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Punjab education is well known
identical to its popularity in agriculture, tradition and culture and
is renowned for the Sardar community.
Education in Punjab includes
compulsory primary education or even higher technical education.
The students who have completed their
studies from the Punjab institutions have created a great name in their
careers and have left behind their marks in various fields in the
world.
The people residing in Punjab are
known as Punjabis and sardars are the one wearing turban. This is an
identification of being a Sikh.
The Punjabis and sardars have a
distinct and attractive look and are easily identifiable even in a
crowd.
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The Punjab education has given great people
to this nation and one such name is Dr. Kalpana Chawla. She completed
her education in Punjab and has proved the level of education in this
state.
Kalpana chawla is a proof highlighting that
opportunities are easily available to men and women and in Punjab they
are equally rated. The education system in Punjab is constantly
developing and the people of Punjab are actively engaged.
The Punjabis are very strong and brave
people and have sacrificed their lives for freedom struggles. One such
popular national hero is Shahid Bhagat Singh who sacrificed his
precious life for freedom struggle. Today his life story is a part of
Indian school book curricula.
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After independence, the Punjab
education started taking more initiative to develop education even in
remote villages.
At present, four directorates work
under the department of education in Punjab.
They are directorate of public
instruction, directorate of primary education, directorate of secondary
education and directorate of state council of research and training.
Punjab facilitates the education
system in an organized manner and provides free primary education to
children between 6 to 14 years.
The government of Punjab is aiming to
increase the educational institutions so that no child is left without
acquiring education.
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The education system follows the primary,
middle, secondary school system. There are higher technical education
and professional in Punjab. The industries have grown well and the
manpower is in great demand in technical and non technical areas.
The education in Punjab is sincerely trying
to fill the void and so stress is given on modernization, expansion and
reorientation of education in the technical fields. The main aim of
Punjab education is to produce technicians, engineers and craftsmen as
they can handle the technical operations deftly.
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