Santragachi Kedarnath Institution, Howrah (SKNI) | |
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181 Sastri Narendra Nath Ganguly Road. near Ramrajatala , India | |
Coordinates | 22°35′6.417″N 88°18′13.566″E / 22.58511583°N 88.30376833°E |
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Former name | Santragachi Minor School[1] |
School type | Government sponsored, Higher Secondary |
Motto | Sanskrit: श्रद्धाबान् लभ्तो ज्ञनम् (Bengali: শ্রদ্ধাবান লভতে জ্ঞানম) (Those, who respect get the Knowledge) |
Established | 1857; originally founded 1870; as Santragachi Minor School 17 July 1925; as Santragachi Kedarnath Institution (see history) |
Founder | Kedarnath Bhattacharya, Manmatanath Seth, Mahendranath Kar |
School code | F1-116, 106071[2] |
Headteacher | Tapobrata Basu |
Student to teacher ratio | 40 |
Classes offered | V-XII |
Language | Bengali |
Schedule type | Day |
Classrooms | ~40 |
Yearbook | "Pujar Ful" |
Affiliations | West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |
Alumni | Notable alumni |
Website | www.sknireunion.com |
Santragachi Kedarnath Institution (or Santragachi K.N. Institution) is a Government-sponsored, Bengali medium, higher secondary school located in Howrah in the state of West Bengal, India. The first vernacular Bengali medium school of Howrah district, Santragachi Minor School, that was originally founded by Kedarnath Bhattacharya in 1857, was converted to Santragachi Kedarnath Institution in 1925. Prof. Ashutosh Mukherjee, the second Indian Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta laid the foundation stone in 1920.[3][4]
The school shares the same campus with Santragachi Kedarnath Institution (for Girls) and Santragachi Kedarnath Institution Primary Section (Co-ed) (I-IV).