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Students at a state-run primary school in Raigad district. Maharashtra schools are run by the state government or by private organisations, including religious institutions. It is mandatory for local authorities to provide primary education under state law. However, secondary education is an optional duty.
The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (Abbreviation: MSBSHSE) is a statutory and autonomous body established under the "Maharashtra Secondary Boards Act" 1965 (amended in 1977). [1] Most important task of the board, among few others, is to conduct the SSC for 10th class and HSC for 12th class examinations. [2]
People’s Education Society was established on 1 April 1936 to operate New English School, which was started in Thane on 15 June 1926 by Shri. V. N. Bhole. P. E. Society started with Junior K.G. in June 1976. The school became a High School and sanction for 8-10 STD was given in June 1985.
The Ministry of School Education is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for designing and implementing education related policies in the state Maharashtra . The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister, Dadaji Bhuse .
Journalist and president of the Satara Pravartan Sangathan, Arun Jawale has been organizing Ambedkar's school admission day or school entry day since 2003. He had repeatedly demanded the Maharashtra government to declare this day as Student's Day. Later, on 27 October 2017, the Government of Maharashtra declared this day as Student's Day.
Private schools have been established since the British Rule in India and St George's School, Chennai is the oldest private school in India. [149] At such schools, the medium of education is often English, but Hindi or the state's official language is also taught as a compulsory subject. [150]
The School was named "Balmohan Vidyamandir". "Balmohan" being coined from the names of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and "Vidyamandir" meaning a temple of learning. Today, the name "Balmohan Vidyamandir" is synonymous with being the leading cultural and educational hub of the State of Maharashtra, India.
The medium of instruction is English. The school houses more than 6,000 pupils aged 3 to 18. [4] [5] [6] The school is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune, which conducts the SSC examinations at the close of class 10 and the HSC examinations at the close of class 12. [7] [8]