Maharashtra, India's third largest state, in terms of area and population, has been rated as one of the finest educational destination since many years. With excellent educational facilities in pre-primary, secondary and higher levels, Maharashtra has been looked upon as one of the best places for education. Pune has been ranked as the top educational destination of the country. Besides, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Ahmednagar etc are the other places where a number of educational platforms are located.