Tripura as an Educational Destination
Within its small geographical area, Tripura offers plenty of opportunities for students from both within and outside the state. The states literacy rate figures 73.66% according to 2001 census report.
The education system of Tripura follows the conventional education policies to get the highest possible results in primary and secondary education. The Department of Education was established to enable smooth functioning of the education system at all levels. The department was further divided into three separate sections namely; School Education, Higher Education and Social Welfare & Social Education Department.
The Government of Tripura has introduced a free and compulsory education policy that provides education to the students falling in the age group of 6-14 yrs.
The state has one University, two Medical Colleges, one Pharmacy College and a number of Engineering Colleges, Polytechnics and private institutions offering many professional courses.
Education (1998-99)
| I) Literacy(Age 7 yrs. & above, as per 1991 Census) : | In % |
| a)Persons | 60.44 |
| b) Males | 70.58 |
| c) Females | 49.65 |
| d) Rural | 56.08 |
| e) Urban | 83.09 |
| f) Estimated literacy rate of 1997 | 73 |
| II) Social Education | In Nos. |
| a) Balwadi Centres | 1,224 |
| b) Anganwadi Centre(ICDS) | 3537 |
| c) Number of ICDS Project | 28 |
| III) School Education : | 2065 |
| a) J.B.School | 414 |
| b) S.B. School | 386 |
| c) High School | 205 |
| d) H.S.(+2) School | 70 |
| e) English Medium School | 36,456 |
| IV) Teacher (all type) | |
| V) Beneficiary of Stipend of all categories(1998-99) : | |
| a) S.T. Students | 1,30,822 |
| b) S.C. Students | 2,17,965 |
| c) Others Students | 2,52,935 |
| VI) Examination Result(1998) : | |
| 1) Madhyamik : | |
| a) Students appeared | 33,269 |
| b) Students Passed | 12,456 |
| c) Division-I | 977 |
| d) Division-II | 2,632 |
| e) Division-III/P | 8,827 |
| 2) Higher Secondary (+2) : | |
| a) Students appeared | 14078 |
| b) Students passed | 5761 |
| c) Division-I | 224 |
| d) Division-II | 1139 |
| e) Division-III/P | 4398 |
| VII) No. of College/Institution : | |
| a) Professional / Vocational | 18 |
| b) General | 14 |
| c) University | 1 |
Total number of students ( 2004 2005 ) :
| S.No. | Name of University/ Colleges. | Number of Students for the year -2004-2005 | ||||||||
| Total number of Students. | S.C. | S.T. | ||||||||
| 1. | M.B.B. College | 1572 | 848 | 2420 | 378 | 152 | 5308 | 596 | 119 | 715 |
| 2. | B.B.M. Evening College | 1227 | 450 | 1677 | 244 | 55 | 299 | 237 | 14 | 251 |