page_title: Karaikal
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Karaikal / Education
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Jeunes élèves de lécole de Karikal (Photo d'archive) Exposition universelle et internationale (1905&#160;: Liège, Belgium)
context_page_description: Karaikal is a town of the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry, with a population of 222,589 and an area of 30 km².
  Karaikal became a French Colony in 1674 and held control, with occasional interruption from the British and Dutch, until 1954, when it was incorporated into the Republic of India, along with Chandernagore, Mahé, Yanaon, and Pondichéry.
context_section_description: According to the 2001 Census, Karaikal has literacy rate of 83%. There is a wide network of Educational Institutions right from the Elementary level to Collegiate level in Karaikal region.
  Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) was established in Karaikal in 2016 with an initial intake of 50 students. The students are selected through entrance exams conducted nationwide.
  National Institute of Technology Puducherry was established in Karaikal in 2010. The students are admitted based on Joint Entrance Examination – Main entrance exam score.
caption: Young pupils of the Karaikal School (Archival photograph 1905)
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