Kolkata

Kolkata (Bangla: কলকাতা, Hindi: ??????), is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and was capital of British India until 1912. The city's name was officially changed from Calcutta to Kolkata in January 2001. Despite the new name being phonetically closer to the Bengali version, many people and organizations still refer to it as Calcutta. In Hindi, the city is referred to as Kalkatta.

Education

:See also Education in Kolkata

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Kolkata has many schools, colleges and universities, as well as technical institutes and national centres of excellence, used in education. Schools in Kolkata can be administered by the West Bengal state, the National government, or can be independent. The independent schools can be private or religious (usually Christian or Muslim).

Related Topics:
School - College - Universities - Education

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Kolkata also has 9 universities (including those affiliated to the state of West Bengal), as well as numerous colleges affiliated to them. Various other polytechnics cater to vocational training. Finally there are many autonomous institutions and centres of excellence in Kolkata.

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