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[[File:National High School.png|thumbnail|National High School, Basavanagudi]]<br />
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'''National High School''' (or '''NHS''') is a government-aided high school in the [[Basavanagudi]] section of [[Bangalore]], [[India]]. <br />
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With grades/classes for 8th, 9th and 10th, NHS caters to academically eligible students regardless of religion or caste.<ref>{{cite news|title=From the hallowed portals|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/569084/from-hallowed-portals.html|accessdate=16 March 2017|work=Deccan Herald}}</ref> NHS is run by the National Education Society (NES).<br />
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==History==<br />
In 1917 Dr. [[Annie Besant]] and several others founded NHS in Bangalore. During its early years, NHS hosting several activists for [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]] from Great Britain. [[Mahatma Gandhi]] visited NHS on several occasions.<br />
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==Admission==<br />
Admission is open to all qualifying students without regard to religion, caste or [[creed]]. NHS requires an overall score of 85%–90% in the seventh standard exam for admission<br />
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==Panchayat elections==<br />
There are five sections for each grade/class, A to E. For each section there are five leaders elected, normally three boys and two girls. Among all the 25 leaders, There will be another round of election for the selection of school Union Leader and two other Members of Union Cabinet who represent the school. This election process is annually conducted in the month of July.<br />
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==Facilities==<br />
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'''Labs'''<br />
* Physics Lab<br />
* Biology Lab<br />
* Chemistry Lab<br />
* Science Centre <br />
* Computer Lab<br />
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'''Sport'''<br />
* Cricket<br />
* Handball<br />
* Hockey <br />
* Football<br />
* Badminton<br />
* Swimming<br />
* Athletics<br />
* Table tennis<br />
* Tennis<br />
* Carrom<br />
* Chess<br />
* Basketball<br />
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'''Other Facilities'''<br />
* Smart Boards<br />
* Library <br />
* NCC<br />
* Seva Dala<br />
* Afternoon Meals ( ಬಿಸಿ ಊಟ )<br />
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"Clubs"<br />
* Science club<br />
* Eco club<br />
* Consumer club<br />
* Rotary interaction club<br />
* Surakshana samiti<br />
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==Faculty==<br />
* Dr. Venkatarama Bhattar – Sanskrit (Pratibha Bhushana awardee)(Head Master)<br />
* V.R. and K.G.R – Kannada famous professor<br />
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==Alumni==<br />
===Notable alumni===<br />
* [[H. D. Kumaraswamy|H.D. Kumaraswamy]] – Chief Minister of Karnataka.<br />
* [[Anil Kumble]] - Cricketer<br />
* [[Ramesh Aravind]] - Film actor<br />
* Chandrashekar - Cricketer<br />
* [[Chandrashekhar Dubey|Chandrashekar]] - Film Actor<br />
* [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Dr Vishnuvardhan]] - Film Actor<br />
* K B Akhilesh - Professor, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science<br />
* Prabhakara – IAS (Retd) - Chief Secretary of the government of Karnataka.<br />
* [[Raghunath Nambiar|Raghunath. N]] – Deputy Manager, Bharat Electronics Limited, Ministry of Defence, Government of India<br />
*Ashok Bhardwaj-Film Producer, K B Productions<br />
* Karthik, Y M – Assistant Professor – electronics and communication.<br />
* Arjun, K R – Assistant Professor – electronics and communication.<br />
* [[Vinayak Joshi]] - Film Actor<br />
* [[Arjun Sarja]] - Famous Movie Actor<br />
* [[Sunil Raoh|Sunil Rao]] - Film Actor<br />
* [[Srujan Lokesh]] - Stand up Comedian<br />
* [[E. A. S. Prasanna|EAS Prasanna]] - Cricketer<br />
* [[Prakash Padukone|Prakash Podukone]] - Ex Badmintion Player<br />
* Dr. Muralidhara Thimmaiah - Associate Teaching Professor at University of Washington, USA<br />
*[[Manharlal Pranlal Thakkar]] - Justice of the Supreme Court of India<br />
*Dr. [[G. Guruswamy]] Principal Scientist, NASA<br />
* B.V.Vittal, Dy. Resident Commissioner, Govt. of Karnataka, New Delhi<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[National College, Bangalore]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.udyam.org udyam.org]<br />
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