Ashok Hall Girls’ Residential School
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Ashok Hall Girls’ Residential School was established in 1993 in memory of the Indian industrialist Ghanshyam Das Birla
Ghanshyam Das Birla
Ghanshyam Das "G.D." Birla was an Indian businessman and member of the influential Birla Family.Birla's grandfather Shiv Narayana Birla wanted to diversify from the traditional marwari business of lending money against pawned items. He left Pilani, his hometown in Rajasthan with a modest capital...

 by its founders Syt. B K Birla (Basant Kumar Birla) and Smt. Sarla Birla is a school situated in Ranikhet
Ranikhet
Ranikhet is a hill station and cantonment town in Almora district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the home for the Military Hospital, Kumaon Regiment & Naga Regiment and is maintained by the Indian Army....

 (Dist. Almora
Almora
Almora is a municipal board, a cantonment town in the Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Almora was founded in 1568.It is a town bustling with activity and a rich cultural heritage and history. It is considered the cultural heart of the Kumaon region of...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

) providing quality education and residential facilities to over 600 students from grades 4 through 12.

The school is situated in the lap of the Himalayas and 12 kms. from Ranikhet at Majkhali in Uttaranchal, at a 386 kms. driving distance from New Delhi. The nearest railhead is Kathgodam
Kathgodam
Kathgodam is a town in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state of India. It is part of the twin township of Haldwani-Kathgodam , and is immediately north of Haldwani.-History:...

which is 90 kms. away.

The school is ISO-9001:2000 and 14001:2004 certified and it is currently pursuing TQM (Total Quality Management). The school is affiliated to the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi and offers education from classes IV and XII. The school has residential facilities for up to 600 students, with in-built amenities.

History

Ashok Hall Girls' Residential School was founded by industrialist Mr B K Birla and scholar Dr Mrs Sarala Birla/ It is the first Indian school to be awarded with the ISO-9002.

Curriculum

The subjects taught in the curriculum are English, Hindi, Bengali, Sanskrit, Mathematics, History, Civics, Geography, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Political Science, Sociology, History, Computer Science and Health Education. The Senior Secondary Section (XI & XII) students are required to study one language and four elective subjects from the following:
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