The Indian state of Meghalaya has a literacy rate of 62.56, according to the census of 2001, and is India's 27th most literate state. This, however, had rapidly increased to 74.43% by 2011.
History Regular education in Meghalaya began when the Khasi alphabet was proposed in 1842 by the Welsh missionary Thomas Jones. For the Garo Hills area, the Garo alphabet was developed in 1902 by American missionaries. No strict rules required natives of the colonies to be well educated, so only a few primary schools were functioning at the colonial time. Shillong being the capital of the then Assam Province has been the education hub serving the youth from all the north-eastern states of India .
School education Meghalaya has an excess amount of schools leading to drop in quality . The vast majority of schools in Meghalaya are up to the Lower Primary (LP) or Upper Primary (UP) level . Schools are operated both by the government and privately .
Government schools
State Government schools includes many LP and UP schools in rural villages . The following are the list of some state government schools -
Sl. No.SchoolsPlace1.Govt. Boys' HSSShillong, East Khasi Hills2.Govt. Girls' HSSShillong, East Khasi Hills3.Govt. Girls' HSSJowai, West Jaintia Hills4.Govt. Boys' HSSJowai, West Jaintia Hills5.Sohkha Govt. HSSSohkha, West Jaintia Hills6.Sib Singh Memorial Govt. HSSNongstoin, West Khasi Hills7.Mallangkona Govt. HSSMallangkona, West Khasi Hills8.Tirot Singh Govt. HSSMairang, West Khasi Hills9.Patharkhmah Govt. HSSPatharkhmah, Ri Bhoi10.Govt. Boys' HSSTura, West Garo Hills11.Govt. Girls' HSSTura, West Garo Hills12.Dadengiri Govt. HSSDadengiri, West Garo Hills13.Dalu Govt. Girls' HSSDalu, South West Garo Hills14.Ampati Govt. Girls' HSSAmpati, South West Garo Hills15.Rongrenggiri Govt. HSSRongrenggiri, East Garo Hills16.United Kharkutta Govt. HSSUnited Kharkutta, East Garo Hills17.Resubelpara Govt. HSSResubelpara, North Garo Hills18.Baghmara Govt. HSSBaghamara, South Garo Hills Apart from the above , there are some "special school" run by the state govt. that are not affiliated to the state education board , i.e. , Meghalaya Board of School Education . Rather they affiliate themselves to the Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations. These includes - Pine Mount SchoolGirlsISCE + ISCState GovTura Public SchoolCo-edISCEState GovJowai Public SchoolCo-edISCEState GovShillong Public SchoolCo-edISCE + ISCState GovMeghalaya Police Public SchoolCo-edISCEState Gov ( Police Dept )
Central Government Schools in the state includes Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) , Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (JNV) and Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) with both KVS and JNV under the Ministry of Education while EMRS under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs . These schools are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). KVS in Meghalaya includes -
School NameOffice AddressKENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (NEPA) BARAPANIKENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NEPA BARAPANI UMSAW UMIAM RI-BHOI DIST. , MEGHALAYA 793123KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (HAPPY VALLEY)SHILLONG58 GTC, HAPPY VALLEY, SHILLONG, MEGHALAYA 793007KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (AFS) LAITKOR PEAK SHILLONGPRINCIPAL KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AIR FORCE STATION LAITKORPEAK SHILLONG DISTRICT EAST KHASI HILLS MEGHALAYA 793010KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (NEHU) SHILLONGNEHU PERMANENT CAMPUS, MAWLAI UMSHING MAWKYNROH SHILLONG - 793022KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA EAC UPPER SHILLONGKENDRIYA VIDYALAYA EAC UPPER SHILLONG POST NONGLYER, EAST KHASI HILLS SHILLONG, MEGHALAYA 793009KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA UMROI CANTTKV UMROI CANTT.,POST BARAPANI,DIST.-RIBHOI,STATE-MEGHALAYAKENDRIYA VIDYALAYA TURANEW TURA, P.O.ARAIMILE, DIST:WEST GARO HILLS, STATE:MEGHALAYA, PIN794101
JNV in Meghalaya includes - East Khasi Hills: JNV Mawsynram, and JNV Mawphlang Ri Bhoi: JNV Niangbari (Nongpoh) West Khasi Hills: JNV Nongstoin (Nongpyndeng) East Jaintia Hills: JNV Lad Rymbai West Jaintia Hills: JNV Mukhla (Thadlaskein) East Garo Hills: PM-SHRI JNV Williamnagar (Amanagar) South Garo Hills: JNV Baghmara South West Garo Hills: JNV Kendrikona (Mahendraganj)
EMRS in Meghalaya includes -
VillageDistrictUmlahdkhurWest Jiantia HillsSamandaEast Garo HillsPahamsyiemRi BhoiMawlyntriangEastern West Khasi Hills
Private schools Private schools are run mostly by religious society such as the Catholic Church , Presbyterian Church , Seng Khasi and other individuals. Private schools can be further classified into Government Aided or Unaided. Government aided schools comprises those which received Grand In Aid (GIA) Deficit Scheme or other schemes such as Deficit Pattern , Adhoc GIA , Night/Morning Adhoc Sec. school , Science grant , Hindi Grant , 4th teacher , IE Volunteers , Pre-Primary , SSA managed by Private Organisations , etc where all the funding is from the state government only, except SSA , i.e. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan where the funding pattern is 90:10 (90% contributed by the Centre and 10% by the State) .
