Hindu School, Kolkata
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Hindu School | |
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WBCHSE | |
Authority | Government of West Bengal |
Category | Higher Secondary |
Chairman | Governor of West Bengal |
Principal | Subhrojit Dutta |
Faculty | 00 |
Teaching staff | 00 |
Gender | Boys |
Number of students | 13 50 (approximate intake) |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal |
Alumni | See List of Hindu School people |
Website | hindu-school.com |
Hindu School is a state government-administered school in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest modern educational institution in Asia (then known as Hindu College).
(St George's Anglo- Indian Higher Secondary School was founded in 1715 according to Wikipedia article).
History
With the establishment of the Supreme Court of Calcutta in 1773 many
At first the classes were held in a house belonging to Gorachand Bysack of Garanhatta (later renamed 304, Chitpore Road), which was rented by the college. In January 1818 the college moved to 'Feringhi Kamal Bose's house' which was located nearby in Chitpore.
Medium of education
Hindu School had been providing education primarily in Bengali medium until 2017, prior to its bi-centenary, when it has been decided to introduce English as the second medium of imparting education.[6]
Notable alumni
References
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- ISBN 81-85626-65-0(in Bengali).
- ^ Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), 1976/1998, Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan, pp. 184-185