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School Education
Constitution provides all
children in the age group of
6-14 are to be provided free
Education. In order to achieve
the goal of Universalisation of
Primary Education efforts are
being made to increase retention
of children in schools, increase
their enrollment, opening of new
Primary Schools, provision of
infrastructure in the existing
Primary Schools, innovative
approach in the schools and
decentralized Planning,
irrespective of Social bias. The
object of Free and Compulsory
Education is being achieved by
mobilizing Community support in
rural and urban Punjab
Integration of
Elementary Education
Under
the Free and Compulsory
Education Scheme, all children
in the age group of 6 - 14 are
to be provided elementary
education. In order to achieve
the goal of integration of
primary education, efforts are
being made to increase retention
of children in schools and
increase the enrollment by
opening new primary schools,
providing infrastructure in the
existing primary schools,
adopting innovative approach and
decentralized planning,
irrespective of any social bias.
To further the universalisation
of elementary education ‘Sarva
Shiksha Abhiyan' mission is
being carried out with
full-fledged zeal and fervour.
Affiliation of
Schools
Government schools in Punjab are
affiliated with the Punjab
School Education Board. All
government-aided private schools
are free either to have
affiliation with the Punjab
School Education Board or
Central Board of Secondary
Education or ICSE after
obtaining a No Objection
Certificate from the Department
of Education, Government of
Punjab for VI to XII class.
Department of Education,
Government of Punjab conducts V
class examinations for primary
classes.
Alternative
delivery mechanism for School
Education
Quality of school education is
an issue for the entire country.
Punjab Government has
constituted an empowered
committee under the chairmanship
of Deputy Chief Minister to look
into alternative delivery
mechanisms for quality education
in a cost effective manner. The
Government stands fully
committed for free elementary
education. Various models which
are being looked into are
private management and
government funding, better
control of community over
schools through Zila Parishads
and Municipalities.
At present, four
directorates function under the
Punjab Education Department.
These are:
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Directorate
of Public
Instructions(College),
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Directorate
of Secondary Education,
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Directorate
of Primary Education,
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Directorate
of State Council of
Educational Research and
Training (SCERT).
With growing pace
of industrialisation in Punjab
the main stress has been on
expansion, modernisation and
reorientation of technical
Education and Industrial
Training System so as to match
it with the emerging
technologies for ensuring
quality manpower availability to
the industrial sector. One of
the objectives is to produce
engineers, technicians and
craftsmen who are welcomed as
assets by the industry of the
world class capability. For this
purpose, besides opening up new
engineering colleges,
polytechnics and Industrial
training in the emerging areas,
the existing institutions are
being modernized by providing
new equipments and machinery
with the assistance of World
Bank as also the State Govt. To
consolidate the development in
these fields, a new full fledged
“Punjab Technical University” at
Jalandhar has been established.
Apart from
Technical Institutes the State
has a large network of colleges
and schools which has been
necessary over a period of time
depending on the needs.
Universities
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Punjab
University, Chandigarh
-
Punjabi
University, Patiala
-
Guru Nanak
Dev University, Amritsar
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Punjab
Agriculture University,
Ludhiana
-
Punjab
Technical University,
Jalandhar
-
Punjab
Veterinary Sciences
University, Talwandi Sabo
Punjab is served
by universities at Chandigarh,
Patiala, Amritsar, Ludhiana and
Jalandhar. More than 200
colleges are affiliated to these
universities. The range,
diversity and sophistication of
subjects offered by the
universities are as good as
anywhere in the country.
Presently three universities in
the state have excellent
departments of Business
Management.
The Punjab
Agricultural University at
Ludhiana, well known for its
outstanding contributions to
education, research and
extension services in the field
of agriculture, also has a
Department of Business
Management.
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