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Colonel Brown's Cambridge School,
Dehradun
Colonel Brown's Cambridge School,; Dehradun
	File:Col brown school logo.jpg
Location
	Dehradun, Uttarakhand; India
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Motto	Magna est Veritas; (Truth is Great)
Established	1926
Founder	Col. William Brown
Headmaster	mr s.k tyagi
Language	English
Houses	Principal, Bursar & Headmaster
Color(s)	Green, yellow and red
Slogan	Eat Well, Sleep Well, Work Hard, Play Hard and Above All, Be a Gentleman!
Nickname	CBS / CBCS / Brownians
Affiliation	ISC
Website	http://www.colbrownschool.com

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Colonel Brown Cambridge School is an English medium residential school located in Dehradun, India. It was founded in 1926 with five students. It was the 1st all boys residential school in Dehradun.

The campus is in the town of Dehradun on the foothills of Mussoorie - Queen of Hills in India, with 500 students and nine hostel buildings.

The school is secular and admits boys from all parts of the world representing all religions, castes and creeds. It provides no religious instruction, but secular prayers and congregational singing of secular and patriotic hymns are a part of the daily morning assembly.

History

The Founding

Colonel Brown Cambridge School was founded on 17 March 1926, by Col. and Mrs. William Brown. It was the 1st all boys residential school in Dehradun.

The motto of the school is "Magna Est Veritas". Translated from Latin it means Truth Is Great. The crest of the school has the initials of the school on the right hand corner with a lion for courage, a shamrock (the national symbol for Ireland), and a torch representing the torch of learning.

Academics

The Academic session is in two sessions - 15 July to 15 November (first term) and 15 January to 15 May (second term).

Admission

The school holds a very rigid policy as far as admission tests to the entrance classes are concerned. A child is admitted to the school purely on the basis of merit and recommendations of any kind debars him from admission to the school.

Management

The school is run by the "N.S. Educational Society" registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 and is recognized for the purpose of sending up students for the I.C.S.E.

Founder's Day

Founder's Day is celebrated each year on March 17. There is a P.T. competition held on this day. The school celebrates Annual Day in the month of November. Arts & Crafts exhibition, march-past,P.T, yoga, Drama etc. are shown on this day.

Notable alumni

The students studying at CBS are also called brownians and the ex. students are called ex-Brownians or simply Old Boys. Colonel Brown Cambridge School has produced many prominent and notable persons which include the following :-

V.P. Singh- Prime Minister Of India
Virbhadra Singh- Chief Minister Of Himachal Pradesh
Fateh Bahadur Singh- Cabinet Minister/forest minister of u.p
Akram Khan-Minister of State for Home, Govt.of Haryana
A K Singh - Cabinet Minister in the U.P. Government
Raj Kapoor- Actor, Director, Producer

Meyiang Chang - Actor, Singer, T.v.Host
Madan Mohan   - Music Director
Tajdar Amrohi - Director, Producer,Actor(Stepson of Actress Meena Kumari.)

Monjoy Mukerji - Film Director (Son of Shree Joy Mukerji)

Shamshul Hasan Khan - Member Of Parliament
Bahadur Kamal Singh - Member Of Parliament
Raja Awdesh Pratap Singh - Member Of Legislative Assembly

Raja RAJENDRA SINGH - Member Of Legislative Assembly,Commandant General of Home Guard

K M Agarwal -vice-president of New Delhi Congress committee

Hanut Singh - LIEUT GENERAL

K.S. Mann - LIEUT GENERAL

Depender Singh - LIEUT GENERAL

Admiral V S Shekhawat - Chief of Naval Staff

Harish C.Malhotra - Rear Admiral

External links

Official website

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+|motto=''[[Magna est Veritas]]''
+|motto_translation=Truth is Great
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+|founder=Col. William Brown
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+|nickname=CBS / CBCS / Brownians
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+|colors = Green, yellow and red <span style="background:green; width:50px; border:1px solid #000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;<span style="background:yellow; width:50px; border:1px solid #000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;<span style="background:red; width:50px; border:1px solid #000;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>
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+Above All, Be a Gentleman!
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+'''Colonel Brown Cambridge School''' is an English medium residential school located in [[Dehradun]], [[India]]. It was founded in 1926 with five students. It was the 1st all boys residential school in Dehradun.
+The campus is in the town of Dehradun on the foothills of Mussoorie - Queen of Hills in India, with 500 students and nine hostel buildings.
+The school is secular and admits boys from all parts of the world representing all religions, castes and creeds. It provides no religious instruction, but secular prayers and congregational singing of secular and patriotic hymns are a part of the daily morning assembly.
+==History==
+===The Founding===
+Colonel Brown Cambridge School was founded on 17 March 1926, by Col. and Mrs. William Brown. It was the 1st all boys residential school in Dehradun.
+The motto of the school is "Magna Est Veritas". Translated from Latin it means ''Truth Is Great''. The crest of the school has the initials of the school on the right hand corner with a lion for courage, a shamrock (the national symbol for Ireland), and a torch representing the torch of learning.
+==Academics==
+The Academic session is in two sessions - 15 July to 15 November (first term) and 15 January to 15 May (second term).
+==Admission==
+The school holds a very rigid policy as far as admission tests to the entrance classes are concerned. A child is admitted to the school purely on the basis of merit and recommendations of any kind debars him from admission to the school.
+==Management==
+The school is run by the "N.S. Educational Society" registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 and is recognized for the purpose of sending up students for the I.C.S.E.
+==Founder's Day==
+Founder's Day is celebrated each year on March 17. There is a P.T. competition held on this day.
+The school celebrates Annual Day in the month of November. Arts & Crafts exhibition, march-past,P.T, yoga, Drama etc. are shown on this day.
 ==Notable alumni==
 The students studying at CBS are also called brownians and the ex. students are called ex-Brownians or simply Old Boys. Colonel Brown Cambridge School has produced many prominent and notable persons which include the following :-
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 *Fateh Bahadur Singh- Cabinet Minister/forest minister of u.p
 *[[Akram Khan]]-Minister of State for Home, Govt.of Haryana
 *[[ A K Singh]]      - Cabinet Minister in the U.P. Government
- Nur Khan        - Governor Of West Pakistan, Air Chief Marshall
 *[[Raj Kapoor]]- Actor, Director, Producer
  Meyiang Chang - Actor, Singer, T.v.Host
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 K.S. Mann                   -  LIEUT GENERAL
- Bikram Singh               -  Editor-in-Chief, The Statesman
 Depender Singh              -  LIEUT GENERAL
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 Harish C.Malhotra           - Rear Admiral
+== External links ==
+* [http://colbrownschool.com/ Official website]
+[[Category:Schools in Uttarakhand]]
+[[Category:Education in Dehradun]]