Jaynagar Institution

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Jaynagar Institution
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Jaynagar Institution
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Coordinates 22°10′24″N88°25′09″E / 22.1733561°N 88.4190426°E / 22.1733561; 88.4190426 Coordinates: 22°10′24″N88°25′09″E / 22.1733561°N 88.4190426°E / 22.1733561; 88.4190426
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Type Government-aided integrated school
Established1878;143 years ago (1878)
School board Department of School Education
Authority Government of West Bengal
Category Higher secondary
Grades V to XII
Gender Male
Language Bengali [1] [2]
Campus type Urban
Color(s)  White
  Dark Red
Affiliation WBBSE
WBCHSE

Jaynagar Institution (abbreviated as JI) is a government-sponsored high school in the Jaynagar Majilpur of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. This is a boys' only school for the secondary and higher secondary level students. Its medium of instruction is Bengali. The institution played a key role during Bengal Renaissance period. It was once considered one of the best Bengali medium schools in the Greater Kolkata and continues to be a good one. The campus includes a fairly large play-ground and the school offers variety of extracurricular activities for its students. The school has produced many well known academics, film and theater personalities, journalist and musicians. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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Geography

Jaynagar Institution is located at 22°10′24″N88°25′09″E / 22.1733561°N 88.4190426°E / 22.1733561; 88.4190426 . It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 ft). [10]

History

Jaynagar Institution was established in 1878;143 years ago. It is one of the oldest schools in the whole country. [11]

Affiliations

The school is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for secondary level students, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for higher secondary level students. [12] [13]

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Education in West Bengal is provided by both the public sector as well as the private sector. The modern education system was developed by the British missionaries and the Indian social reformists. West Bengal has many institutes of higher education like – University of Calcutta, Presidency University, Jadavpur University, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani, Indian Statistical Institute and Visva-Bharati University.

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