St. Xavier's School, Behror is a

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primary and secondary school located in

Behror Behror () is a city in the Kotpulti-Behror district of Rajasthan of the Jaipur division. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the eponymous ''Behror'' Tehsil and shares headquarters for Kotputli-Behror district with Kotputli. It ...

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. The school was established in 1991 by Delhi province of

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. It was authorised by the

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(CBSE) for AISSE (All India Secondary School Examination) and AISSCE (All India Senior School Certificate Examination) The name of school is based on its patron saint,

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History

To establish a Jesuit school in Alwar district, in Year 1989 Delhi Society of Jesus and on offer of RIICO to provide land in newly established Behror industrial area, School was established in Behror. The Foundation Stone was laid by Richard Pereira a veteran educationist, on 12 January 1991. On 15 July 1991, St. Xavier's School was officially started in rented accommodation in the Yadav

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, Behror, in collaboration with the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of

Ajmer Ajmer () is a city in the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ajmer district and Ajmer division. It lies at the centre of Rajasthan, earning it the ...

(MSA) under Sisters - Sheela, Charlotte, Annie Kujur. Initially it with Fr.George Karakunnel, SJ as Manager, and Sr. Charlotte as the Headmistress, had only two classes: Lower Kindergarten ( 26 students) and Upper Kindergarten (29 students). On 4 January 1993 classes were shifted to the new school premises in RIICO Industrial area. In 2000 with the up-gradation of the school into a secondary level allowed by Board of Education Rajasthan, the school got affiliation with the CBSE for AISSE.

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