Editing Andaman and Nicobar Islands (section)

==Education==
The first primary school in the islands was established in 1881.<ref name="School"/> During Independence, 12 schools were functioning on the islands including one high school.<ref name="School"/> {{As of|2023}}, there are 428 schools functioning in the islands with a total enrolment of 86,081 students.<ref name="School">{{cite web |url=https://education.andaman.gov.in/History.aspx |title=History of education |publisher=[[Government of India]] |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> [[Jawaharlal Nehru Government College|Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya]] was the first institute of higher education, established in 1967.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jnrm.and.nic.in/About/about.htm |title=About us |publisher=Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> [[Mahatma Gandhi Government College]] was established in 1990 and is affiliated to [[Pondicherry University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.and.nic.in/mggc/vision.html |title=About us |publisher=Mahatma Gandhi Government College |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Government Polytechnic was established in 1984 and the affiliated engineering college, [[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology]] was established in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dbrait.andaman.gov.in/#no-back-button |title=About us |publisher=Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Technology |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> [[Andaman Law College]] is the only [[law college]] in the state, established in 2016.<ref>{{cite report |url=https://collegeadmission.andaman.gov.in/images/law.pdf |title=About us |publisher=Andaman Law college |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> The [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences]] was established in 1963.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://andssw1.and.nic.in/aniims/pages/AboutUS.html |title=About us |publisher=Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>