Laban Hrad Vidyapith is a higher secondary school, situated in Salt Lake City, Bidhannagar, Kolkata,

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. Founded on 21 January 1980, the school is affiliated to the

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. In 1986, the school added a new building and extended to

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(class XI and XII) in

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and

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streams.

History

The school was inaugurated by Prasanta Sur, the minister-in-charge for Salt Lake Plan. The first secretary of the advisory board of the school was Mr. Subhas Chakraborty, the Honorable Minister of Youth Welfare and Sport Ministry of

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government. The school first opened as a

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school. In 1981, the school was split up, and the campus at Block AD was converted into boys' only, and a new campus was opened at Block EC, also in Sector I, Saltlake City, as Laban Hrad Vidyapith for Girls. The school uniform is sky-blue shirt and navy blue half-pants and trousers with optional tie.

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{{Reflist Boys' schools in India High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal Schools in Kolkata Educational institutions established in 1980 1980 establishments in West Bengal