St. Joseph's College, Nainital is a day boarding and
residential school in
Nainital
Nainital (Kumaoni language, Kumaoni: ''Naintāl''; ) is a town and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the Uttarakhand High Court, High Court of the state being ...
,
Kumaon,
India
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, providing private school education.
Overview
St Joseph's College was established in 1888. The site was previously the location of a seminary, run by the Italian
Capuchin Fathers. The school is still referred to as "SEM" (for Seminary). In 1892 four Christian Brothers took formal charge of St Joseph's College, and thus began the involvement of the Christian Brothers in the running of the school.
The school is one of 20 educational institutions in India conducted by the
Congregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers (; abbreviated CFC) is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Edmund Ignatius Rice, Edmund Rice.
Their first school opened in Waterford, Ireland in 1802. At the time of its ...
, a pontifical institute, founded in Ireland in 1802 by
Edmund Ignatius Rice
Edmund Ignatius Rice, Presentation Brothers, F.P.M., Congregation of Christian Brothers, C.F.C. (; 1 June 1762 – 29 August 1844) was a Catholic missionary and educationalist who founded two religious institute, institutes of Religious brothe ...
, a wealthy Catholic layman, who was
beatified
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in 1996.
Student life
The pupils are boys of ages 6 to 18. The roll numbers about 1100, with 360 boarders. New admissions are taken only in classes one and eleven. Boarders are admitted from class 3 onwards. The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations and prepares students for the
ICSE examinations. It has a plus-two section for the
ISC examination.
The school has seven playing fields, a gymnasium, lawn tennis, two squash courts, basketball court, billiard tables, and a swimming pool. The school takes part in inter-college events. The college has a distinguished football team in tournaments of Nainital and Edmund Rice schools.
The school hosts inter-school events such as the Edmund Rice Meet and the Nirip Deep Memorial Soccer Tournament. Events such as quizzes, debates, declamations and elocution contests are held.
Notable alumni
Politics
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K. C. Pant – Union minister with Cabinet rank and Vice Chairman of the
Planning Commission
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Rajendra Singh – head of
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
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K. C. Singh Baba –
Member of Parliament,
Nainital
Nainital (Kumaoni language, Kumaoni: ''Naintāl''; ) is a town and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the Uttarakhand High Court, High Court of the state being ...
and sportsman
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Sajeeb Wazed – son of
Sheikh Hasina
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Armed forces
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Zameer Uddin Shah
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Rajesh Singh Adhikari
Business, commerce and industry
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Peter de Noronha – philanthropist and civil servant
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Neeraj Roy – entrepreneur
Education, fine arts and media
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Sorab K. Ghandhi – scientist
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Naseeruddin Shah
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– film actor
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Neelesh Misra – songwriter, journalist and author
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Suhel Seth – actor
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Manoj Joshi – journalist
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Amit Abraham – psychologist, academic and author.
Sports
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Richard James Allen – field hockey player
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Ronald Riley – field hockey player
Media
The school's buildings have featured in
Indian films
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. The best known of these are ''
Masoom'' (winner of 4
Filmfare Awards
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) and ''
Koi... Mil Gaya'' (winner of 5 Filmfare Awards). The school buildings have also featured in various TV series such as
Breathe into the shadows.
See also
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List of Christian Brothers schools
The following is a list of the schools, colleges, and other educational institutions founded, run or staffed (in any capacity) by the Congregation of Christian Brothers (sometimes called the Irish Christian Brothers) since 1802. Some schools no l ...
References
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1888 establishments in British India
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British colonial architecture in India
Boys' schools in India
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Catholic secondary schools in India
Christian schools in Uttarakhand
Congregation of Christian Brothers schools in India
Education in Nainital
Educational institutions established in 1888
High schools and secondary schools in Uttarakhand
Primary schools in India
Schools in Colonial India