Varanasi has one of the best educational institutions in India and the standard of education is considered to be very high compared to many other states in the country. It is for this reason that students graduating from the Universities in Varanasi are one of the most sought after by the multinationals, Corporates and big industrial houses.

Varanasi is a hub for education for students from all over India and many parts of the world as well. The Common Entrance Test popularly called the CET for admission into the professional course like Engineering, Medicine, Information Technology is very popular throughout the country that students from every nook and corner of India tries their might to get come out successful seeking admission to the varous institutes and colleges of Uttar Predesh in general and Varanasi in particular. Institutions here have excelled in the deliverance of high-quality education in various disciplines to enable students to be prepared for a highly competitive working environment after graduation.

Varanasi has the pride of having the world renowned University like the Banaras Hindu University, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Central Tibetan University, Al Jamia Tus Salafiah, School of Management Scinces, U.P. Autonomous College, Saraswati Engineering College, Jeewandeep Institute of Management Technology and M.P. Institute of Management technology. The standard of education is already high and rising rapidly to meet the standard of the new Internet Economy. Among schools some of the best known ones are Sunbeem School (for boys and girls), Sunbeem Academy (for boys and girls), W.H. Smith Memorial English School, Children's Academy, Jeewandeep Public School, St. Xavier High School, St. Jhons School, St. Mary's Convent School and International Hindu School. These schools place emphasis on a good academic education as well as extra-curricular activities to provide a well balanced education. Admissions to any of the good schools is very difficult. As far as medical colleges are concerned some of the best known ones are IMS BHU. Some of these are world-famous and offer exchange programs with the leading institutes in the world. There are several computer training centers like NIIT, Aptech and hundreds of well equipped and well known computer teaching schools.