Aditya Birla Public School, Rayagada

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Aditya Birla Public School, Rayagada, Odisha, India
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India
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TypePrivate, Co-education
Mottoसा-विद्या-या-विमुक्तये
Established2011
School district Rayagada
Number of students370
ClassesNursery to class VIII
Affiliation SSC, New Delhi
Website "adityabirlaschools"

Aditya Birla Public School is an English medium co-educational middle school situated at Doraguda in the Rayagada District. [1]

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History

The Aditya Birla Public School, UAIL, Rayagada, was inaugurated on July 18, 2011, by the Utkal Alumina International Ltd. [2] The school which started in July 2011 with classes from Play Group to Class V, has added classes from VI to VIII and is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. The school has 370 students. [3]

Communication

The school is located near Doraguda, which is about 70 km from Rayagada, the Administrative Headquarters of Rayagada District, Odisha i.e. nearly 450 km from the state capital, Bhubaneswar. It is connected by rail to Bhubaneswar, Raipur, Visakhapatnam, Koraput, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad. The nearest airport is Vishakhapatnam Airport, 250 km from Oshapada. [4]

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References

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