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Senior secondary boys' school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India B. T. Road Government Sponsored Higher Secondary School or CIT School is a
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boys' school in
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district of
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. Based on its performance of the students in the XIIth standard board examination, the school is considered one of the very best schools in
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History

It was established in 1962 at "CIT campus" in
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opposite
Rabindra Bharati University Rabindra Bharati University is a public research university in Kolkata, India. It was founded on 8 May 1962, under the Rabindra Bharati Act of the Government of West Bengal in 1961, to mark the birth centenary of the poet Rabindranath Tagore. I ...
. This institution is famous in name "CIT School".


Courses

Higher secondary section of this school offers
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streams.


Notable alumni

* Aritra Dutta Banik, actor


See also

*
List of schools in Kolkata The following is a list of schools in Kolkata, in the capital city of West Bengal, in India. A * A. K. Ghosh Memorial School * Abhinav Bharti High School * Adamas International School * Adarsh Hindi High School (Govt. Aided), Bhowanipore * Ad ...


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