Editing Chennai (section)

==Education==
[[File:Senate House (University of Madras).jpg|thumb|The [[University of Madras]] ({{tooltip|e.|established}} 1857), one of the oldest universities in India]]
{{Main|Education in Chennai}}
{{See also|Schools in Chennai|Education in India}}

Chennai is a major educational hub and home to some of the premium educational institutions in the country.<ref>{{cite news|title=City home to some of the best educational institutions in India|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai|date=9 April 2019|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/city-home-to-some-of-the-best-educational-institutions-in-india/article26775302.ece|access-date=2 May 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727210916/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/city-home-to-some-of-the-best-educational-institutions-in-india/article26775302.ece|archive-date=27 July 2020}}</ref> The city has a 90.33% literacy rate and ranks second among the major Indian metropolitan city centres.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://in.finance.yahoo.com/photos/metro-cities-with-the-highest-literacy-rates-1350986528-slideshow/metro-cities-with-the-highest-literacy-rates-photo-1350986351.html|title=Indian metro cities with the highest literacy rates|publisher=[[Yahoo]]|date=23 October 2012|access-date=6 April 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129132031/https://in.finance.yahoo.com/photos/metro-cities-with-the-highest-literacy-rates-1350986528-slideshow/metro-cities-with-the-highest-literacy-rates-photo-1350986351.html|archive-date=29 November 2020}}</ref> Chennai has a mix of public and private schools with the public school system managed by the school education department of Government of Tamil Nadu. {{As of|2023}}, there are 420 [[List of schools in Chennai|public schools]] run by Greater Chennai Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/department/education/|title=History of the Education Department|publisher=[[Corporation of Chennai]]|access-date=28 December 2022}}</ref> Public schools run by the Chennai Corporation are all affiliated with the [[Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education|Tamil Nadu State Board]], while private schools may be affiliated with either of Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education, [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE), [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]] (ICSE) or [[National Institute of Open Schooling]] (NIOS).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dtnext.in/tamilnadu/2023/05/23/tn-private-schools-told-to-teach-tamil-for-students-till-class-10|title=TN private schools told to teach Tamil for students till Class 10|date=23 May 2023|newspaper=DT Next|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> School education starts with two years of Kindergarten from age three onwards and then follows the Indian [[Education in India|10+2 plan]], ten years of school and two years of higher secondary education.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecivilindia.com/pages/education/structure-of-education-india.html|title=Educational structure|publisher=Civil India|access-date=28 December 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Anna university Chennai.jpg|thumb|left|[[College of Engineering, Guindy]] ({{tooltip|e.|established}} 1794) is the oldest engineering college in India]]

The [[University of Madras]] was founded in 1857 and is one of India's first modern universities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/a-brief-history-of-the-modern-indian-university|title=A brief history of the modern Indian university|date=24 November 2016|publisher=Times Higher Education|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727204708/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/a-brief-history-of-the-modern-indian-university|archive-date=27 July 2020}}</ref> Colleges for science, arts, and commerce degrees are typically affiliated with the [[University of Madras]], which has six campuses in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unom.ac.in/index.php?route=colleges/government|title=List of colleges, UNOM|publisher=University of Madras|access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref> [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]] is a premier institute of engineering and [[College of Engineering, Guindy]], [[Anna University]] founded in 1794 is the oldest engineering college in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ldquoSome-colleges-schools-in-Chennai-oldest-in-countryrdquo/article16520378.ece|title=Some colleges, schools in Chennai oldest in country|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 September 2009|access-date=31 May 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Connemara_Public_Library,_Chennai-8.jpg|thumb|[[Connemara Public Library]] ({{tooltip|e.|established}} 1896), one of the oldest libraries in India]]

[[Officers Training Academy]] of the [[Indian Army]] is headquartered in the city.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pranab Mukherjee to review passing-out parade at Chennai OTA|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/pranab-mukherjee-to-review-passingout-parade-at-chennai-ota/article9040488.ece|access-date=28 August 2016|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 August 2016}}</ref> There are eight government-run medical colleges in the city including one dental college, three for traditional medicine and four for modern medicine apart from multiple private colleges operating under the purview of [[Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University]] in Chennai.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tnmgrmu.ac.in/index.php/examination/2-uncategorised/2874-a.html|title=Affiliated colleges|publisher=Dr MGR university|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> [[Madras Medical College]] was established in 1835 and is one of the oldest medical colleges in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmc.ac.in/mmc/content_page.jsp?sq1=ih&sqf=415|title=Institution History|publisher=[[Madras Medical College]]|access-date=15 May 2018|archive-date=15 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515184430/http://www.mmc.ac.in/mmc/content_page.jsp?sq1=ih&sqf=415|url-status=live }}</ref>

Chennai has many libraries with the major ones being the [[Connemara Public Library]] ({{tooltip|estd.|established}} 1896), one of the four [[National Depository Centre]]s in India that receive a copy of all newspapers and books published in the country and the [[Anna Centenary Library]], the largest library in Asia.<ref>{{cite book|last=Patel|first=Jashu|author2=Kumar, Krishan|title=Libraries and Librarianship in India|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, Connecticut|year=2001|page=80|isbn=978-0-31329-423-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KXVrsPSzeNAC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/96894/chennai-now-boasts-south-asias.html|last=Venkatsh|first=M. R.|title=Chennai now boasts South Asia's largest library|newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=15 September 2010|access-date=28 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227105421/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/96894/chennai-now-boasts-south-asias.html|archive-date=27 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Connemara-librarys-online-catalogue-launched/article16372153.ece|title=Connemara library's online catalogue launched|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=28 December 2012|date=23 April 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407185717/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Connemara-librarys-online-catalogue-launched/article16372153.ece|archive-date=7 April 2021}}</ref> Chennai has two [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research|CSIR]] research institutions namely [[Central Leather Research Institute]] and [[Structural Engineering Research Centre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.csir.res.in/csir-labs|title=CSIR labs|publisher=CSIR|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> Chennai book fair is an annual book fair organized by the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI) and is typically held in December–January.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/edu-minister-says-2nd-intl-book-fair-in-jan-2024/articleshow/100835652.cms|title=Edu minister says 2nd int'l book fair in Jan 2024|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=8 June 2023|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>