Jaynagar Institution (abbreviated as JI) is a government-sponsored high school in the

Jaynagar Majilpur Jaynagar Majilpur () is a city and a municipality of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated in the southern suburbs of Kolkata. As an urban setup in the vicinity of Kolkata, the city is within the area of ...

of the

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district in the

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. This is a boys' only school for the secondary and higher secondary level students. Its medium of instruction is

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. The institution played a key role during

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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.

Geography

Jaynagar Institution is located at . It has an average elevation of .Google maps

History

Jaynagar Institution was established in . It is one of the oldest schools in the whole country.

Affiliations

The school is affiliated to the

West Bengal Board of Secondary Education The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) is the West Bengal state government administered autonomous examining authority for the Standard 10 examination (or secondary school level examination) of West Bengal, India Indi ...

for secondary level students, and to the

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) is an Indian examining authority (School Educational Board), which is responsible for conducting examinations for standard XII for both government and private schools affiliated to ...

for

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level students.

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Day schools Schools in Colonial India Government schools in India Boys' schools in India High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal Schools in South 24 Parganas district Education in Jaynagar Majilpur Academic institutions associated with the Bengal Renaissance Educational institutions established in 1878 1878 establishments in British India {{WestBengal-school-stub

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