House Culture and Tiffin System
The students are grouped into four houses for participation in competitions. The houses are named after four legends: Al Biruni, Al Ma'mun, Omar Khayam and Salahuddin. These men also represent four human qualities:
- Al Beruni: Scholarship
- Al Mamun: Good governance
- Omar Khayam: Youth
- Salahuddin: Bravery
Each house has a colour; yellow, blue, green and red respectively.
In 1962 a system for distributing tiffin was introduced. Money is deducted from the student's academic fees each month which entitles them to such snacks as singara, samucha, nimki, paratha and bundia or daal, jilapi, chopbun, cake, bananas, bread, eggs and sweets.
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