Patna Collegiate School
| Patna Collegiate School | |
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Dariyapur, Patna Patna, Bihar, 800004 India |
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| Type | Government |
| Motto | "योग उद्योग सहयोग" ("Yoga Industry Collaboration") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Hinduism |
| Founded | 1835 |
| Founder | Officials of East India Company |
| School board | Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) |
| Principal | Dr. Madhuri Dwivedi |
| Medium of language | English/Hindi |
| Language | English/Hindi |
| Schedule type | Morning |
| Affiliations | Bihar School Examination Board |
| Website | http://patnacollegiateschool.com/ |
Patna Collegiate School is a Government High School located in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established by officials of East India Company on 10th August, 1835 to spread the english pattern of education in Bihar. Its previous name was Patna High School. It was founded at Alan Ganj, Ashok Rajpath, Patna and is the oldest High School in the State of Bihar, India. The school is located at Dariyapur, Patna and is affiliated with the Bihar School Examination Board. The current principal of the school is Dr. Madhuri Dwivedi.
Patna Collegiate School, Patna was founded on 10th August, 1835 by the officials of East India company. In the year 1862, the name of the school was changed to present name Patna Collegiate School and was transferred to the place which is now referred as Patna Campus. Mr. J. E. Mecridle was appointed its head and was designated as its Principal.
In the year 1915 IA Course of Patna College, Patna was transferred to Patna Collegiate and it was rechristened as New College (Junior Patna College). Till June 1927, It functioned as New College.
On 1 July 1927, the school unit of New College was transferred to its present building and since then the institution is functioning in the name of Patna Collegiate School, Dariyapur, Patna.
The school is located in Dariyapur locality of Patna. It is at a distance of 1 kilometer from places like Gandhi Maidan, Patna University, PMCH, Patna Collectorate and Moinul Haq Stadium.
The main school building has 34 class rooms. The school building also houses Physics, Chemistry and Biology laboratories.
The physics laboratory is equipped with all modern apparatus like p-n junction diode, zener diode, transistors, LED, Phone transistor & important ingredients of logic gate. The Chemistry Laboratory is equipped with Gas supply facility. The Biology Laboratory is equipped with compound microscopes.
The school also has a big play ground and is used to organize sports tournaments and events.
As per provisions of National Education Policy (10+2+3), the Govt. of Bihar in July 1984 started +2 teaching from the academic session 1984 - 86 in the institution. The teaching was initiated in the Science & Arts Stream. Government of Bihar is planning to launch Virtual Classroom for the school.
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