Hooghly Branch Govt. School is a boys-only government run school which is one of the oldest and prestigious educational institutions of our country. Set up in the year 1834 as a branch of Hooghly Mohasin College, the school is popular for various achievements in literature, art, games and sports and social services. Pupils of this school have gone on to achieve prominence in various fields. Notable Branch alumni to have achieved glorious feats include literary artist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Bijan Bihari Mukherjee who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, renowned physician Dr. Nalini Ranjan Sarkar, eminent footballer of yesteryears Surajit Sengupta etc. The school aims to impart education to the young learners in a way that leads to their all round development so that they grow up to become responsible citizens of our country.