Mahanagar Boys' Inter College Lucknow

Mahanagar Boys' Inter College (now Montfort Inter College) is an educational institution for boys established in July 1959 by the Society of Montfort Brothers of St. Garbiel in Lucknow, India.^[1][2]

Mahanagar Boys' Inter College was originally known as "Mahanagar Boy's High School" until 1984. In 2007 the name was changed to "Montfort Inter College".

The school runs classes from Standard VI to XII and prepares students for the Examinations of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Education. Teaching medium is English. The Principal is Rev Bro. Joy Thomas

History

Mahanagar Boys' Inter College (now known as Montfort Inter College) is situated in the residential colony of Mahanagar in the trans Gomti area of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

The land of Montfort and of Mahanagar Boys' Inter College was taken possession of by the Catholic Diocese of Lucknow in 1957, its boundaries marked in 1962 and registration done in 1964. The foundation stone of the building was laid by the Bishop of Lucknow, Rt. Rev. Conrad de Vitto on 1 January 1959. It consisted of the administrative block in front and double lines of classrooms on either wings, with a central corridor on each wing.

Principal Bro. Joachim joined the school on 15 June 1959. The complete ground floors of the three units were constructed by 10 July 1959 and were dedicated by the Bishop on 14 July 1959. The school opened on 15 July 1959 with forty students on the rolls in classes III, IV and V of English language and class VI of Hindi language. There were six teachers on the rolls, of whom three were Brothers - Joachim, Ignatius and Patrick.

The institution was listed as a Recognized Junior High School in November 1962. The primary section was accorded recognition with effect from January 1963.

The Directorate of Education put on record its special appreciation for Mahanagar Boys' School and its management for their willingness to accommodate wards of the Defence personnel of the frontline N.E.F.A as well as the refugee children from Assam, consequent to China-India war in 1962. However since the war came to a speedy end the situation of the North East normalized early, preventing the migration of students to Uttar Pradesh.

The school was permitted to start classes for standard IX on in 1963. The High School (standard IX and X) section was given recognition in 1965. Permission was sought to teach using the English language in addition to Hindi. The permission came on in 1963. Intermediate classes (standard XI and XII) were introduced in July 1984 and recognition obtained in September 1984.

To cater to the needs of a primary section, Montfort Primary school was started in 1982. The institution became a fully fledged primary school from Lower Kindergarten (LKG) to Class V by 1994. Montfort School has two shifts, the first shift is for classes II to V and the second shift is for LKG to Class I.Montfort Inter College

Facilities

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The school is equipped with video teaching system installed in all the classes.It helps students to understand their subjects in an easy manner.It has revolutionized the teaching system of the school.

Library

The school has a library with over 10,000 books, and newspapers, magazines and periodicals.

National Cadet Core (N.C.C)

The school enroll students in the three wings of NCC - Army wing (Senior), Naval wing (Junior), Air wing24 (Junior).

There are approximately 100 cadets in each of the wings headed by experienced A.N.Os. Parades and camps are held and students are prepared for ‘C' Certificate.

Extension Service (N.I.O.S)

The school is an Accredited Institution of National Institute of Open Schooling (A.I. No: 210057). Students who do not complete their Secondary and Senior Secondary courses in the formal system enroll themselves in the N.I.O.S. which is under H.R.D. Ministry, Govt. of India. Between 250 to 400 students enroll themselves at the centre every year.

The school is also one of the centres for conducting the NIOS Board Examinations.

Dance Facility for training is provided by the school in both Classical and Cinematic dances. Students are prepared for school programmes and competitions.

Music Classes are conducted for students from VI to VIII. Facilities include Vocal Music and Instrumental Music. Students are prepared for Morning Class assemblies and Music Competitions. Remedial classes: To boost the morale of the weak students, to clarify doubts and to make concepts clearer, Remedial Classes are held throughout the week.

Games and sports: Coaching is provided to students in basketball, football, cricket and table tennis.

Taek-o-Wando: Training in taek-o-wando is provided by the school.

References

External links

• Official website