arts, commerce and science subjects, can seek admission to Fergusson College in Pune, Sir Parashurambhau College, Nowrojee Wadia College, St.Mira's College for Girls, Shri Chandmal Tarachand Bora Arts, Science & Commerce College and Sanghavi Kesari College of Arts, Commerce & Science in Pune.

Students can pursue B.Ed in Pune from colleges like Adhyapak Mahavidyalaya, Chandrashekhar Agashe College of Physical Education, College of Education and Adarsha Comprehensive College of Education and Research. Law in Pune can be studied from I.L.S. Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth's New Law College, Symbiosis Society's Law College and ABMSPS's Yashwantrao Chavan Law College.