Uttar Pradesh is the most populated state of the Indian subcontinent. It's famous for its rich tradition and culture. It is home to many religious places and one of the Seven Wonders of the world- The Taj Mahal. Uttar Pradesh is a hub of many renowned colleges and focuses on elite education. The literacy rate of the state is 72.98% as per the Indian Census 2011 with 80.9% males and 64.63% females. Lately, there was improvement observed in the literacy rate among rural females....
Undergraduate, Postgraduate, doctoral, and diploma programs in various fields are offered by colleges in Uttar Pradesh. Many colleges are providing different courses in various fields like arts, science, commerce, architecture, and Ayurveda. The state has outstanding institutions for higher education. The state has focused more on religious teachings. Sanskrit-based learning is very popular in the state.
Uttar Pradesh has a total of 45 universities, 28 state universities, 8 deemed universities, and 5 central universities, 2 Indian Institute of Technology located in Kanpur and Varanasi, two All India Institute of Medical Sciences located in Rae Bareli and Gorakhpur, one Indian Institute of Management located in Lucknow, one National Institute of Technology located in Allahabad, one National Law University Lucknow and several industrial training and polytechnic institutes. The state also has Asia's oldest agriculture institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Science and Technology presently known as Allahabad Agriculture Institute in Allahabad.
Uttar Pradesh has two educational institutions of eminence which are the highest among all the states of India along with Delhi and Karnataka. BHU Varanasi and Shiv Nadar University located in Greater Noida are two of them.
The leading institutions of the state include the names of IIT Kanpur, IIIT Allahabad, MNIT in Allahabad, AIIMS in Raebareli, AIIMS in Gorakhpur, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Education in Raebareli, IIT in Varanasi, IIIT in Lucknow, IIM in Lucknow, and Footwear Design and Development Institute located in Noida.
The Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology and Natural gas situated in Jais town of Raebareli district is granted as Institute of National Importance. It was set up by the Government of India through the Act of parliament. It is a deemed university.
The medical institutions which have gained popularity among medical students include the names King George Medical University, SGPGI, RML Institute of medical sciences all of them are located in the capital city Lucknow in Gorakhpur. UP University of Medical Sciences in Saifai, Etawah is also one of the popular names.
One of the 25 national law Universities, Lucknow has the RMLNLU which is an important center for education and research work in legal studies. The institute provides a vast infrastructure, quality education, and amazing placements to all law enthusiasts.
Some numerous universities and colleges work under the jurisdiction of either State government or Central Government and some are privately owned. Central Universities in Uttar Pradesh are as follows- Aligarh Muslim University located in Aligarh, the University of Allahabad located in Prayagraj, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) located in Lucknow, Banaras Hindu University located in Varanasi, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University located in Raebareli, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University located in Jhansi.
Out of all these, Allahabad University is the oldest Central University that has also gained national importance for various courses. These universities are set up by an Act of Parliament. These universities are mainly funded by MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and UGC (University Grant Commission).
The city of Varanasi is an important learning center for the language of cultures and values - Sanskrit. The state of government has paid great attention to acknowledge the vastness and depth of Sanskrit and inculcate the historical values in students of the modern generation by establishing Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.
The Gautam Buddha university offers various integrated courses in various disciplines. The university has a huge campus in Noida and consists of 8 schools for different courses of humanities, engineering, medical, law, vocational studies, applied sciences, Buddhist studies, management, and biotechnology.
The state of Uttar Pradesh has been working hard for being one of the important educational institutions and has shown significant improvement in the last few decades along with being home to modern education.