Andaman and Nicobar State Education

Andaman and Nicobar Islands state education has a very strong network of schools and centers of higher education. The education department of Andaman and Nicobar is devoted towards enhancing the education profile of the State, specially the comparatively deprived tribal regions. As a result of their tireless work and efforts, Andaman and Nicobar is presently a Union Territory with one of the highest literacy rates in the country.

School Education of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The school education of Andaman and Nicobar, the fundamental base of state education in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is highly subsidized and expansive. They reach to even the most remote of the tribal areas. The department of education has left no stone unturned to attract the children towards the schools and thus pump up the education profile of the State. Above 200 primary schools comprise Andaman and Nicobar Islands state education. A number of vernacular schools are also a key feature of the state education of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Various Ashram schools have been established in the tribal areas to propagate education among the tribal populace of the islands

Higher Education of Andaman and Nicobar Islands State Education

Andaman and Nicobar Islands state education also has a great infrastructure for higher education. The colleges of Andaman and Nicobar were originally affiliated to the Rangoon University. However, the cessation of Burma from India brought about a change in the structure of state education at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The colleges thereafter became affiliated to the Calcutta University. The higher eduction of Andaman and Nicobar State education includes two training institutes, two polytechnic colleges, a government B.Ed. College and a government college.

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• Ashram Schools
• Vernacular Schools
• Primary Schools
• Middle Schools
• Secondary Schools
• Senior Secondary Schools
• Industrial Training Institute
• Teachers Training Institute
• Polytechnic
• Government College
• Government B.Ed. College