Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala, India has schools affiliated to the International Baccalaureate (IB), Pearson Education Limited (formerly, Edexcel), the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), the Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE), the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and the Kerala Board of Public Examinations. Eranakulam District has the most number of schools in Kerala after Trivandrum District followed three based on the ownership and operational control. Government schools are owned and run by organizations or individuals, but the operations are controlled by the government. Private unaided schools have government control only in academics. The schools are divided into four ed Aluva, Ernakulam, Kothamangalam and Muvattupuzha, each