Central Hindu Boys School aka C.H.S is a

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secondary school (day school with hostel facility) in Kamachha, Bhelupur,

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. It was established in 1898 by Annie Besant. It is associated with

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History

Asia's first Educational conference was held in the ground of the Central Hindu Boys School. Central Hindu Boys School was established in 1898 by

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Annie Besant. Ruler of the

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n Princely State of

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( Royal House of Benares)

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was instrumental in setting up the school and donated requisite land for the school. It started as

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(from grade VI to X). Annie Besant originally intended to convert this school into a degree college and sought approval from Prayag Vishwavidyalaya (

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). The school also housed classes for Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University and ran classes as loner for the

. In 1914, on request of

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, Besant handed over the college (then known as Central Hindu College) to

for establishing the university.History of Central Hindu College
''Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Correspondence and Select Documents'', by

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, Valmiki Choudhary. Allied Publishers, 1984. . Page 479.

Association with
BHU Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916. ...

The school housed the first faculty (

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) of

till 1916.

was started on the campus of this school (with class rooms on loan) and functioned there till it relocated to its current location in 1916. In 1914

requested

Besant to hand over the school (then called Central Hindu College) to

. On 27 November 1915, the school was handed over to the university. The school became a constituent college of the

in October 1917 after the Government issued a notification. The

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was first housed in the Telang Library of the College in 1917. Noted theosophist,

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joined the school as a history teacher in 1917 and later became the head of the school. Till 1976,

had been conducting

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(grade X) of the school. Senior High School (11th standard) was called Pre University Course (PUC) and later the same students could join

directly for their undergraduate courses. In 1976, the school adopted the

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education system and got affiliated with CBSE. The school is a part of the

and is governed by its administration.

Campus

Central Hindu Boys School's campus spreads over 70 acres and houses the school, hostel,

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(

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, Chemistry,

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, Mathematics, Computer,

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and

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. The school library has more than 30,000 publications. The school has over 50 classrooms and houses several halls. Football field, cricket field,

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and

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s are amongst the sporting facilities available. Annual inter school football competition, which is held at the school grounds, is one of the major sport event of the school.

Academic programs

The school offers education from grade VI to XII in

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and

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mediums. From grades VI to X, all students follow same

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with exception of 'optional' subjects and medium of education; in grades XI and XII, students can opt between

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and

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as main courses.

Publications

Noted alumni

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Former principals

{, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! # !! Name !! Post !! Year of joining , - , 1 , , Dr. Arthur Richardson , , Principal , , 1898 , - , 2 , , Benbari , , Principal , , 1899 , - , 3 , , J. S. Arundale , , Principal , , 1904 , - , 4 , , Ikbalnarayangurtu , , Principal , , 1910 , - , 5 , , I. J. S Taraporewala , , Principal , , 1913 , - , 6 , , Ratilal Desai , , Acting Principal , , 1918 , - , 7 , , Pandit Guru Sevak Upadhayay , , Principal , , 1919 , - , 8 , , Pandit N. K. Sukhiya , , Principal , , 1921 , - , 9 , , Pandit R. N. Mishra , , Principal , , 1923 , - , 10 , , Pandit Ganga Datt Pandey , , Principal , , 1938 , - , 11 , , Pandit Narsingh Lal , , Acting Principal , , 1940 , - , 12 , , Pandit K. P. Chakravarti , , Acting Principal , , 1940 , - , 13 , , Dr. P. N. Rajdan , , Principal , , 1940 , - , 14 , , P. N. Banerjee , , Acting Principal , , 1941 , - , 15 , , K. L. Kichlu , , Principal , , 1943 , - , 16 , , Ato Ulf , , Principal , , 1952 , - , 17 , , A. K. Sanyal , , Principal , , 1953 , - , 18 , , K. K. Barat , , Principal , , 1956 , - , 19 , , G. N. Pandey , , Principal , , 1966 , - , 20 , , S. N. Nagareja , , Principal , , 1968 , - , 21 , , D. D. Chatturjee , , Acting Principal , , 1969 , - , 22 , , Dr. O. P. Mathur , , Special Officer , , 1970 , - , 23 , , Dr. M. N. Valli , , Principal , , 1973 , - , 24 , , Dr. J. P. Bajpai , , Principal , , 1975 , - , 25 , , S. B. Mishra , , Principal , , 1976 , - , 26 , , M. Prasad , , Acting Principal , , 1976 , - , 27 , , Dr. P. L. Gupta , , Acting Principal , , 1977 , - , 28 , , Dr. J. P. Bajpai , , Principal , , 1977 , - , 29 , , Dr. R. Upadhyay , , Special Officer , , 1978 , - , 30 , , Dr. V. K. Jaiswal , , Principal , , 1978 , - , 31 , , Dr. P. Singh , , Special Officer , , 1980 , - , 32 , , Dr. K. N. Pandey , , Special Officer , , 1980 , - , 33 , , Dr. R. S. Srivastava , , Principal , , 1983 , - , 34 , , Dr. J. S. Singh , , Acting Principal , , 1995 , - , 35 , , Dr. H. C. S. Rathour , , Special Officer , , 2000 , - , 36 , , A. B. Srivastava , , Acting Principal , , 2001 , - , 37 , , Dr. M. S. Mishra , , Acting Principal , , 2002 , - , 38 , , Dr. N. K. Shahi , , Principal , , 2003 , - , 39 , , Dr. Om Prakash Rai , , Principal , , 2014 , - , 40 , , G. Narsinhulu , , Principal , , 2015 , - , 41 , , Dr. Neeru Wahal , , Principal , , 2016 , - , 42 , , Dr.Swati Agrawal , , Principal , , 2022 , -

References

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