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Schools in Mumbai are
either "municipal schools" (run by the
BMC) or private
schools (run by trusts or individuals), which in some
cases receive financial aid from the government. The
schools are affiliated either with the
Maharashtra State Board (MSBSHSE),
the all-India
Council for the Indian School Certificate
Examinations and the
Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE)
boards.
Marathi or
English is the
usual language of instruction. The government run public
schools lack many facilities, but are the only option for
poorer residents who cannot afford the more expensive
private schools. A majority of residents prefer private
schools because of better infrastructure and the use of
English as a
medium of instruction.
Under the
10+2+3/4 plan,
students complete ten years of schooling, and then enroll
for two years in
Junior College,
where they select one of three streams:
arts,
commerce or science. This is followed by either a general
degree course in a chosen field of study, or a
professional degree course, such as law, engineering,
medicine etc. Most colleges in the city are affiliated
with the
University of Mumbai,
one of the largest
universities in the world in
terms of the number of graduates. The
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
which is India's premier engineering schools,
VJTI (Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute),
SNDT Women's University,
and
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
are the other universities in Mumbai.
Mumbai is home to two
of India's important research institutions – The Tata
Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR),Indian
Institute of Technology-Bombay and the Bhabha Atomic
Research Centre (BARC).
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