Raisina Bengali Senior Secondary School
Raisina Bengali School (founded 1925) is located at Mandir Marg (Central Delhi) New Delhi, India. It is an English medium school and follows a CBSE curriculum. It began near Willingdon hospital, then moved to Baird Road (its present building).
The school offers education up to higher secondary level and has over 2500 students. Students come from all parts of Delhi. The school attracts students from the Bangladesh High Comnmission located in Delhi because of its focus on Bengali language and culture. Head of the school is Smt. Madhushree Sengupta.
Bengali language classes are compulsory up to VIII standard. Students can take Hindi, Bengali, or Sanskrit as an additional language from IX Standard. The school's primary medium of instruction is English.
The school offers Science/Commerce/Arts for stream selection at higher secondary level.
Many footballers from the school represented Delhi University colours in the 1960s and 1970s.
Educationist of Delhi, Shri S.K.Bhattacharya, who is associated with Bal Bharti School and its trust, is a former teacher of economics of this school.
Its primary block building was constructed in the mid-1960s, in the 1970s the "Dr. Meghnad Saha" science block was constructed. Later a stage and indoor sports facilities were added and the school acquired a proper playing field.
Read more about Raisina Bengali Senior Secondary School: Ex-students Association
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