Barasat Peary Charan Sarkar Government High School
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Barasat Peary Charan Sarkar Government High School (Bangla
: বারাসাত প্যারীচরণ সরকার রাষ্ট্রীয় উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) in Barasat
(a suburb of Kolkata
in the state of West Bengal
, India
) is a boys school. The school was established in 1846 by the efforts of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
and Peary Charan Sarkar
, and others. The original and most popular name of the school was Barasat Government High School. Its students are now spread throughout the world.
who established the school.
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Notable present faculty
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).
The common curriculum is followed till class 10. In class 11 and 12, there are 3 streams: Science, Commerce and Arts.
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
: বারাসাত প্যারীচরণ সরকার রাষ্ট্রীয় উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) in Barasat
Barasat
Barasat is a city in the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal India and is the district head quarter of the district North 24 Parganas. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. The town is an important railway and roadway junction...
(a suburb of Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
in the state of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, 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...
) is a boys school. The school was established in 1846 by the efforts of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar CIE , born Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya , was an Indian Bengali polymath and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance....
and Peary Charan Sarkar
Peary Charan Sarkar
Peary Charan Sarkar , spelled Pyari Churn Sircar or Pyari Charan Sarkar in contemporary documents, was an educationist and textbook writer in nineteenth century Bengal. His series of Reading Books introduced a whole generation of Bengalis to the English language, sold in the millions and were...
, and others. The original and most popular name of the school was Barasat Government High School. Its students are now spread throughout the world.
History
The school was started at a site not far from the present location. However, to accommodate the increasing number of students, a permanent building was built. The original building still exists but has been condemned since the early 1990s. The official name of the school was changed from Barasat Government High School to Barasat Peary Charan Sarkar Government High School in 1996, in the honour of Peary Charan SarkarPeary Charan Sarkar
Peary Charan Sarkar , spelled Pyari Churn Sircar or Pyari Charan Sarkar in contemporary documents, was an educationist and textbook writer in nineteenth century Bengal. His series of Reading Books introduced a whole generation of Bengalis to the English language, sold in the millions and were...
who established the school.
Campus
The school has the following buildings:- The historic old building, built in the 1850s, and condemned since the early 1990s.
- The North wing is a stretch of about five large classrooms and two small rooms.
- The southward double-storeyed main building, along with the annexe built almost 30 years ago, houses the office of the headmaster, the laboratories, and several classrooms. A bust of the Peary Charan Sarkar, the founder of the school, welcomes the visitors at the entrance of this block.
- The new block is next to the main entrance of school.
- The Teachers' block lies south of the new block and houses the library besides the teachers' room where the teachers can be found during their recess.
- The quarter of the resident Headmaster is another old section of the school, dating back to the British RajBritish RajBritish Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
. The quarters are towards the back (to the east) of the school premises. There is an old shooting range about 100 meters north to this quarters. American G.I.s stationed at the barracks in the nearby Sethpukur field during the World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
were said to have practised at that shooting range. - Inside the campus is a pond, a playing field (shared with the Barasat Government CollegeBarasat Government CollegeBarasat Government College is a state Government-owned college in Barasat of West Bengal state of India. The College was established in 1950 and is affiliated with the West Bengal State University and run by the Government of West Bengal. It was formerly affiliated with the University of Calcutta....
), several smaller playing fields and a mango grove.
Faculty
Notable faculty from past:- Tapan Kumar Shee - Headmaster
- Ajit Chateerjee-Ex Head master
- Ajit Biswas: Ex -Geography Teacher
- Debi Ranjan Chakraborty-Ex Biology Teacher
- Debi Prasad Chakroborty-Ex Math Teacher
- Jyotsnamoy Mukerjee: Ex. Literature Teacher
- Chitto Ranjan Mondal: Ex Physical Ed. Teacher
- Arun Kumar Mukherjee: Ex. Chemistry Teacher
- Bishnu Charan Chatterjee: Ex Physics teacher
- Ranadheer Bhattacharya: Ex Head Master
- Hrishikesh Chakraborty: Ex Bengali Teacher
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Notable present faculty
- 'Bengali'--- Sri Bablu Samaddar, Sri Ratan Chakraborty, Sri Subrata Sarkar.
- English--- Sri Subhabrata Chakraborty, Sri Anindya Sengupta, Sri Sukhendu Bose.
- Sanskrit-- Sri Brahmajit Mondol.
- Arabic-- Md.Mafijul Islam
- Pol science-- Sri Bikash Chakraborty
- Physics-- Sri Anindya De, Sri Swapan Kumar Sahana
- Chemistry-- Sri Arup Mondol, Sri Santanu Maity, Md. Shershah Afghan
- Biology-- Sri Subrata Chakraborty, Sri Sasanka Sekhar Mondol
- History-- Sri Sashim Kumar Mondol
- Geograhy-- Ayub Ali Ghazi
Sports
Besides the annual sports events, the school has a soccer team that participates in the District level championships.The School have a cricket team also.Ceremonies
- The SaraswatiSaraswatiIn Hinduism Saraswati , is the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology. She is the consort of Brahma, also revered as His Shakti....
Puja is an annual ceremony. - An autumn-cultural ceremony ,including intra-institution award distribution.
- In January there is aprizegiving ceremony for students, and cultural events organized by Alumni Association of Barasat Peary Charan Sarkar Government High School(Bangla:বারাসাত প্যারীচরণ সরকার রাষ্ট্রীয় উচ্চবিদ্যালয প্রাক্তন ছাত্র সমিতি)
Curriculum
The school is a higher secondary school, from class 1 to 12.The curriculum is as per "West Bengal Board of Secondary Education
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education is the West Bengal state government administered autonomous examining authority for the Standard 10 examination of West Bengal, India. The examination for the 10th standard is called the Madhyamik Pariksha or secondary examination...
" (till class 10) and "West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education is the West Bengal state government administered autonomous examining authority for the Standard 12 examination of West Bengal, India...
" (Class 11 and 12).
The common curriculum is followed till class 10. In class 11 and 12, there are 3 streams: Science, Commerce and Arts.
Subjects offered: Grade I to V
- Bengali
Bengali languageBengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...- English
- History
- Geography
- Mathematics
- Sciences
- Art
- Physical Education
Subjects offered: Grade VI to X
- English
- Bengal
- Mathematics
- History
- Geography
- Physical Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Computer science
- Physical Education
- Work Education including arts
Additional subjects:
- Additional Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mechanics
MechanicsMechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the behavior of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effects of the bodies on their environment....- Computer science
- Book kepping and accounts
- Additional Biology
- Pisciculture
- Sanskrit
SanskritSanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...- Arabic
- Work Education & Physical Education
Subjects offered:Grades XI – XII
- English
- Bengali
- Sanskrit
- Geography
- History
Biology Chemistry Physics Mathematics Statistics Computer Science Accounting Business mathematics Economic Geography