Barasat Peary Charan Sarkar Government High School

Barasat Peary Charan Sarkar Government High School in Barasat (a suburb of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India) is a boys school. The school was established in 1846 by the efforts of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Peary Charan Sarkar, and others. The original and most popular name of the school was Barasat Government High School. Barasat P.C.S. Govt. High School which has a glorious tradition behind it is steadfastly devoted towards the promotion of quality education, cultural development and overall personality development of the students. The students of this Institution have added to the glory of our country by their contribution through their future vocations, both nationally and internationally. Many of our students bring recognition to our Institution through their selection in all India Entrance Examination like IIT, NIIT, ISI, WBJEE etc The original building exists now but has been condemned since the early 1990s. The official name of the school was changed from Barasat Government High School to Barasat Peary Charan Sarkar Government High School in 1996, in the honour of Peary Charan Sarkar who established the school.[citation needed] The school has the following buildings: The historic old building was built in the 1850s, and condemned since the early 1990s. The north wing is a stretch of about five large classrooms and two small rooms. The southward double-storeyed main building, along with the annexe built almost 30 years ago. A bust of the Peary Charan Sarkar, the founder of the school, welcomes the visitors at the entrance of this block. The new block is next to the main entrance of school. The teachers' block lies south of the new block and houses the library besides the teachers' room where the teachers can be found during recess. The quarter of the resident Headmaster is another old section of the school, dating back to the British Raj. The quarters are towards the back (to the east) of the school premises. There is an old shooting range about 100 meters north to this quarters. American G.I.