Shree Jain Vidyalaya
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Shree Jain Vidyalaya SJV | |
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Location | |
18D, Phusraj Bacchawat Path Kolkata , West Bengal , 700001 India | |
Coordinates | 22°34′34″N 88°21′04″E / 22.576°N 88.351°E |
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School type | Private, Single-sex |
Motto | सम्यक ज्ञान, सम्यक दर्शन, सम्यक चरित्र (Right Knowledge, Right Belief, Right Conduct) |
Patron saint(s) | Mahavir |
Established | 17 March 1934 |
Founder | Phusraj Bacchwat |
Status | Open |
Sister school | Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Howrah |
Area trustee | Shree Sthanakvasi Jain Sabha |
President | S.R. Singhvi |
Headmaster | Sukumar Mahapatra |
Faculty | 80+ |
Teaching staff | 120+ |
Grades | 1-12 |
Age | 4 to 18 |
Number of pupils | 2900+ |
Classes | 12 |
Average class size | 70 |
Student to teacher ratio | 70:1 |
Language | English |
Classrooms | 25+ |
Campus size | 4000+ sq. ft |
Campus type | Urban |
Houses | Gandhi,Pratap,Netaji,Mahavir,Nehru,Subhas |
Accreditation | WBBSE, WBCHSE |
Newspaper | Abhas' (Hindi : आभास ) |
Yearbook | Abha' (Hindi: आभा) |
Website | www |
Shree Jain Vidyalaya, Kolkata (Hindi: श्री जैन विद्यालय), often abbreviated SJV, is a school for secondary and senior secondary education located in Burrabazar region of Kolkata. The school is affiliated to the State Boards WBBSE and WBCHSE and more than 2900 pupils are enrolled in it.
The school was founded in 1934 by Phushraj Bacchwat in whose honor the address of the school was renamed from Sukeas Lane to Phusraj Bachhawat Path. In year 2009, the school celebrated its Platinum Jubilee on completion of 75 years. Notable guests of the event included alumni Pawan Kumar Goenka, head of Mahindra's Automotive Division.