Editing Rajasthan (section)

== Education ==
{{See also|List of institutions of higher education in Rajasthan|University of Rajasthan}}
[[File:NIIT University.jpg|alt=|thumb|NIIT University in Neemrana, Rajasthan]]
In recent years, Rajasthan has worked on improving education. The state government has been making sustained efforts to raise the education standard.

Schools in the state are either managed by the government or by private trusts. The medium of instruction in most of the schools is mainly English, or Hindi. Under the [[10+2+3 plan]], after completing secondary school, students typically enroll for two years in a [[junior college]], also known as pre-university, or in schools with a higher secondary facility affiliated with the [[Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan|Board of Secondary Education]] or any central board. Students choose from one of three streams, namely [[liberal arts]], commerce, or science. Upon completing the required coursework, students may enrol in general or professional degree programs. The secondary schools are affiliated with the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]] (CISCE), the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE)]], and the [[National Institute of Open Schooling|National Institute of Open School (NIOS)]].

Rajasthan has 52 universities, 26 state funded public universities, 7 [[deemed universities]], an [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IIT]] in Jodhpur, an [[Indian Institute of Management Udaipur|IIM]] in [[Udaipur]], an [[Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur|NIT]] in Jaipur, a [[National Law University, Jodhpur|National Law University]] in Jodhpur, and one central and state-run university.<ref name="Universities">{{cite web |title=List of State Funded Universities |url=https://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajbhawan/en/highereducation/listofsfus.html |publisher=Raj Bhawan, Rajasthan |access-date=9 April 2023 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409170420/https://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in/content/rajbhawan/en/highereducation/listofsfus.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Educational">{{cite news |last1=Saroha |first1=Sakshi |title=Maximum number of universities in Rajasthan, colleges in UP: AISHE Report |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/rajasthan-up-maximum-universities-ladakh-least-aishe-report-8412285/ |access-date=9 April 2023 |work=Indian Express |agency=Indian Express Group |date=3 February 2023 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409171919/https://indianexpress.com/article/education/rajasthan-up-maximum-universities-ladakh-least-aishe-report-8412285/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]], is renowned for being a hub for training students in various national-level competitive exams that are necessary for securing admission to engineering and medical colleges across the country. In order to promote a reading culture among the rural population, the state has established new libraries up to the [[Panchayati raj|panchayat]] level and computerised all public libraries throughout the state, providing modern amenities to readers and subscriber.<ref name="Libraries">{{cite web |title=Libraries |url=https://rajasthan.gov.in/Libraries.aspx?menu_id=36 |publisher=Government of Rajasthan |access-date=9 April 2023 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409175255/https://rajasthan.gov.in/Libraries.aspx?menu_id=36 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Literacy ===
In recent decades the [[literacy]] rate of Rajasthan has increased significantly. In 1991, the state's literacy rate was only 38.55% (54.99% male and 20.44% female). In 2001, the literacy rate increased to 60.41% (75.70% male and 43.85% female). This was the highest leap in the percentage of literacy recorded in India (the rise in female literacy being 23%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rajliteracy.org/Literacy.html|title=Directorate of Literacy and Continuing Education: Government of Rajasthan|publisher=Rajliteracy.org|access-date=5 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323190159/http://www.rajliteracy.org/Literacy.html|archive-date=23 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the Census 2011, Rajasthan had a literacy rate of 67.06% (80.51% male and 52.66% female). Although Rajasthan's literacy rate is below the national average of 74.04% and although its female literacy rate is the lowest in the country, the state has been praised for its efforts and achievements in raising literacy rates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/news/81-rajasthan-literacy-rate-now-67-06-census-data.html |title=Rajasthan literacy rate now 67.06 : Census Data &#124; Census 2011 Indian Population |website=Census2011.co.in |date=27 April 2011 |access-date=5 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323190200/http://www.census2011.co.in/news/81-rajasthan-literacy-rate-now-67-06-census-data.html |archive-date=23 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://infopiper.com/2012/2011/rajasthan-population-2011-growth-rate-literacy-sex-ratio-in-census-2011/|title=Rajasthan Population 2011&nbsp;– Growth rate, literacy, sex ratio in Census 2011 "2011 Updates" InfoPiper|website=Infopiper.com|access-date=5 June 2012|archive-date=23 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323190211/http://infopiper.com/2012/2011/rajasthan-population-2011-growth-rate-literacy-sex-ratio-in-census-2011/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In rural areas of Rajasthan, the literacy rate is 76.16% for males and 45.8% for females. This has been debated across all the party levels, when the governor of Rajasthan set a minimum educational qualification for the village panchayat elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/rajasthan-governor-fixes-minimum-education-qualifications-for-panchayat-polls/|title=Rajasthan Governor fixes minimum education qualifications for Panchayat polls|date=22 December 2014|work=The Indian Express|access-date=16 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707035259/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/rajasthan-governor-fixes-minimum-education-qualifications-for-panchayat-polls/|archive-date=7 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insightsonindia.com/2015/01/06/lok-sabha-tv-insights-educational-qualification-and-elections/|title=Lok Sabha TV Insights: Educational Qualification and Elections|work=INSIGHTS|access-date=16 June 2015|date=6 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408000218/http://www.insightsonindia.com/2015/01/06/lok-sabha-tv-insights-educational-qualification-and-elections/|archive-date=8 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rajasthan Education|url=http://www.rajshikshaorder.in/|website=Rajshiksha|access-date=18 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205024234/http://www.rajshikshaorder.in/|archive-date=5 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>