Overview 
As per the recent census done in 2001, the state has recorded literacy rate of 61.03 percent, which is 22.5 percent higher than previous census in 1991. The State is listed at 7th position among other states and Union Territories of the country. In recent times, the education scenario of Rajasthan has changed and cities like Kota, Jaipur and Pilani have made their presence felt on education landscape of India.

The  higher education in Rajasthan has well been taken care of by various universities spread across the length and breadth of Rajasthan. The table below provides no. of institutes and intake capacity for various disciplines:

Courses	No.of Institutes	Intake Capacity
ITI	849	101,723
Engineering	122	50,374
MBA	136	10,343
MCA	38	2,440
Polytechnic	164	43,970
Total	1,309	208,850

No. of technical colleges have been growing at an average annual growth rate of 20.0 percent over last 2 years, with intake capacity growing at percent

Key Segments/ Products

• Universities: Private Universities, Technical University
• Colleges: ITI, Engineering, MBA, MCA, Medical, Law
• School: Primary, Secondary, Senior Secondary, Government School, Private School

Centres of Excellence

• Indian Institute of Technology
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences
• Indian Institute of Management
• Vanasthali Vidyapeeth 
  
• Footwear Design and Development Institute
• Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences (BITS), Pilani
• LNM Institute of Information Technology (LNMIIT), Jaipur
• Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur
• National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Jodhpur
• National Law University, Jodhpur
• Raffles University (Singapore), Alwar
• NIIT University 

Policy/ Incentives/ Govt. Initiatives

• Provisions have been made to allot 10 acres of land, free of cost, to the private     investor for setting up a polytechnic college in lagging districts.
• Free buildings will be provided if the private investor prefers to establish     Women Polytechnic in the lagging district.
• Udyog Sansthan Sahabhagita Yojana for private parties to run second shift in     existing government ITIs.
• Scheme for establishing engineering college under PPP mode in 18 districts where facility of engineering college is not available, with provision of providing     10 acres of land free of cost.
• Scheme for adoption of ITIs by private sector

Opportunities

• Notification in place for setting up Private Colleges and Private Universities
• Potential for setting Technical Institutes including ITIS /Engineering Institutes
• NIIT has recently promoted a state-of-the-art NIIT University in Neemrana, Rajasthan
• Big groups like Amity, MNIT, etc. already in existence

Advantages/ Strengths

•  Highest number of finance professionals from India, like CAs, ICWAs and CSs are from Rajasthan.
• Ranked No.1 in Talent Sourcing and Employee Costs - Hewitt Associates
• Various incentives and schemes are in place to promote private investments
  Existence of prestigious Institutions

Last Updated: October 10, 2011