Mahadevi Birla World Academy
Mahadevi Birla World Academy, Park Circus, is located at 17A Darga Road Kolkata, India. Founded in 1959, by illustrious industrialist Late B K Birla in the name of his wife, Late Sarala Birla, it is an English medium, co-education school imparting education from upper-infant to twelfth standard, affiliated by the CBSE board. The school’s motto is "Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamay".
Premises
The school premises includes:- Junior section for classes nursery to V
- Middle Section for classes VI to VIII
- Senior Section for classes IX and X
- Senior Secondary Section for classes XI and XII
- Krida Kunj – the sports building
- Stationery shop
- Canteen
Krida Kunj
- Swimming
- Roller skating
- Badminton
- Darts
- Table tennis
- Carom
- Gymnastics
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- Football
- Cricket
Controversy
The School had recently been in the news for making a U-turn on its decision to be a co-education School. The School was opened for boys in 2012 and in 2015 it backtracked on its decision and decided to become a Girls' School again. The decision attracted a lot of criticism from the parents of the boys already studying in the school. Parents protested in front of the School for its decision and demanded a rollback on 7 August 2015. The School was temporarily closed due to parents' agitation on 8 August 2015.The school decided to continue as a co-ed in the future. Admission notice for 2016-2017 was given accordingly.