St. Francis' College
St. Francis' College (SFC) is a senior secondary boys-only private school in Lucknow, India, established and administered by The Catholic Diocese of Lucknow, a charitable religious society. The college was founded in 1885 as St. Francis' School and Orphanage.
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| Type | Unaided Anglo-Indian school |
| Motto | Pax-et Bonum ("Peace and all good [be with you].") |
| Established | 1885 |
| Principal | Rev. Fr. Rajesh V. D’Souza |
| Staff | 150 excluding non-teaching staff |
| Number of students | 3000 |
| Yearbook | The Franciscan |
| Affiliations | CISCE i.e. Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi |
| College Captain | Harshit Arora |
| Website | www |
Notable alumni
- Neal Mohan, current CEO of YouTube[1]
- Denzil Keelor: Air Marshal, Vir Chakra, Keerti Chakra, hero of the 1965 war against Pakistan,
- Trevor Keelor: Wing Commander, Vir Chakra, Vayu Sena Medal, hero of the 1965 war against Pakistan.
- Anil K. Rajvanshi, Director of Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute and winner of Padma Shri and numerous other awards.
- Prashant Pathak, Canada based entrepreneur and investor, CEO of Ekagrata Inc., appointee of the Government of Canada to BDC.[2]
- Jimmy Shergill, Bollywood actor, studied for ten years at the school[3]
- Gopal Khanna, Former Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, USA. Previously he was Minnesota's Chief Information Officer.
- Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO of Tata Consultancy Services, alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
- Sapan Saxena, Indian author, best known for his novels Finders, Keepers, UNNS-The Captivation & The Tenth Riddle
See also
- Colvin Taluqdars' College
- Saint Francis of Assisi
- Catholic Diocese of Lucknow
- Loreto Convent
- La Martiniere Lucknow
References
- "New YouTube CEO Neal Mohan an alumnus of Lucknow's St Francis' College". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- "Prashant Pathak Appointed to BDC Board of Directors".
- "Jimmy Shergill birthday special: Top 5 films of the underrated actor".
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