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 –Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Jadavpur University, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, 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, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, University of North Bengal and University of Calcutta.
Hare School is one of the oldest schools in Kolkata, India, teaching grades one to twelve under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. It is a state government-administered boys school and was established by the Scottish watch-maker, David Hare. The establishment date is not agreed upon, but the official year of establishment is 1818. Thus the school is declared as the oldest western type school in Asia. The school is situated opposite the Presidency University, and is also adjacent to the University of Calcutta and Hindu School. The combined campuses of the Hare School and Presidency College is one of the largest in Kolkata.
Khidirpur or Kidderpore is a neighbourhood of South West Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
South Dum Dum is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) and a vital locality in Kolkata Metropolitan Area.
National High School is a two-campus school in South Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India. While one campus is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, the other is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education.
Nava Nalanda High School is an aided co-educational institution in South Kolkata, India, affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Uchcho Madhyamik Pariksha .It was founded on 1st February 1967 by Bharati Mitra & Arya Mitra.
Jagadbandhu Institution is a school for boys in South Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Jagadbandhu Institution is a Bengali medium public school in South Kolkata.
Kamala Chatterjee School or Kamala Chatterjee School for Girls is a school for girls in Fern Road, South Kolkata, West Bengal, India, affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination. The school is named after its founder Kamala Chatterjee. The present Head Teacher is Sampa Mam (2015) Founded in 1939
Dum Dum Motijheel Girls' High School is a school for girls located in Dumdum Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination.
Garfa Dhirendranath Memorial Girls' High School is a girls' school located at Garfa, Kolkata, India. It is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination.
Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School (H.S.) (BRKMAHS) is a senior secondary boys' school in Baranagar, Kolkata, India and a branch centre of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math. The school was founded in 1912, and is located at the northern outskirt of Kolkata, on the banks of the river Ganga. The school is run by the Baranagar Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Authority under the umbrella of Ramakrishna Mission headquartered at Belur Math. Based on its performance of the students in the Xth standard board examination, the school is considered one of the very best schools in West Bengal. Department of Tourism listed it as one of the tourist spots of West Bengal.
Sakhawat Memorial Govt. Girls' High School is a school located at Lord Sinha Road, Kolkata, India.
Barisha Girls' High School is a school located at Paschim Barisha, Kolkata, India. This is a girls' school and is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination. The school was established in 1917 January 8.
Behala Girls' High School is a Bengali-medium girls' school located at Behala, Kolkata, India. This is a girls' school and is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination. The school was established in 1948. The school is maintained by National University of Educational Planning and Administration.
Bankim Ghosh Memorial Girls' High School is a girls' school located at Mohan Chand Street, Watganj, Kolkata, West Bengal. The school is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination. The school was established in 1934.
Beltala Girls' High School is a school in Hazra, Kolkata, India. It is a girls' school and is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination. The school was established in 1920.
Holy Child Girls' High School is a school located at Entally, Kolkata, India. This is a girls' school and is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination.
Bidya Bharati Girls' High School is an English Medium girls' school located at New Alipore, Kolkata, India. The school was established in 1965, by Vidya Bharati Society for Educational & Scientific Advancement and is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination . The school has been ranked 3rd by Times of India School Rankings Survey as one of the Top Schools in the Greater South Academic Zones of Kolkata.
Jadavpur Sammilita Balika Vidyalaya or Jadavpur Sammilita Girls' High School is a school located at Baghajatin, Kolkata, India.
B. T. Road Government Sponsored Higher Secondary School or CIT School is a senior secondary boys' school in Kolkata district of West Bengal, India. Based on its performance of the students in the XIIth standard board examination, the school is considered one of the very best schools in West Bengal.
