Education Department

Chandernagore Municipal Corporation has been empowered to manage and maintain all Educational Institution (Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary) which were managed and maintained by the then French Government.

There is an Education Committee as per Chandernagore Municipal corporation (Education Committee) Rules, 2001 which is the "Managing Committee" for all Primary Secondary and Higher Secondary Institutions. It is important to mention that the Education Committee was first formed under the Chandernagore Municipal (Education Committee) Rules,1957.

Chronological Events : -

DATE	IMPORTANT EVENTS
Before 27th Nov, 1947	Before declaration of Chandernagore as "Ville Libre" i.e. free city: - All Schools of Chandernagore were managed and financed by the then FRENCH GOVT.
Up to 9th June 1952	Before De-Jure Transfer/Merger with Indian Union: - The Schools were managed & financed by the "FREE CITY ADMINISTRATION"
Up to 1st October, 1954	The Schools were under the control, management of Central Govt. (Govt. of India)
2nd October, 1954	The Schools were under the Control, management of the State of West Bengal (Govt. of W.B.)
1955	The Schools were under the Control & management Chandernagore Municipal Corporation As per Provision of - The Report of Jha Commission, Decision of the Parliament dt.8th May 1954, Merger Act 1954 and Chandernagore Municipal Corporation Act,1955
1957	The schools were specifically controlled and managed by the Education Committee of Chandernagore Municipal Corporation as per Chandernagore Municipal Corporation Act,1955 & Education Committee Rules 1957, as amended time to time
30 December 1994	The Chandernagore Municipal Corporation Act,1990 came into force.
2001	The New Education Committee Rules- Chandernagore Municipal Corporation (Education Committee) Rules 2001, as amended, time to time.

Schools managed by Education Committee : -

Education Committee of the Chandernagore Municipal Corporation manages the following 08 (eight) Primary and 06 (Six) Secondary & Higher Secondary schools:

SL. No.	SCHOOL NAME	UDISE CODE	MEDIUM	TYPE	REMARKS
1.	Ecole Oghor Chandra Sett.	19122300307	Bengali	Girls	Class I to IV
2.	Ecole de Jeunes Filles	19122301204	Bengali	Girls	Class I to IV
3.	Jugipur Primary School	19122301904	Bengali	Co-Ed	Class I to IV
4.	Gourhatty Primary School	19122302702	Bengali	Co-Ed	Class I to IV
5.	Ecole Nritya Gopal	19122300704	Bengali	Co-Ed	Class I to IV
6.	Ecole Dourga	19122301406	Bengali	Co-Ed	Class I to IV
7.	Sramik Vidyalaya	19122301009	Hindi	Co-Ed	Class I to IV
8.	Harijan Naisha Vidyalaya	19122301008	Hindi	Co-Ed	Class I to IV
9.	Chandernagore Kanailal Vidymandir (Fr. Sec.)	19122301202	Bengali	Boys	Class I to X
10.	Chandernagore Kanailal Vidymandir (Eng. Sec.)	19122301205	Bengali	Boys	Class I to XII
11.	Krishna Bhabini Nari Siksha Mandir	19122301107	Bengali	Girls	Class I to XII
12.	Durga Charan Rakshit Banga Vidyalaya	19122301403	Bengali	Boys	Class I to XII
13.	Chandernagore Banga Vidyalaya	19122301309	Bengali	Boys, Co-Ed for HS	Class I to XII
14.	Chandernagore Sri Aurobindo Vidyamandir	19122301616	English	Boys	Class I to XII

EDUCATION COMMITTEE : -

Member and Office bearers of Education Committee
as per CHANDERNAGORE Municipal Corporation (Education Committee) rules, 2001

