Nava Nalanda High School

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 was founded on 1st February 1967 by Bharati Mitra & Arya Mitra.[1]

Nava Nalanda High School
Address
25, Southern Avenue

Kolkata
,
700026

India
Information
School typeCo educational English Medium School
MottoMission Education, Vision Values
Established1967
FounderArya Mitra and Bharati Mitra
School codeA3-066 (WBBSE) & 101324 (WBCHSE)
RectorArya Mitra
PrincipalArijit Mitra
GradesNursery – I to Class XII
Age range03 to 18
Average class size30
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)White, grey and red
SloganShaping Tomorrow
National ranking1297

Sport

Nava Nalanda High School has won the CAB Mayor's Cup Cricket (U-15) in 2018 as well as 2019. The School scored 844 runs in 45 overs against Gyan Bharati Vidyalaya, on 22 February 2016, to set a record score for a Cricket Association of Bengal school cricket tournament. They won the match by a record 812 runs.[2][3] Nava Nalanda School broke that record again when they went on to score 1067 runs in 45 overs against Nopany High School in 2023 Mayor's cup which stands as a record in West Bengal school cricket. They won the match by 1063 runs as they bundled out the opposition for a paltry score of 4 runs.[4]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Visionary who made a dream come true". The Times of India. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. "Nava Nalanda High School, Kolkata creates record in inter-school cricket". Sportskeeda. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. "Nav Nalanda High School beats Gyan Bharati Vidhyapith by 812 runs". CricTracker. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. "1067 runs in 28 overs! Opponent 4 runs all out! Noise in the cricket field".
  5. "Prospectus". Nava Nalanda High School. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. "Kolkata girl nominated for global sci-fi award". The Times of India. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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