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{{Infobox school
|name= G.D. Birla Centre For Education
|address= 118, N.S.C. Bose Road, Kolkata-700040
|established= 1973
|country= India
|schoolboard= [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|CISCE]]
|type= [[Private school]]

}}

'''G.D. Birla Centre for Education''' is an CISCE affiliated school in [[Kolkata]]. The third-youngest school in the Ashok Hall Group Of Schools (the youngest being Ashok Hall Girls' Higher Secondary School established in 1951 and the second-youngest being Ashok Hall Girls' Residential School in Ranikhet, Uttaranchal founded in 1993), it was founded in 1973 and is named after [[Ghanshyam Das Birla]]. The school is located in [[Ranikuthi]] near [[Tollygunge]]. The school boasts computer, biotech, physics, biology and chemistry laboratories as well as a library. Activities such as western and eastern dance, music, art and craft are encouraged and provided to the junior school students through links with BILAMS. Another subject of the school, Vedic chanting helps the students know more about God and helps them feel refreshed through chanting prayers.<ref name="toi2017" />

== Safety at School ==
On 1 December 2017, two teachers of this school, Abhishek Roy and Md. Mofizul were arrested for sexually assaulting a 4-year-old student of this school. Moreover, it came to be known that the school did not implement an earlier recommendation by CBSE of installing CCTV inside the school.<ref name="ndtv2017">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/kolkata-news/gd-birla-rape-case-2-teachers-arrested-for-assaulting-4-year-old-student-in-kolkata-1782612|title=2 Teachers Arrested For Assaulting 4-Year-Old Student In Kolkata|website=NDTV|access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref><ref name="toi2017">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/four-year-old-girl-sexually-assaulted-by-teacher-inside-school-premises/articleshow/61875172.cms|title=Four-year-old girl sexually assaulted by teacher inside school premises| date=1 December 2017 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=9 October 2018 }}</ref><ref name="scroll2017">{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/latest/859915/kolkata-physical-education-teacher-allegedly-sexually-assaults-four-year-old-at-gd-birla-school|title=Kolkata: Physical education teacher allegedly sexually assaults four-year-old at GD Birla school|date=1 December 2017 |website=Scroll.in|language=en|access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref> The CBSE circular mentioned, "Any violation or lapses with regard to safety and well being of children in school campus would invite appropriate action including the disaffiliation of the school as per the provisions under affiliation bye-laws of the board."
In 2014, a girl student was sexually assaulted and the school authorities didn’t take any action.

In 2019, a student died at the school, possibly by suicide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/girl-found-dead-with-a-suicide-note-at-kolkata-school-where-students-were-allegedly-molested-369741.html|title=Girl Found Dead With A 'Suicide Note' At Kolkata School Where Students Were Allegedly Molested|date=2019-06-23
|first= Maninder |last=Dabas |website=indiatimes.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref> The case drew media attention and the school was investigated by the state's child rights commission for not providing attendants near the girls lavatory.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/child-rights-panel-letter-to-gd-birla/cid/1693197}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.ashokhall.net/gdb/}}
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[[Category:Schools in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1973]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in West Bengal]]

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