1.	Sri Vishnu Das, I.A. S	S.D.O., Chandernagore	President (Ex-Officio)
2.	Sri Suvendu Mukherjee	M.M.I.C.(Edn.), CMC	Vice President (Ex-Officio)
3.	Dr. Sandip Ghosh, M.B.B.S (Cal)	Health Officer & Officer-in-Charge, Education Deptt., CMC	Member-Secretary (Ex-Officio)
4.	Smt. Chandrani Choudhury	AI/S(SE), Chandernagore Sub-Division (Nominee of D.I. of Schools (S.E), Hooghly)	Member (Ex-Officio)
5.	Sri Maloy Ch. Mandal	SI/S (PE), Chandernagore Sub-Division, (Nominee of D.I. of Schools (P.E.), Hooghly)	Member (Ex-Officio)
6.	Smt. Silpa Nandi	Chairperson, D.P.S.C., Hooghly	Member (Ex-Officio)
7.	Sri Bimal Patra	Councillor, C.M.C. Ward No - 29	Member Elected uncontested among the councillors of Corporation
8.	Smt. Rituuparna Sshaw Mondal	Councillor, C.M.C Ward No- 12	Member Elected uncontested among the councillors of Corporation
9.	Smt. Supriti Dutta	Councillor, C.M.C Ward No - 19	Member Elected uncontested among the councillors of Corporation
10.	Smt. Rupa Ghosh	Headmistress, Krishna Bhabini Nari Siksha Mandir	Member (Nominated by C.M.C.)
11.	Dr. Somnath Chatterjee	Headmaster, Chandernagore Kanailal Vidyamandir (Fr. Sec.)	Member (Nominated by C.M.C.)
12.	Sri Monish Panda	A.T, Chandernagore Banga Vidyalaya	Member- Elected Male Teaching staff of High/H.S.School
13.	Smt. Suniti Malakar	A.T, Durga Charan Rakshit Banga Vidyalaya	Member- Elected Female Teaching staff of High/H.S.School
14.	Sri Somnath Singha	A.T., Gourhaty Primary School	Member- Elected from amongst the Primary teachers
15.	Sri Manas Kumar Ghosal	Clerk, Krishna Bhabini Nari Siksha Mandir	Member- Elected Non-teaching staff
16.	Sri Amitava Chakraborty	TIC, Gourhaty Primary School	Member (Nominated by C.M.C.)
17.	Sri Prabir Kumar Ghosh	Ex. Headmaster, Kanailal Vidyamandir (Eng. Sec.)	Member (PIE Category)

N.B:
Education Committee has been reconstituted as per provision of the Sec.12 of the Chandernagore Municipal Corporation Act 1990 (W.B. Act XXXI of 1990 ) read with Section 26 of West Bengal Municipal Corporation Act 2006 (W.B. Act XXXIX) and Chandernagore Municipal Corporation (Education Committee) Rules, 2001 (Vide Notification No.636/MA/0/C-4/IA-17/97 Pt.I, Dt.25.06.2001 and 19.02.2004,) has taken over charge on 16.01.2023 The Education Committee has valid term for a period of 5 yrs. from the date of its reconstitution. Therefore, the Reconstituted Education Committee is valid till 15.01.2028.

State Rank holder in HS Examination from 2023 to 2025 : -

SL. No.	STUDENT NAME	SCHOOL NAME	MARKS OBTAINED	RANK	YEAR
1.	Rounak Garain	Chandernagore Sri Aurobindo Vidyamandir	492	6th	2025
2.	Sneha Ghosh	Krishna Bhabini Nari Siksha Mandir	493	4th and 1st position amongst Girls	2024
3.	Pritha Dutta	Chandernagore Banga Vidyalaya	488	9th	2024
4.	Sreejani Ghosh	Krishna Bhabini Nari Siksha Mandir	487	10th	2024
5.	Soha Ghosh	Krishna Bhabini Nari Siksha Mandir	487	10th	2024
6.	Additiya Sinha	Krishna Bhabini Nari Siksha Mandir	489	8th	2023
7.	Shrestha Adhikary	Krishna Bhabini Nari Siksha Mandir	489	8th	2023