Schools belonging to different categories (Provisional data)

School category is determined as per state pattern on the basis of the highest class in a school. According to the national pattern, A school having classes up to V is termed as Primary School, class from VI to VIII is termed as Upper Primary School, Class from IX to X is termed as Secondary and Class XI-XII is termed as Higher Secondary. The data describes availability of schools according to different school categories viz Primary School, Upper Primary Schools, Secondary School, Higher Secondary Schools, Degree Colleges having Classes XI & XII in Urban/Rural/Total Area at all India Level in all the 35 states.