Krishnanagar Academy is a higher secondary school, affiliated to
CISCE
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) is a privately held national-level board of school education in India that conducts the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Examination for Class X and the India ...
, in
Krishnanagar, Nadia
Krishnanagar (; also spelled Krishnagar) is a city and a municipality. in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarter of the Nadia district.
History
Krishnanagar municipality was established in 1864 and is one of the oldest municipal ...
,
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the four ...
, India. This is an English Medium School. There are many other English Medium schools in Nadia Like St Mary's English School. Ranaghat Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ranaghat, BMS (Bishop Morrow School), Krishnanagar, etc. These schools are in Nadia District, having a population of more than 41 lakhs. Krishnanagar Academy is situated on a land measuring 2.32 acres are there are two football grounds.
History
Krishnanagar Academy was registered and opened in 1981, as an English language school, in a house which had formerly been the home of the Late ''Babu''
Ramtanu Lahiri
Ramtanu Lahiri (1813–1898) was a Young Bengal leader, a teacher and a social reformer. Peary Chand Mitra wrote about him, "There are few persons in whom the milk of kindness flows so abundantly. He was never wanting in appreciation of what ...
, a Bengali intellectual. The school was started with three classes in the Pre-Primary section and five class in the Primary section. After starting Class VII, an application for a No-Objection Certificate (necessary for affiliation with the Council for
I.C.S.E., Delhi) was submitted to the Government of West Bengal in 1983. After much correspondence and several inspections, the school was upgraded to class X standard in 1998 and students began preparing for the final exam.
"ICSE Examinations Begin"
. Retrieved on 7 October 2014.
References
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Primary schools in West Bengal
High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal
Schools in Nadia district
Educational institutions established in 1981
1981 establishments in West Bengal
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