One of the pioneers of Bengali literature, an ardent nationalist, the author of Anandamath and the writer of "Vandemataram" that was imbued with the spirit of nationalism, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was admitted in Class I of Hooghly Collegiate School in 1849. He studied in this institution for seven years.Other than Bankim Chandra, Famous educationist and writer Sri Akshay Chandra Sarkar , Great historian Sri Ramesh Chandra Majumdar , Justice Saiyad Amir Ali , Great educationist Sri Asutosh Mukhopadhay , Historian Sri Harihar Seth etc were also students of our school.