Education in Malaysia is overseen by the Ministry of Education. Although education is the responsibility of the Federal Government, each state and federal territory has an Education Department to co-ordinate educational matters in its territory. The main legislation governing education is the Education Act 1996.
Education in West Bengal is provided by both the public sector as well as the private sector. The modern education system was developed by the British missionaries and the Indian social reformists. West Bengal has many institutes of higher education like – University of Calcutta, Presidency University, Jadavpur University, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani, Indian Statistical Institute and Visva-Bharati University.
Madhyamik Pariksha or simply Madhyamik is a centralised examination conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education in West Bengal, India, at the end of the 10th standard of high school. Similarly one examination is also conducted at the state of Tripura for its students studying in Govt or Govt Aided school under the control of Tripura Board of Secondary Education. By count of examinees, it is among the better known 10th standard examinations in India. In WBSE, Over 600,000 students took the exam in 2000, and the number has increased substantially since then. The number of students reached a record 1 million in the 2011 Madhyamik examination. Compulsory subjects are first language, second language, physical science, life science, mathematics, history and geography.
South Dum Dum is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is close to Kolkata and also a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) bound by Sinthee and Cossipore to the west, Kolkata Airport and Rajarhat to the north, Shyambazar and Belgachia to the south and Salt Lake to the east. It is under the Rajarhat Gopalpur constituency. Flanked by commercial hubs Salt Lake and New Town, it is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in northern suburbs of Kolkata.
Siliguri Boys' High School is an old, Reputable school for boys in Siliguri, West Bengal, India.
National High School is a two-campus school in South Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India. While one campus is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, the other is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education.
Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College (BNMPC) is a Bangladeshi secondary school and college situated inside the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) HQ in Dhanmondi, Dhaka Near BGB gate no. 5. It was founded to educate the offspring of Border Guards Bangladesh personnel, and is now open for civilians as well.
Patha Bhavan is a mixed medium independent co-educational day school in Kolkata, India, which is affiliated to the state secondary and higher secondary boards. It was established on 28 June 1965.
Purulia Zilla School is one of the oldest existing schools in Purulia district, West Bengal, India. It offers grades from class I to class XII. It has two sections. Grade I to Grade V in the morning section and Grade VI to Grade XII in the Day Section. In the morning section it is run by a Teacher-In-Charge and ten other teachers. In the day section it is run by 28 teachers along with a Headmaster and an Assistant Head Master. Once it was a Co-education School but now it is a Boys' School. The main language of instruction used is Bengali.
Carmel Convent School is an all-girl Catholic institution located in Kolkata, India. The school aims at the education of the surrounding Catholic community and extends its service to members of other communities to the extent possible. The school stands for academic excellence, development of skills and character formation based on the love of God and the service of people as modelled on Jesus Christ.
Arambagh High School is one of the oldest schools in Arambagh, Hooghly, India, teaching grades 1 to 12 under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. The school was establishrd in 1861. On 22 December 1945, the school was recognized and aided by the Registrar of Calcutta University. It is situated on the bank of the Darakeswar river.
The Scottish Church Collegiate School is a school in north Kolkata, West Bengal, india having a history of more than 180 years. This christian school was founded in 1830 by Reverend Alexander Duff, who came to Calcutta as the first missionary of the Church of Scotland to India. The Scottish Church Collegiate School is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for the secondary and higher secondary school examinations respectively. The school functions under the Governing Body of Diocesan Schools, the Diocesan Board of Education and the Church of North India.
Burdwan Raj College, established in 1881, is the oldest state-governed college in Purba Bardhaman district and a premiere seat of higher education catering to the district and neighboring areas of Bankura district, Purulia district, Hooghly district and Birbhum district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences and a post-graduate course in Bengali. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan.
Nripendra Narayan Memorial High School is the oldest educational institution in Tufanganj subdivision. It is at the center of the town and is of historical importance regarding education in pre-independent India. The school was established in 1916 by Maharaja Jitendra Narayan, the Maharaja of Cooch Behar and is named after the late Maharaja Nripendra Narayan.
Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School is a senior secondary boys' school in the district North 24 Parganas of West Bengal, India. The school was founded in 1912, and is located at the northern outskirt of Kolkata, on the banks of the river Ganges (Hoogly). The school is run by the Baranagar Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Authority under the guidance of Ramakrishna Mission at Belur Math. Based on its performance of the students in the Xth standard board examination, the school is considered as one of the very best schools in West Bengal.
The al-Ameer English School is an English medium school that was founded in 1991 in Ajman, United Arab Emirates. The school is accredited by Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi and has the recognition of the U.A.E.'s Ministry of Education.
Bidya Bharati Girls' High School is an English Medium girls' school located at New Alipore, Kolkata, India. The school was established in 1965, by Vidya Bharati Society for Educational & Scientific Advancement and is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination . The school has been ranked 3rd by Times of India School Rankings Survey as one of the Top Schools in the Greater South Academic Zones of Kolkata.
Mankar is a village in Galsi I CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Sir Rashbehari Ghosh Mahavidyalaya, also known as Ukhrid College, established in 2010, is an undergraduate general and honours degree college at Ukhrid in Khandaghosh CD Block of Purba Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan.
Ukhrid High School, located at the heart of Ukhrid, a small town bazar 20 km south-west of Bardhaman, is one of the oldest boys' and girls' schools in India. The school was established in 1925 in Khandaghosh CD Block. It has about 1050 students. It is an upper primary and higher secondary school.
