Mahadevi Birla World Academy, Park Circus, is located at 17A Darga Road Kolkata, India. Founded in 1959, by illustrious industrialist Late B K Birla in the name of his wife, Late Sarala Birla, it is an English medium, co-education school imparting education from upper-infant to twelfth standard, affiliated by the CBSE board. The school’s motto is "Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamay" ("Lead Us From Darkness To Light").
Premises The school premises includes:
Primary section for classes Nursery to 1 Junior Section for classes 2 to V Middle Section for classes VI to VIII Senior Section for classes IX and X Senior Secondary Section for classes XI and XII Krida Kunj – the sports building Stationery shop Canteen
Krida Kunj
Swimming Roller Skating Martial Arts Badminton Darts Table Tennis Carrom Pickleball Chess Football Cricket
Controversy The School had recently been in the news for making a U-turn on its decision to be a co-education School. The School was opened for boys in 2012 and in 2015 it backtracked on its decision and decided to become a Girls' School again. The decision attracted a lot of criticism from the parents of the boys already studying in the school. Parents protested in front of the School for its decision and demanded a rollback on 7 August 2015. The School was temporarily closed due to parents' agitation on 8 August 2015.
The school decided to continue as a co-ed in the future. Admission notice for 2016-2017 was given accordingly.
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