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🇮🇳 India

Education system in India

Central boards (CBSE, CISCE) alongside state boards

School levels

Pre-primary to Doctorate

Universities

1,100+ recognised institutions

Scholarships

1,840 listed

Levels of education

The stages below follow the internationally comparable structure used across schools.help.

  • Early Childhood

    Ages 0–3 · play-based care and learning

  • Pre-Primary

    Ages 3–6 · kindergarten and nursery

  • Primary

    Foundational literacy and numeracy

  • Middle School

    Broad subject introduction

  • Secondary

    Core national qualifications

  • Senior Secondary

    Streams and university preparation

  • Vocational Education

    Trade and technical skills

  • Diploma

    Short applied qualifications

  • Undergraduate

    Bachelor's degrees

  • Postgraduate

    Master's and professional degrees

  • Doctorate

    Research degrees and PhDs

Curricula available

Listed for reference only — no framework is presented as better than another.

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