Mahanagar Boys' Inter College Lucknow

Mahanagar Boys' Inter College (now Montfort Inter College) is a college 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, and received recognition as an intermediate college in 1984. In 2007 the name was changed to "Montfort Inter College".

The college runs classes from Class VI to the intermediate level and prepares students for the High School and Intermediate Examinations of the Uttar Pradesh Board. Teaching is in English. The Principal is Bro. James

History

Mahanagar Boys' Inter College (now known as Montfort Inter College) is situated in the residential colony of Mahanagar in the transGomti 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 open class IX on in 1963. The High School 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 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 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 L.K.G. to Class I.Montfort Inter College

Facilities

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.

Scouting

Extension Service (N.I.O.S)

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

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

References

1. ^ "Mahanagar Boy's Inter College, Lucknow". PlanetVidya. http://www.planetvidyaschools.com/school/mahanagarcollege/. Retrieved 2007-05-19. 
2. ^ "Institutions under the province of Delhi". Montfort School Delhi. 2005. http://www.montfort.net/province/default.asp?d. Retrieved 2007-05-19. 

External links

• Official website