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{{Infobox school
| name = Central Hindu School
| native_name = B.H.U.
| latin_name =
| image = File:CHBS BHU main Entrance.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Central Hindu School
| location = Kamachha, [[Varanasi]]
| city = Varanasi
| state = Uttar Pradesh
| county = India
| postal_code = 221010
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates =
| religious_affiliation =
| affiliation = [[Banaras Hindu University]]
| founder = [[Annie Besant]]
| president =
| head_of_school =
| principal = Swati Aggarwal
| principal1 =
| principal2 =
| principal3 =
| staff =
| school_board = [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]]
| teaching_staff = 60-70 in Girls and 100-110 in [[Central Hindu Boys School|Boys School]]
| enrollment =
| classes_offered = 6 to 12th
| gender = Male and Female
| other_name = CHS
| former_name = Central Hindu College
| schooltype = Non Co-Ed
| age_range = Maximum 18 years for admission in XI as on 30 September
| language = Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu
| classrooms = 101
| campus =
| campus_size = 70 acres
| campus_type = rectangular
| hours_in_day = 6
| slogan = vidyayaamritmashnute
| motto = Knowledge is vitality
| accreditation =
| nickname = CHS
| yearbook = Srijan
| publication = Banaras Hindu University Press
| established = 1898
| picture =
| website =
}}

'''Central Hindu School''', located in Kamachha at the heart of the sacred city [[Varanasi]], is one of [[India]]'s largest educational institutions. The school is affiliated with the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] and is overseen by [[Banaras Hindu University]] (since 1976). The institution was formerly known as '''Central Hindu College''', and its Senior High School program (11th standard) was previously called Pre University Course.

==History==
In July 1898, [[Annie Besant]], a renowned [[Freedom fighter (India)|freedom-fighter]], founded the school with Dr. Arthur Richardson, a science graduate from England, as its principal.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=hYSakXJIxOMC&dq=%22Central+Hindu+College%22&pg=PA128 Central Hindu College] ''The white woman's other burden: Western women and South Asia during British colonial rule'', by Kumari Jayawardena. Routledge, 1995. {{ISBN|0-415-91105-2}}. ''Page 128-129''.</ref> The school was later dedicated to Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya by Besant, and eventually became the nucleus of Banaras Hindu University when it was established in 1916. The administration of the school now falls under the responsibility of the university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annie Besant {{!}} British social reformer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Annie-Besant |access-date=2019-12-14 |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |language=en}}</ref> The ruler of the Indian Princely State of Benares State, Prabhu Narayan Singh, played a key role in setting up the school and donated land for its establishment.

Initially, the school offered undergraduate classes and operated as a loaner for Banaras Hindu University, which was still under construction. The Central Hindu College, as it was known then, was handed over to the Hindu University Society on 27 November 1915, and it became a constituent college of the newly-formed university through a government notification in October 1917.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=uBSEJznCfJkC&dq=%22Central+Hindu+College%22&pg=RA1-PA479 Brief History of Central Hindu College, Banaras Hindu University] ''Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Correspondence and Select Documents'', by [[Rajendra Prasad]], Valmiki Choudhary. Allied Publishers, 1984. {{ISBN|81-7023-002-0}}. ''Page 479''.</ref> The [[Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Library]], which is now the Central Library of BHU, was first housed in the Telang Library of the College in 1917.<ref name="ch">{{cite web |date=3 March 2009 |title=Banaras Hindu University, Central Library (Varanasi, India) |url=https://coral.uchicago.edu:8443/display/lasa/Banaras+Hindu+University,+Central+Library+%28Varanasi,+India%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309115243/https://coral.uchicago.edu:8443/display/lasa/Banaras+Hindu+University%2C+Central+Library+%28Varanasi%2C+India%29 |archive-date=9 March 2012 |access-date=5 March 2011 |publisher=[[University of Chicago]]}}</ref>

In 1917, [[George Arundale]], a [[Theosophy|Theosophist]], joined the school as a history teacher and eventually became its head. CHBS is one of the oldest schools in Varanasi and has the longest playground in the [[Purvanchal]] region, where many colleges in Varanasi hold football tournaments. It also has the Sarga Hall, which is one of the longest halls, and a historical library established in 1912 known as the Kashinath Traimbak Telang Library. The library holds over 30,000 valuable books, including encyclopedias, novels, and old books on various subjects, in addition to numerous magazines, newspapers, and digests. To promote mathematics and science, the school has been organizing the [[Srinivasa Ramanujan|Ramanujan]] Memorial Mathematics Contest and the Sir [[C. V. Raman]] Science Quiz since 1988.

