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.
