Education in Sikkim

Literacy is 69.68%, which breaks up into 76.73% for males and 61.46% for females.[6] There are a total of 1545 government-run educational institutions and eighteen private schools mostly located in the towns. There are about twelve colleges and other institutions in Sikkim that offer higher education.

The largest institution is the Sikkim Manipal University which has 2 wings Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology[8] which offers higher education in engineering and SMIMS medicine. There are two state-run polytechnics, Advanced Technical Training Centre(ATTC) and Centre for Computers and Communication Technology(CCCT) in Sikkim which offer diploma courses in various branches of engineering. ATTC is situated at Bardang, Singtam and CCCT at Chisopani, Namchi. Many students however, migrate to Siliguri and Calcutta for their higher education.