Education is based on three-tier model which includes primary schools, followed by secondary schools and tertiary education at universities or other institutes of same level. Education Department of the Government of Delhi is a premier body which looks into the educational affairs. The RTE right to education states that children from the age of 6 to 14 have to compulsorily be educated. 25% of the seats in all private schools are also reserved for the under-privileged children. Tertiary education is administrated by the Directorate of Higher Education.
Jamia Millia Islamia, a Central University in Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi was ranked as Asia's fourth-best institute in science and technology in 1999.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences is consistently ranked as India's top medical college
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University is a public research university located in Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and research emphasis on social sciences and applied sciences.
A sign near the JNU administrative building after the Delhi High Court ruled that students cannot hold protests within a 100-meter periphery of the university's administrative block.
Iconic statue of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru at administrative block of JNU
37th Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev being awarded honorary doctorate degree by JNU, 2012.
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