==Campus==
The school campus covers an area of 70 acres and encompasses the school, hostel, and a range of facilities such as laboratories for physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer science, psychology, fine art, German language, French, Italian, artificial intelligence, coding, programming, Python, C++, Java and also include an agricultural sector. The campus also has a gym and a library, and over 50 classrooms, as well as several halls. Sporting facilities include a football field, cricket field, basketball court, and tennis courts. The school hosts an annual inter-school football competition, which is a major sporting event held on the school grounds.

==Cultural programs==
The school also organizes cultural programs at a grand level, such as [[Krishna Janmashtami|Krishna Janmastami]] and the anniversary of Annie Besant (October 1), among others. Additionally, an annual day celebration is held at the school.

==Reservation==
According to the BHU EC resolution dated March 29/30, 1996, the following reservations will be granted for admissions in the seats available for admission in various classes, after seats have been allotted to internal students:
* 15% seats are reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|Schedule Caste]] candidates.
* 7.5% seats are reserved for Schedule Tribe candidates.
* 27% seats are reserved for Other Backward class candidates.
* 5% seats are reserved for [[Disability|physically challenged]] physically challenged candidates, as per disability act 32(1) 2016
* 50% seats available for admission shall be provided to the sons and daughters of permanent employees of BHU, subject to securing a minimum of 33% marks in Entrance Test.

==Publications==
* {{cite book| title = Sanatana Dharma: an advanced text book of Hindu religion and Ethics|publisher=Central Hindu College, Benaras|year=1904| url = https://archive.org/stream/sanatanadharmaad00benaiala#page/n3/mode/2up }}

==Noted alumni==
{{alumni|date=February 2023}}
* [[Jayant Vishnu Narlikar]]: Indian Astrophysicist<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-05-21 |title=Jayant Narlikar educational qualifications: The Indian astrophysicist who went from Varanasi to Cambridge and beyond the Big Bang |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/jayant-narlikar-educational-qualifications-the-indian-astrophysicist-who-went-from-varanasi-to-cambridge-and-beyond-the-big-bang/articleshow/121306077.cms |access-date=2025-06-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Kumar Singh |first=Sunil |url=https://aaebhu.in/History%20of%20Kamachha%20Campus%20of%20Banaras%20Hindu%20University.pdf |title=History of Kamachha Campus of Banaras Hindu University |publisher=Self Published |year=2020 |isbn=978-93-5408-335-8 |edition=1st |location=Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi |pages=26 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[K. N. Govindacharya]]: social and political [[activism|activist]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Kamalapati Tripathi]]: writer, journalist, editor, [[List of Indian independence activists|freedom-fighter]], Politician, [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Union Minister for Railways]].<ref name=":0" />
* [[Kaushalendra Singh]]: Mayor of Varanasi
* [[Sri Prakasa]]: politician, [[List of Indian independence activists|freedom-fighter]], governor & administrator. India's first [[High Commissioner]] to [[Pakistan]].<ref name=":0" />

== See also ==
* [[Central Hindu Girls School]]
* [[Central Hindu Boys School]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=uBSEJznCfJkC&dq=%22Central+Hindu+College%22&pg=RA1-PA479 Brief History of Central Hindu College, Banaras Hindu University] ''Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Correspondence and Select Documents'', by [[Rajendra Prasad]], Valmiki Choudhary. Allied Publishers, 1984. {{ISBN|81-7023-002-0}}. ''Page 479'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20100210015601/http://www.bhu.ac.in/school/index.html].

==External links==
* Admission opens at [https://archive.today/20130629143940/http://www.kashibanarasvaranasi.com/central-hindu-school Central Hindu School] Varanasi.
* [http://www.pbase.com/ttajmahal/central_hindu_college Central Hindu College, Varanasi]

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