History
D.A.V. HIGH SCHOOL [HS] –ASANSOL
A BRIEF HISTORY
DAV HIGH SCHOOL [H.S.] has been established in the year 1937 prior to the independence of India and it is run by Arya Samaj Asansol.It has been granted recognition as High School by Calcutta University under Recog No.-Madhyamik Memo No. S/2517/Pro-34 dated 16-12-1946 w.e.f.01-03-1948. The President of the first Managing Committee constituted in 1947 was Sri J.S. Jaggi and Secretary Sri Chandra Shankar Prasad. They took charge on 01.05.1947, prior to India’s independence. First Head Master of D.A.V. HIGH SCHOOL was Sri Balmiki Prasad, who joined as H.M. on 01.10.1947, just after India’s independence. It was afterward approved by then Managing Committee.
D.A.V HIGH SCHOOL has been upgraded as Class 11th Higher Secondary School from 01.04.1959 by the Board of Secondary Education of West Bengal Vide Memo No. 5469/G dated 07.04.1959. School has been granted in Grant-in-Aid Scheme from the year 1962-1963 vide Memo No. 254(1510) SC/S/E dated 01.09.1964.
Managing Committee under President Ship of Sri Arjun Agarwalla did a lot of work in terms of improving infrastructure of the school including school building.
Again in the year 1976, School has been granted recognition as 12th Class Higher Secondary w.e.f. 01.01.1976 by the Council of Higher Secondary Education , West Bengal vide Memo No. 3790/Recog dated 06.08.1976. Also Morning Girl’s Section 12th Class has been granted from 01.01.1976 vide Memo No. 4517 dated 27.10.1976.
In between the year 1976 and year 2001 some developmental work had been done to improve school infrastructure and educational development of pupils along with spiritual development on the basis of Vedic Hawan and Ved Mantra’s.
In the year 2002, the school came under the shelter of new Managing Committee and Sri JAGDISH PRASAD KEDIA, became the Secretary. Indeed all-round development work started afterward under the supervision and direction of Secretary Sri Jagdish Prasad Kedia. Renovation and repair work of old building had been completed. A new building with Auditorium Hall is under construction will be completed this year 2020.
School is providing modern facilities like Computer Education, Auditorium, Library and well-equipped Laboratory. A “YAGYASHALA” has been build for Vedic Hawan. West Bengal Board result of Class X and Class XII is outstanding in every year between 95 % to 100 %.
D.A.V. High School gained a wide acclaim in the State of West Bengal owes its gratitudes to the great contribution of some eminent dignitaries like Bhrigunath Prasad Bhagat, Late Nathmal Khaitan, Late Motilal Kedia, Late Kedarnath Daruka,
Late Anant Prasad Sharma, who was the Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal, was the student of our school.