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The systems of secondary and post-secondaryeducation inKolkata are listed as follows:

Kolkata has several parallel systems of school education, andK-12 schools are usually affiliated with either of the following:

In addition to these, private candidates can appear for examinations of either the CBSE, West Bengal boards and other state boards which conduct their courses in the city.

Non-privileged children mainly attend government primary schools, if they attend school at all. The quality of education available in these schools is not, by world standards, good. There have been recent initiatives, such asShikhshalaya Prakalpa, to bring more children into the school system and improve the quality of teaching.

Kolkata has twenty public universities or autonomous institutions that award their owndegrees ordiplomas. The following list contains the names of the degree or diploma awarding institutions that have their main campuses in or around Kolkata:

Three of India's oldest engineering institutions are located inKolkata namelyIIEST, Shibpur,Marine Engineering and Research Institute andJadavpur University. TheUniversity of Calcutta andJadavpur University have been declared as "university with potential for excellence (UPE)" by theUniversity Grants Commission.^[1] Self-aided engineering colleges started to function in the late 1990s. All self-aided engineering colleges of the city are affiliated to theWest Bengal University of Technology. Some engineering colleges are funded by theWorld Bank under the "Technical Education Quality Improvement Program". TheUniversity of Calcutta,Aliah University andTechno India University also offer engineering courses. TheIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, theBirla Institute of Technology, andJnan Chandra Ghosh Polytechnic also offer technology and related courses in their city based campuses.

The Department of Technical Education and Skill Development, Govt ofWest Bengal leads in providingvocational training. other institutes like JIS University, IHM Kolkata, ISHM provide courses.

All colleges are affiliated with theWest Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata.

• Calcutta Medical College
• Calcutta National Medical College
• Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital
• R.G.Kar Medical College
• IPGMER and SSKM Hospital
• College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital
• KPC Medical College and Hospital
• Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital
• Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Science and Research

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