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[[File:Faculty of Law HPU Shimla.jpg|thumb|[[Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University]]]]
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#C2D6E5" align="centr" | '''Facts and Figures'''
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! Type || Number
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| Primary schools || 10483
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| Middle schools || 1056
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| Secondary / Higher secondary schools || 1339
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| General colleges || 64
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| Medical colleges || 25
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| Homoeopathic medical colleges || 01
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| Engineering || 187
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| Universities || 20
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| S.S.I. Units || 30176
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[[Himachal Pradesh]] was under the direct control of the [[British India|British]] [[colonial rule]] in the mid 19th century. Also, the state was the summer capital of [[India]] during the British colonial rule. Hence, the standard of education provided in the state has reached to a considerably high level. The state has several highly reputed educational institutions for higher studies.<br />
The [[Indian Institute of Technology Mandi]], [[Himachal Pradesh University]] (HPU) and the [[National Institute of Technology]] (NIT), [[NIT Hamirpur]] are some of the pioneer institutions located in the state. The [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC) has allocated Rs 45 million to [[Himachal Pradesh University]] in the 10th plan which is an increase of nearly 70% over the ninth one.<ref name="eduprofile4">{{cite web
|url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030629/himachal.htm
|title = UGC 10th plan
|access-date = 16 March 2007
|last = Dua
|first = H.K.
|work=The Tribune Trust
|year=2006
|publisher=The Tribune House
}}</ref>
[[Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry]] has gained a unique distinction not only in the nation but also in whole of Asia for imparting [[teaching]], research and extension education in horticulture, [[forestry]] and allied disciplines.

The government is working constantly to prepare various plans to strengthen the education system of [[Himachal]]. The state government has decided to start up with 3 major nursing colleges to develop the health system in the state.<ref name="eduprofile">{{cite web
|url = http://www.himachaleducation.net/EducationProfile/
|title = Educational Profile of Himachal Pradesh
|access-date = 16 March 2007
|work = General Overview of Education in Himachal
|publisher = Pragati Infosoft Pvt. Ltd.
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080202005233/http://www.himachaleducation.net/educationprofile
|archive-date = 2 February 2008
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>
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[[Himachal]] has one of the highest literacy rates in India. [[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh|Hamirpur]] District is among the top districts in the country for literacy. Education rates among women are quite encouraging in the state.<br />
Himachal Pradesh is home to many educational institutions offering a wide variety of courses. There are five universities, two medical colleges, four dental colleges and two engineering colleges in the state. There are over 10,000 primary schools, 1,000 secondary schools and more than 1,300 high schools in Himachal.<ref name="eduprofile2">{{cite web
|url = http://himachal.nic.in/educ/
|title = Factual source on Education in Himachal
|access-date = 16 March 2007
|publisher = Government of India
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070430135006/http://himachal.nic.in/educ/
|archive-date = 30 April 2007
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref> Hindi and English are compulsory languages in schools whereas Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu are chosen as optional languages.<ref>[nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf National Committee for Linguistic Minorities]</ref>

In meeting the constitutional obligation to make primary education compulsory, [[Himachal Pradesh|Himachal]] has now become the first [[States of India|state]] in India to make elementary education accessible to every child in the state.<ref name="eduprofile3">{{cite web
|url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030629/himachal.htm
|title = Educational updates- Himachal
|access-date = 16 March 2007
|last = Dua
|first = H.K.
|work=The Tribune Trust
|year=2006
|publisher=The Tribune House
}}</ref>
[[Himachal Pradesh]] government is also very keen to transform this state into an education hub.
In March 2008, [[Government of India]] made an announcement stating that as part of the 11th five-year plan, an [[Indian Institute of Technology]] will be established in this state. Further, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Engineering and Technology Institute has been started at Pragatinagar, in [[Shimla district]]. This college will have engineering related courses such as ITI, Diploma and Degree all in same campus.

==Educational Institutes==
* [[Solan Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital]], Kumarhatti, [[Solan district]]
*[[Career Point University, Hamirpur]]
* [[Alakh Prakash Goyal University]]
* [[Himachal Pradesh National Law University]]
* [[Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry]]
* [[Green Hills Engineering College]]
* [[Himachal Pradesh University|Himachal University]]
* [[IITT College of Engineering, Kala Amb|IITT college of Engineering]]
* [[Indian Institute of Advanced Study]]
* [[Baddi University of Emerging Sciences and Technologies|Institute of Engineering and Emerging Technologies]]
* [[Maharaja Agrasen University]], Himachal Pradesh
* [[National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur]]
* [[Jaypee University of Information Technology]]
* [[Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[University Institute of Information Technology, Himachal Pradesh University|University Institute of Information Technology (UIIT)]]

== Engineering institutions==

[[Image:Acad-block-panorama.JPG|250px|thumb|right|[[National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur]], (Admin block)]]

The state of [[Himachal Pradesh]] is a late starter in establishing engineering institutes as compared to other states of [[India]]. [[National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur]] (then ''Regional Engineering College, Hamirpur'') was the first institute established in 1986. [[IITT college of Engineering]], Kala Amb was the second institute established in the 20th century. The remaining institutes were established in the 21st century. A Government engineering school namely, [[Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College]] in [[Sundernagar]], was established by state govt in 2006. Needless to say that none of these institutions have achieved academic maturity as yet. Though some institutions (notably [[National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur]]) are striving hard to be centers of excellence, however the results are not encouraging. People of [[Himachal Pradesh]] nurture a desire to make this state a [[Switzerland]] of [[India]] because both share similar [[topography]], however [[Himachal Pradesh]] lacks [[Switzerland|Swiss]] industrial prowess at present. It is hoped that manpower trained at these institutions shall support the industries in the region and some budding entrepreneurs will emerge to transform the industrial landscape of the state.

== Educational institutions (non-governmental)==
[[Himachal Pradesh]] is home to several non-governmental organisations (NGO) operating educational institutes in the state.
*Deer Park Institute offers educational courses and seminars in classical Indian wisdom traditions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deerpark.in/|title=Welcome to Deer Park Institute|work=deerpark.in}}</ref>
*Dharmalaya Institute provides education and vocational training in vernacular earthen architecture in the traditional Kangra style, as well as service-learning courses in sustainable living and immersive ecotourism programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dharmalaya.in/dharmalaya-institute|title=Dharmalaya Institute: Our Himalayan Eco-Campus – Dharmalaya|work=dharmalaya.in}}</ref>
* NISHTHA is a charitable trust working for the benefit and development of society as a whole by improving the welfare of families with particular focus on women and children, through activities in the fields of health, education and environment.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nishtha-hp.org/english/index.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425183121/http://nishtha-hp.org/english/index.htm |archive-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Shantideva Homeopathic Research Institute (SHRI) runs educational programs to increase awareness of healthy lifestyles, offering free clinics and seminars for the rural population of Himachal Pradesh.
Dr Puran Chand Medical Charitable Trust (Regd) runs a number of Institutions in the State – Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar (District Mandi), Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Himachal Institute of Technology, Himachal Institute of Nursing, Himachal Institute of Life Sciences, and Himachal Institute of Pharmacy all at Paonta Sahib (District Sirmaur)

==References==
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Himachal Pradesh has 20 [https://govttyari.in/hp-govt-jobs/ Universities].

==See also==
* [[List of educational institutions in Himachal Pradesh]]

{{Education in India}}
{{Himachal Pradesh topics}}

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