School affiliation Most schools in Meghalaya are affiliated to the state board , i.e. , the Meghalaya Board of School Education . Apart from the state board, few schools are affiliated to other boards such as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) , the Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) and the Cambridge International Education .
MBOSE Affiliated Schools CBSE Affiliated Schools - CISCE Affiliated Schools - There are currently only 8 schools in the state affiliated to CISCE which includes
NameSchool TypeSchool LevelOwnershipSt. Edmund's SchoolBoysISCE + ISCPrivatePine Mount SchoolGirlsISCE + ISCState GovTura Public SchoolCo-edISCEState GovJowai Public SchoolCo-edISCEState GovShillong Public SchoolCo-edISCE + ISCState GovLoreto ConventGirlsISCE + ISCPrivateMeghalaya Police Public SchoolCo-edISCEState Gov ( Police Dept )Carmel SchoolCo-edISCE + ISCPrivate Cambridge International Education - Only one school is affiliated to CIE , i.e. , Shillong Chamber International School (SCIS)
Higher education Meghalaya has a well diversed institution spread across the state . Higher education institutions in the state comprises mainly of affiliated colleges ( public & private ) , universities ( public & private ) , Stand Alone Institutions offering professional courses , etc .
Institutes of National Importance Indian Institute of Management Shillong - First IIM in North East India National Institute of Technology Meghalaya - Located in Sohra ( Cherrapunji ) National Institute of Fashion Technology, Shillong, The Only NIFT in North East India College of Community Science , Tura - a constituent college of Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur Institute of Hotel Management, Shillong College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences (CPGSAS), Umiam - a constituent college of Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur
Medical colleges
Public North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences - NEIGRIHMS is operated by the Central Government and it is affiliated to NEHU North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy - NEIAH is operated by the Central Government and it is affiliated to NEHU Shillong Medical College - SMC is operated by the State Government and it is affiliated to NEHU . It is Meghalaya's first state-run government medical college.
Private
PA Sangma International Medical College (PIMC) - It is a constituent college of the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) and the first private medical college in Meghalaya .
Public universities
Central The English and Foreign Languages University, Shillong Campus . The only campus in North East India North Eastern Hill University, Shillong - First Central University in North East India established in 1973. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Community College (DDUCC) , Wahiajer - a constituent college of NEHU
State Captain Williamson Sangma State University, Tura College of Architecture and Urban Planning , Balalgre - a constituent college of CWSSU National Law University of Meghalaya Indian Institute of Public Health, Shillong
Deemed to be a university
North East Regional Institute of Education (NERIE) , Umiam - It is a constituent regional unit of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) , an Institution Deemed to be University.
Recognized private universities Private universities in Meghalaya are established through a dedicated State Legislative Act passed by the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly . Recognised private universities currently operating includes - ICFAI University, Meghalaya Mahatma Gandhi University, Meghalaya Martin Luther Christian University MIT University, Meghalaya Northeast Adventist University William Carey University, Meghalaya University of Science and Technology Meghalaya
Affiliated colleges Colleges affiliated to North-Eastern Hill University , Shillong includes -