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The Indian state of '''Meghalaya''' has a [[literacy rate]] of 62.56, according to the census of 2001, and is India's 27th most literate state. This, however, had rapidly increased to 75.5 by 2011.<br />
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==History==<br />
Regular education in [[Meghalaya]] began when the [[Khasi language|Khasi alphabet]] was proposed in 1842 by the [[Wales|Welsh]] missionary [[Thomas Jones (missionary)|Thomas Jones]]. For the [[Garo Hills]] area, the [[Garo language|Garo alphabet]] was developed in 1902 by American missionaries. No strict rules required natives of the colonies to be well educated, so only a few primary schools were functioning at the colonial time.<br />
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The [[List of Christian Brothers schools|first college]] was established in [[Shillong]] in 1924 by the [[Christian Brothers of Ireland]]. Over the years, several quality colleges and public schools were established at former [[hill station]]s. The latter were preferred for education because of their good climate and strong colonial influence.<br />
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==Universities==<br />
* [[ICFAI University, Meghalaya]]<br />
* [[North Eastern Hill University]], [[Shillong]]<br />
* [[University of Science and Technology Meghalaya]]<br />
* [[University of Technology and Management]], Shillong<br />
* [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Meghalaya]]<br />
*[[William Carey University, Meghalaya]]<br />
* [[The English and Foreign Languages University]] ,<ref>Shillong Campus https://eflushc.ac.in/</ref><br />
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== Autonomous institutions ==<br />
* [[Indian Institute of Management Shillong]]<br />
* [[National Institute of Technology Meghalaya]]<br />
* [[National Institute of Fashion Technology]], Shillong<br />
* [[North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences]]<br />
* [[North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy ]]<br />
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==Other==<br />
*[[Don Bosco Technical School, Shillong]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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