Saturday, 28 April 2012

Educational Institutes in Mussoorie



Mussoorie has the pride for being one of the best educational hub in the entire country. The Maddock School, which was later transformed into the famous Savoy hotel, was one of the first few schools in the country.

The Woodstock School is an IB school located on the Mussoorie-Tehri Highway.

The St. Georges College for boys stands secluded at the impressive Manor House. The young Maharaja Duleep Singh of Patiala was once kept in exile in the Manor House.

Wynberg Allen School lies on an isolated slope on the same ridge as the St. Gorges College.

• A venture on the Northern Railways, the Oak Grove School was established as the first ever concept of the Railways, hill station and a public school. The 1888 made School building has been listed for the 2011 status of The World Heritage site by UNESCO.

Mussoorie Public School is located right in the heart of the town yet is isolated from it as it is smartly located behind a hill over the mall road.

St. Clare's School is situated on the Landour road and is basically for junior classes.

Mussoorie Girls and boys School is situated at the entrance of the Camel's Back Road beside the famous Rink Hall.

Convent of Jesus and Mary Hampton Court also lies in the heart of the town yet isolated from it. This co-ed junior School is located on the slopes of the rope way station.

Mussoorie Modern School is perched on a hill top on the western side away from the town.

Convent of Jesus and Mary Waverly was established in the year 1845 for the girls of the British officers. One of the oldest Schools of Mussoorie, Waverly stands on and isolated hilltop opposite of the Mussoorie Modern School.

Guru Nanak Fifth Centenary school Shangri-la stands almost in the wilderness of the outskirts of Mussoorie on the Haathipaon road.

Guru Nanak Fifth centenary School Vincent Hill was known as the Vincent Hill School during the British times. This boy's school is perched on a cliff on the slopes of the Baroda Estate and is completely isolated from habitation.

Manav Bhaarti International School stands between the Vincent Hill and the Shangri-la Schools.

Central School for Tibetans was opened in Happy Valley in the year 1961 by the Central Government for the children of the Tibetan refugees who migrated to the Hills of India after the Chinese occupation of their land.

Tibetan Homes School is another educational institute for the Tibetan children. This co-ed school in the Happy Valley is managed by the Tibetan Homes Foundation which is a body with a number of foreign patrons.

Mussoorie International School is one premier institution for girls which is the preference is most of the NRI parents. The school is ideally located in the wilderness around the famous polo ground.

Kendriya Vidhyalay is another government school with in the vicinity of the polo ground.

Katesar Castle School is housed within the Katesar Castle and temple complex which is a private concern of the family of the Talukdaar of Katesar in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Neelambari Devi, the grand daughter-in-law of the Talukdar herself administers this junior school.

Ghananand Government Inter College is located at Kingcraig on the Dehradun-Mussoorie highway, this co-ed school ensures education to a major section of children in Mussoorie and the nearby villages.

Mussoorie Girls Inter College supports education to a large section of the girls of Mussoorie and the nearby villages. This school is peacefully located on the slope of the ridge of the Clock tower and borders the Dehradun-Mussoorie highway.

R. N. Bhargava Inter College for boys lies on a peaceful location close to the Mussoorie Girls Inter College.

Sanatan Dharm Girls Inter College is a foundation of the Sanatan Dharm Sabha Mussoorie. This school lies over a hill top in the Landour Bazaar area and supports education to a large number of girls of the town and the nearby villages.

The Mussoorie Management Institute has come up as a boon for the girls of Mussoorie and around. The only Institute in town for girls encircles courses for B. Ed and BBA enthusiasts providing day and boarding facilities.

Lal Bahadur Shashtri National Academy of Administration is the premier Institution in the country where the officer trainees of the civil services gets trained. The pass outs of this Institution join the IAS, IPS and the IFS.

Indo-Tibetan Border Police Academy is located on the Dehradun-Mussoorie.

The Institute of Technology Management is one wing of the ministry of defense, government of India, perched atop the Lal Tibba hill. 

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