Harcourt Butler Sr. Sec. School
British-era school in New Delhi, India
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Harcourt Butler Senior Secondary School (HBSSS) is an old boys school at Mandir Marg (erstwhile Reading Road) in Delhi, India.[2] The school is aided by the Government of Delhi, and is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education.[3] It is one of the oldest schools in Delhi, and has been awarded a heritage prize by the Govt of Delhi.[4][5]
| Harcourt Butler Senior Secondary School | |
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Mandir Marg , , 110 001 | |
| Coordinates | 28°38′00″N 77°11′58″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Govt aided |
| Established | 1917 |
| Founder | Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler |
School board | Central Board of Secondary Education |
Principal | Mr. Sameer Kumar Gangarh[1] |
| Gender | Boys |
Campus type | Urban |
| Alumni | Butlerians |
| Website | harcourtbutlerschool |
It provides education from Class 1 to Class 12 offering three streams of Science (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology), Commerce, and Arts in English and Hindi languages. This is the only Govt aided school providing the Engineering drawing subject (as optional) for class 11th and 12th.
History
The school was founded in 1889 by a Bengali society, and was originally known as Bengali Boys School. The matriculation exams were conducted by the University of the Punjab.[6]
In 1917, the British government took over its control, and started funding its operations for the wards of British India Government employees. The existing structure of Harcourt Butler School was set up by Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler in 1917. Sir Harcourt was the first Member for Education in the Viceroy’s Executive Council in British India.[7] Pre World War II, the school used to operate from Delhi for the six months in winter, and from Shimla for the six months in summer, as the capital of British India would move annually.[6][8]
In 2010s, its premises were decorated with art by the Delhi Street Art of Yogesh Saini.[9]
Head of Institution
| S.No. | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mr. S.P. Mukherji | 01-04-1925 | 30-11-1945 |
| 2. | Mr. C.G. Mathur | 01-12-1945 | 31-03-1947 |
| 3. | Mr. S. Lal | 01-04-1947 | 30-04-1965 |
| 4. | Mr. Hira Lal | 01-05-1965 | 30-04-1969 |
| 5. | Mr. S.L. Puri (Officiating) | 01-05-1969 | 31-08-1970 |
| 6. | Mr. Uma Shanker (Officiating) | 01-09-1970 | 30-04-1972 |
| 7. | Mr. S.M. Sharma (Officiating) | 01-05-1972 | 31-08-1972 |
| 8. | Mr. J.C. Goel | 01-09-1972 | 31-05-1995 |
| 9. | Mr. H.B.S. Rana (Officiating) | 01-06-1995 | 30-09-1995 |
| 10. | Mr. D.N. Mehta | 01-10-1995 | 31-03-2002 |
| 11. | Mr. B.K. Sethi | 01-04-2002 | 30-04-2004 |
| 12. | Mrs. Alka Chaudhry | 01-05-2004 | 31-05-2017 |
| 13. | Ms. Neera Rao | 01-06-2017 | 30-06-2022 |
| 14. | Mr. B. Kapila (Officiating) | 01-07-2022 | 07-08-2022 |
| 15. | Mr. Chetram (V-Principal) | 08-08-2022 | 30-06-2025 |
| 16. | Mr. Sameer Kumar Gangarh | 02-07-2025 | Incumbent |
Notable alumni
- Satish Kaushik
- Surinder Amarnath
- Mohinder Amarnath
- Nirmal Verma
- Hari Krishna Shastri [10]
- Nasir Aslam Zahid [10]
- Rajesh Puri
- Bhupinder Singh Hooda [10]
- Arvind Chhabra [10]
- Justice Chander Shekhar [11]
- V.R. Mehta
- Satya Prakash Punj