Introduction

A nation’s progress, economic growth and modernization depends largely on the quality of Education imparted among the young minds. The standard of education in India has been praised by many educationists across the globe. Today, Delhi is considered as the best place to pursue higher education up till any level. This is the reason that Delhi has attracted many students and researchers from all parts of the world.

The educational institutes in Delhi are managed by the NCT or by Private organizations. A 2001 survey tells that there were 2416 primary, 715 middle and 1576 secondary schools in Delhi. In addition, there were 131 colleges which include 5 Medical and 8 Engineering colleges. Delhi has five universities; seven deemed universities and one Open University.

English has been adopted as the common medium of study in the private schools in Delhi. The schools are affiliated to either the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE) boards.

Administration

Shri Arvinder Singh lovely Minister of Education (Excluding Higher education & Technical Education) Room No. 602, 6th Level A-Wing, Delhi Secretariat New Delhi-110002 89, East Azad Nagar, Delhi-51 Phone: 011-23392106, 23392107, 22092594

Number of Educational Institutions

S.No	Item	Number
1.	Pre-primary schools	52
2.	Primary Schools	2126
3.	Middle Schools	681
4.	Sr. Secondary / Secondary Schools	1678
5.	Central Universities	5
6.	Deemed Universities	8
7.	Institutions of National Importance	2
8.	Colleges for General Education	63
9.	Colleges for Professional Education	81
10.	Industrial Training Institutes	14
11.	Industrial Training Centres	50
12.	Polytechnic Institutes	19
13.	Colleges of Technical Education	66
14.	Basic Training Centres	1
15.	Commercial Training Institutes	1
16.	Engineering Colleges	15
17.	Medical Colleges	16
18.	Management Colleges	77

Schools	Colleges	Universities
Institutes	Centres	Libraries