Maharashtra is the most mechanized state of India and its capital, Mumbai is the financial and commercialized hub of India. They plays significant roles in the field of trade and transport, education, agriculture, and industrial production. It is one of the most evolved Indian states. Maharashtra ranks in 15th place among the Indian States in the human development index. The literacy rate of the state stands at 82.34% as per the Indian Census 2011....
Maharashtra has played a significant role in the growth of higher education in India. It has followed the modern education system and has gradually evolved. It has a total of 24 universities and around 160,000 graduates pass out every year. In NIRF Rankings of India 5 to 7 colleges and universities ranked among the top 20. There are a wide number of autonomous institutes and the state is like a home of such institutions. Other than this Maharashtra have hundreds of private universities and colleges.
IIT Bombay is a technical institution situated in the Powai region in Mumbai. It is an institute of national importance.IIT Bombay offers degrees in Bachelors of Technology, Bachelors in Science, Masters of Science, Masters of Technology, and a few more. It also offers doctoral degrees in Technology, Engineering, Science, and Mathematics. The campus has five research areas- environment, technology and society, structural inequalities, digital societies, and markets and governance.
According to NIRF Ranking 2020, IIT Bombay holds 4th position in the field of technical studies. Other colleges offering technical education are Institute of Chemical Technology, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Army Institute of Technology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University of Engineering, College of Engineering, Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Symbiosis Institute of Technology in Pune, Government College of Engineering, International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) and many more.
AIIMS Nagpur is a higher education institute of medical research. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs. It ensures to meet up the health care need of the country. Other Universities and colleges for medicals are Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, Grant Medical College in Mumbai, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Wardha, Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research in Pune, and many more.
Maharashtra has another institute of national importance which is the Indian Institute of Management in Nagpur (IIM Nagpur). It ranks in the 40th position among institutions in the management field. Other colleges for Management include Symbiosis Institute of Business Management in Pune, Shailesh J. Mehta School, SP Jain Institute and Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies in Mumbai.
There are many renowned law colleges in Maharashtra and holds top ranks in all India rankings. One can choose them for best education.
Maharashtra National Law University in Mumbai (MNLU), Symbiosis Law School in Pune, ILS (Indian Law Societies) Law College in Pune, Mumbai University in Mumbai, Government Law College in Mumbai, St. Xavier's College in Mumbai, Savitribai Phule Pune University in Pune, B.K Birla College of Arts Science and Commerce in Thane, MIT World Peace University in Pune are the top law colleges in Maharashtra.
Apart from conventional courses, Maharashtra is also known for its Film and Television Institute and National Institute of fashion technology. The two are the most renowned institutions in their respective fields. Film and Television Institute is situated in Pune. It was established to focus on the growth of the film industry and cinema to provide talented and extremely skilled actors, directors, and technicians. Many known actors have been passed out from this institution.
NIFT offers doctoral, postgraduate, and undergraduate programs in fashion technology, management, and design. It is an autonomous institute of fashion design and technology. It's situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Not only this, but the state also have four agricultural universities which are Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth. All these universities are nationally well known for their agricultural programs and research work.
The state also has Industrial Training Institutes for vocational training in different trades such as plumbing, automobile mechanic, welding, construction, etc for the underprivileged. These institutions are run by private and government trusts and it also offers National Trade Certificate to successfully qualified candidates.