Rajasthan – the “Royal land of India” famous among tourists from across the globe has taken several initiatives to improve the educational scenario in the state. There has been a leap in the literary rate in the last ten years. The literary rate grew from 38 % in 1991 to over 61 % in 2001. In the near future the state aims to attain a remarkable percentage of literacy rate, and primary education will made free and mandatory for all children in the state. The State has listed itself at seventh position among states and Union Territories of the country.

Literacy among females has also increased from 20.44 to 44.34 during the decade. 'Decade Literacy Award' and Decade Female Literacy Award' were given to the state on National Literacy Day.

“Sarva Siksha Abhiyan” is used as a tool to universalize the elementary education in the state. Apart from school education various initiatives have also been taken to enhance the status of higher education. Besides 55000 primary and 7400 secondary schools, currently Rajasthan has 12 Universities, 4 Deemed Universities, more than , 117 Government Colleges, 751 Private Colleges & 9 Self Financing Colleges.

The state has forty-one engineering colleges with an annual enrollment of about 11,500 students. There are twenty-three polytechnics and one-hundred and fifty-two Industrial Training Institute (ITIs) that impart vocational training to the students. Rajasthan Technical Education Board in Jodhpur is engaged in imparting technical education and arranges for the Rajasthan Pre Entrance Test for Engineering, Architecture and Pharmacy known RPETEAP.

The LNM Indian Institute of Information Technology at Jaipur was recently set up by the LN Mittal Foundation that belonged to the Ispat International group. This institution provides technical education in the fields of IT, Electronics, Communication and other emerging technologies. The Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) at Pilani is an internationally renowned School of Technology. The entire network of such educational institutes have resulted in the creation of a pool of educated, qualified and expert professionals to the Business industrial sectors in Rajasthan.

The medical institutes have also facilitated health to a great extent. In 1996-97 the Government of Rajasthan opened up Medical Education to the private sector. The state has eight medical colleges (two in the private sector while six in the public sector) with an annual intake of 700 students. There are eight Dental Colleges in the state with about an intake of 740 students.

Apart from these, there are twenty-eight pharmacy institutes where 1,600 students get enrolled annually. Rajasthan also has 26 Management Institutes with about 1,460 seats.

The education scene of the state is changing frequently owing to various initiatives taken by the Government and the involvement of other institutions. For providing educational services, enrollment of students in schools, abbreviating gender disparities and promoting education, the Government has implemented number of constructive policies.

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