Saktigarh Vidyapith
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| Saktigarh Vidyapith (H.S.) | |
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Saktigarh Ground Saktigarh, Siliguri , , , 734005 | |
| Coordinates | 26°41′39″N 88°24′48″E / 26.6941383°N 88.4134586°E |
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| School type | Government Boys & Girls school |
| Established | 1953 |
| School district | Jalpaiguri |
| Headmaster | Shree Goutam Kali |
| Grades | I-XII(Arts, Commerce & Science) |
| Language | Bengali & English |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Navy Blue |
| Sports | Cricket, Football, Volleyball & Kho kho |
| USNWR ranking | 3rd Rank in Siliguri after siliguri boys & Tarai tarapada high school |
| Affiliations | West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |
| Alumni | Er.Ranjit Ghosh (Renowned Civil engineer in siliguri), Dr. Hira Ghosh (Doctor+Youtuber), Sourav Mukherjee(Famous Youtuber in India (clashing Adda), Dipen Das, Satadal Pal (Professor), Shyamal Barman (Engineer), Shantanu Roy (Youtuber {Royal bengal Rider}) |
| Nobel laureates | Bipul Kanti Das & Pallab Rajguru [Both are Ex-teacher of this school] |
Saktigarh Vidyapith (H.S), Saktigarh is one of the first schools of Saktigarh, in the sub-Himalayan part of West Bengal, India. The school was established in 1953. Its original and most popular name was Saktigarh School.
History
[edit]The school was started at a site not far from its present location. However, to accommodate the increasing number of students, a permanent building was built. It was established in 1953 as a primary school. Science, Commerce and Humanities could be studied.[citation needed]
Campus
[edit]The school has five large classrooms and two small rooms. The southward double-storeyed main building, the laboratories, and a ground.[citation needed]
Extracurricular activities
[edit]Sports
[edit]Besides annual sports events, the school has a team that participates in the district level championships.[citation needed]
Ceremonies
[edit]- The Saraswati Puja is an annual ceremony.
- An autumn cultural ceremony, including intra-institution award distribution.
- In January there is a prize ceremony for students and cultural events organized by the alumni association.
Curriculum
[edit]It is a higher secondary school (with primary sections). The curriculum is as per West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (till class 10) and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (Class 11 and 12). In class 11 and 12, there are three streams:
- Science
- Commerce
- Arts[citation needed]
Subjects offered: Grade VI to X
[edit]- English
- Bengal
- Mathematics
- History
- Geography
- Physical sciences
- Life sciences
- Computer science
- Health and physical education
- Work education[citation needed]
Elective subjects
[edit]- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Mechanics
- Computer science
- Bookkeeping and accounting
- Additional Biology
- Pisciculture
- Political Science
- Arabic
- Sanskrit
- Geography
- History
- Statistics
- Business[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- Peary Charan Sarkar
- Barasat Kalikrishna Girls' High School
- Education in India
- List of schools in India
- Education in West Bengal
