Cachar Educational Profile
Silchar(District HQ) is an educational center of the North-East as well as India. Various colleges like Guru Charan College, Cachar College, Women's College, Radhamadhab College, including many privately run colleges are there in the town. Apart from these, Silchar also has a B. Ed College and a Law College. One Central University, viz., Assam University, one medical college,viz., Silchar Medical College & Hospital, one National Institute of Technology (NIT), one Polytechnic and one ITI are situated at the vicinity of the town. Along with many privately run schools there is one Central school in Silchar. Total number of state government run schools in Cachar is 163. (NOTE: data of state government run schools is of Cachar as separate data for Silchar could not be availed).
Literacy Rate of Cachar District:
Area in Sq. Km. |
3,786 Sq. Km. |
|
Total Population (2011 Census) |
17,36,319 |
|
|
Male: 886616 |
Female: 849703 |
Total Literacy Percentage: 80.36% |
85.85% |
74.62% |
School/Colleges in Cachar District:
1) |
No. of Degree Colleges |
|
a) |
Govt./Provincalised |
7 Nos. |
b) |
Adhoc/Recognised |
2 Nos. |
2) |
Junior College |
|
a) |
Recognised/Permitted |
22 Nos. |
b) |
Government H.S.S. |
2 Nos. |
i) Provincialised High School |
75 Nos. |
|
ii)Recognised High School upto Class X |
61 Nos. |
|
iii)Permitted High School upto Class X |
6 Nos. |
|
iv)Permitted upto Class IX |
13 Nos. |
|
v)Recognised upto Class VIII |
13 Nos. |
|
vi)Venture High School |
57 Nos. |
|
vii)Provincialised Sr. Madrassa |
1 No. |
|
vi)Provincialised Sanskriti Tools |
4 Nos. |
|
vii)Venture Sanskriti Tools |
2 Nos. |
|
3). |
Other Institute/ University |
|
a) |
No. of University |
1 No. |
b) |
Medical College |
1 No |
c) |
Engineering College |
1 No. |
d) |
Law College |
1 No |
e) |
Teacher Training College |
1 No |
f) |
Ploytechnic College |
1 No. |
g) |
Industrial Training Institute |
2 Nos. |
Public Library
There two public libraries in Silchar town. One is run by the State Government, named the District Library and the other one is Arun Chanda Library which is run by the Silchar Municipality. The number of books in the District Library is 68,666 (as of 31/03/2012) with 7950 registered members up to 31/03/2013. New books added in 2013 (upto 20/02/2013) is 3127. Average daily reading response (number of persons) in the library is 16.59 The total number of books in Arun Chanda Library is 1,257 having a 225 number of registered members.
Important Degree Colleges in Cachar District.
Sl No. |
Name of College |
1. |
Cachar College |
2. |
Gurucharan College |
3. |
Radhamadhav College |
4. |
Ramanuj Gupta Memorial Junior College |
5. |
Janata College, Kabuganj |
6. |
Madhab chandra Das College, Sonai |
7. |
Women's College |
8. |
Aryan Junior College |
Prominent schools in the district include
Sl No. |
Name of College |
1. |
Saint Capitanio School |
2. |
Adhar Chand Higher Secondary School |
3. |
Cachar High School |
4. |
Don Bosco School |
5. |
D.N.N.K. Girls' Higher Secondary School |
6. |
Government Boys & Girls Schools |
7. |
Oriental High School |
8. |
Holy Cross School |
9. |
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Pailapool |
10. |
Kendriya Vidyalayas |
11. |
Maharishi Vidya Mandir |
12. |
Muktashree High School |
13. |
Narsing Higher Secondary School |
14. |
Pranabananda Holy Child School |
15. |
Pranabananda Vidya Mandir |
16. |
Pranabananda Vidya Mandir (Malini Bill) |
17. |
Silchar Collegiate School |
18. |
Sonai Jubati Singha Manipuri High School |
19. |
South Point School |
20 |
Oxford School |
21 |
Netaji Memorial Institute |