About Nava Nalanda High School in Lake Avenue, Kolkata

Nava Nalanda High School is a co-educational institution in South Kolkata, India, affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha (10th Board exams), and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Uchcho Madhyamik Pariksha (12th Board exams).It has several branches, in and around Southern Avenue (the main building), Bawali Mondal Road, Jodhpur Park, Lake Avenue, Kabir Road, Lake Gardens, with the Higher Secondary Section located at Purna Das Road near Golpark. In 1991 the Santiniketan branch started.HistoryThe history of Nava Nalanda began on 1 February 1967, at 25 Southern Avenue Kolkata-26 with 24 students distributed among classes from Nursery 1 to Class 5 and nine teachers headed by late Mrs. Bharati Mitra and late Mr. Arya Mitra. After the death of the Rector Mr. Arya Mitra, his son, Mr.Arijit Mitra, took responsibility for the school.CurriculumIn the board exams nearly 85% students secured 1st division with regular names among the toppers in the Madhyamik Pariksha and nearly 97% students securing 1st division marks with names consistently figuring in the toppers list in Uchcho Madhyamik Pariksha.In 2013 Oendrila Bhattacharya created history by ranking 1st in Kolkata and 10th in West Bengal in the Madhyamik Examination. In the same year Sumit Kumar Kar ranked 8th in West Bengal and 2nd in Kolkata in the Higher Secondary Examination.

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