Bangalore, now the " Silicon Valley
of India" has rich history of Educational
Institutes and systems.
Indian Institute of science (IISc), a premier
institute of India for its quality of research,was
established way back in 1909 conceived from
the idea of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata. The
renowned students and faculty are The Nobel
Laureate Sir C.V. Raman, Homi Bhaba, G. N.
Ramachandran, Harish Chandra, S. Ramaseshan,
Brahm Prakash, A. Ramachandran, C.N.R.Rao
and R. Narasimha.
Today's University of Agricultural Sciences
of Bangalore was established in 1899 as an
Experimental Agricultural Station. With the
increasing reputation for its contribution,
it became Mysore Agricultural College offering
various courses. 1n 1964, it became a full
fledged University.
Prestigious Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore
(IIM-B) was established in 1973. Today, it
ranks one of the best management institution
in the world, contributes enormously to the
Modern Indian Industrial growth.
The latest addition to the Bangalore's educational
map are National Law School of India University,
which is the best law school of India and
The Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied
Biotechnology (IBAB) offering post graduate
programmers on Bioinformatics, Biotechniques,
Cheminformatics and Advanced Diploma in
Organic Synthesis.
Bangalore boasts some of the most renowned
and oldest schools of India. The most famous
school in Bangalore is Bishop Cotton established
in 1865. Cathedral High School was founded
in 1966. Baldwin High School, named after
a philanthropist, John Baldwin of Berea, Ohio,
U.S.A, established in 1878. St .Joseph's Boys
High School was established in 1904 whose
history can be traced back to 1840's. Another
famous school is National High School established
in 1917, whose Alumni were famous cricketer
Anil Kumble,Chandrashekar and Film Actor Ramesh
Aravind.
With the ever increasing demand for quality
education, in the recent past, many International
schools were established. amongst them, the
most renowned are Greenwood High School, PRIMUS
Public School, The International School Bangalore
(TISB), Jain International Residential School
(JIRS), Inventure Academy, Ryan International
School, Vibgyor High and TREAMIS World School.
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