Bangalore
has one of the best educational institutions in India and the standard
of education is considered to be very high compared to many other states
in the country. It is for this reason that students graduating from
the Universities in Bangalore are one of the most sought after by the
multinationals, Corporates and big industrial houses.
Bangalore
is a hub for education for students from all over India and many parts
of the world as well. The Common Entrance Test popularly called the
CET for admission into the professional course like Engineering, Medicine,
Information Technology is very popular throughout the country that students
from every nook and corner of India tries their might to get come out
successful seeking admission to the varous institutes and colleges of
Karnataka in general and Bangalore in particular. Institutions here
have excelled in the deliverance of high-quality education in various
disciplines to enable students to be prepared for a highly competitive
working environment after graduation.
Bangalore
has the pride of having the world renowned institutions like the Indian
Institute of Science at Yeshwanthpur, Indian Institute of Management
(IIM Bangalore) at Bannerghatta Road, Indian Institute of Information
Technology, and the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology..
The standard of education is already high and rising rapidly to meet
the standard of the new Internet Economy. Among schools some of the
best known ones are Bishop Cottons (for boys and girls), Baldwins(for
boys and girls), Sophia High School for girls, Frank Anthony Public
School, Bangalore International School, Stella Maris and Cluny Convent
for girls, St. Josephs for the Boys, Vidhya- vardhaka , National School,
Poorna Praghna and the Mallya Aditi School. These schools place emphasis
on a good academic education as well as extra-curricular activities
to provide a well balanced education..Admissions to any of the good
schools is very difficult and parents book their child's place in these
schools years in advance (maybe before they're born) as the waiting
list is considerably long. As far as medical colleges are concerned
some of the best known ones are Bangalore Medical College, Dr. B.R.
Ambedkar Medical College, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Science and
M.S.Ramaiah Medical College. Some of these are world-famous and offer
exchange programs with the leading institutes in the world. Other well
known ones are BIT (Bangalore Institute of Technology), M.Vishweshwaraiah
Institute of Technology, B.M.S.College, Ramaiah Institute of Technology,
R.V. College of Engineering, U.V.C.E and MES College at Malleshwaram.In
addition to the schools and colleges there are several computer training
centers like NIIT, Aptech and hundreds of well equipped and well known
computer teaching schools.
Educational
Institutions - Statistics
Primary schools - 2,772
High schools - 1,177
Pre-University schools - 209
Engineering Colleges - 26
Medical Colleges (Allopathy) - 9
Medical Colleges (General) - 6
Dental Colleges - 12
Law Colleges - 13
Universities - 4
Libraries - 170
(All
statistics are approximate and not recent)
Bangalore
is home for some of the world famous Science/Research and other Premier
institutes such as :
The
Indian Institute of Science,
The
National Centre for Biological Sciences,
The
Raman Research Institute
The
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
National
Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS)
Indian
Statistical Institute
Indian
Institute of Management
Indian
Institute of Plantation Management
Indian
Institute of Information Technology
Centre
for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Indian
Space Research Organisation
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
It
is well known fact that Bangalore developed its Engineering Educational
Institutions over the last century and some of the world renowned engineering
companies are located in this city like the Motor Industries Company
better known as MICO, the automotive components manufacturer, a subsidiary
of Robert Bosch GmbH of Germany and the machine tool manufacturer WIDIA.
Among the public sector are the Hindustan Machine Tools, Bharat Electronics
Limited and Indian Telephone Industries. However, the last decade has
brought in a sea change with the entry of Information technology and
the Internet, which has resulted in some of the above mentioned public
sector Engineering companies going into the red. Bangalore's rapid industrial
rise began in early 1980's. Fleeing the crippling costs of Mumbai and
Delhi, a clutch of hi-tech Indian companies relocated here. The cool
climate and an untapped pool of highly skilled, English speaking labour,
a consequence of the Indian government's decision to concentrate its
telecommunications and defence research here in the 1960's lured the
multinationals to this city. Within a decade, Bangalore had become a
major player in the software market and a magnet for the multinationals
such as Motorola and Texas Instruments, who have their own satellite
link with head office in Dallas.As such Bangalore emerged as the leader
of Information Technology with the entry of numerous mulitnational software
companies. The stars among them are our own Bangalore based companies
which are now known world wide for their world class software products.
These two are the Infosys Technologies, headed by Narayana Murthy and
Nandan Nilikeni, and WIPRO, headed by Ajim Premji.. The majority of
the employees are all products of the universities and colleges of Bangalore.
The Colleges and computer teaching insitutions of Bangalore have contributed
a large number of their graduates to some of the world class companies
all over the world. The quality education and the tremendous growth
of software exports from this city earned it the name "SILICON
VALLEY OF INDIA" .Bangalore is poised for a huge growth in
the next phase of development where both software and engineering hardware
skills would be used to produce intelligent products for the new generation.
Bangalore has the foundation to be the industrial leader in India for
the new millennium. Bangalore, the city of 4 ½ million people
- undoubtedly the fastest growing city in Asia, is a dynamic mix of
a fascinating history & an equally wondrous techno-culture. The
roots of global culture are very prominent among the people of Bangalore,
be it the IT ring or the more than tens-of-thousands of students. Filtering
down to everyday life, cyber joints can be found in every major block
of the city. It is the urban-oriented, technology-based culture that
drives the people of this beautiful city, to make it what it is.
Bangalore
is also a leader in exports to different parts of the world. It's textile
exports, especially silk are very high and account for a large portion
of state revenue. Due to a large number of granite quarries in and around
the city granite exports are also very high. Sandalwood and Agarbattis
(incense sticks) are also thriving businesses with exports all over
the world.
