St Xavier's Senior Secondary School is a

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secondary school located in

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, in

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in north-western

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. The school was established by the

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in 1943 in this name. The

took over St. Mary's Boys School in 1943, which had recently been founded in 1941. In the year 2016, St Xavier's School, Jaipur had celebrated its 75th anniversary.

History

The school was established in 1943. Following a visit to St Xavier's School, Patna, Mirza Ismail, the prime minister of

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, wished to have a similar institution in his home city, Jaipur. As a result, the

took over management of St. Mary's Boys School, which had been founded two years earlier, in 1941. The school became

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al in 1989.

Notable alumni

* Lt. Amit Bhardwaj, a soldier martyred in the Kargil War * Rajiv Mehrishi, Comptroller and Auditor General of India * Rohit Bohra, Politician and Businessman *

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, vice-chancellor of Ashok University * Raghubir Singh, photographer *

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* Amit Lodha, IPS officer and author * Shashindra Pal Tyagi, 20th Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force * Vikrant Bhargava, Co-founder, Party Gaming * Admiral Madhvendra Singh, former

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* Piyush Pandey, Executive Chairman & Creative Director, South Asia

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References

External links

Official website

Student's portal

St.Xavier's alumni website
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History

Notable alumni

See also

References

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