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{{Infobox school<br />
|name = S.T.S. School (Minto Circle)<br />
|image = <br />
|motto = Come to learn, Learn to serve<br />
|established = 1875<br />
|type = Government<br />
|affiliation = [[Aligarh Muslim University|AMU]]<br />
|grades = [[First Grade|Grade 1]] – [[Grade 12]]<br />
|principal = Mr. Faisal Nafis<br />
|campus type = Residential and Non-Residential<br />
|campus size =<br />
|location = AMU Road, [[Aligarh]]<br />
|country = India<br />
}}<br />
{{Aligarh Movement}}<br />
'''Minto Circle''', officially '''Syedna Tahir Saifuddin School (STS School)''', is a semi-residential high school under [[Aligarh Muslim University]] at [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. The school was established as '''Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental Collegiate School''' by [[Sir Syed Ahmad Khan]] in 1875, which later evolved as [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. It is one of the five senior secondary schools run by the university.<br />
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The school aims primarily at the education of the Muslim community. Admission, however, is open to children of all communities without distinction of caste and creed. The school has an all-India and all-denominational membership. There is provision for nearly three hundred students to reside in the hostels within the campus. The total strength of the school is around two thousand students.<br />
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[[Henry George Impey Siddons]] was the first head master of this school.<ref>http://www.mintocircle.com/home.html</ref><br />
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The current principal is Mr. Faisal Nafis.<br />
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== History ==<br />
Minto Circle was founded in 1875 by the educationist and social reformer [[Sir Syed Ahmad Khan]]. The foundation stone was laid by an associate of Sir Syed, Maulvi Sami Ullah Khan, Secretary of the College Fund Committee, on 24 May 1875. Its original name was the "Muhammadan Anglo Oriental Collegiate School". The school grew into [[Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College]] in 1877 which in 1920 became the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] by an act of the Central Legislature. The school bore the name, Muslim University High School, but became popular as '''Minto Circle''' after the then Viceroy of [[India]], [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto]] (1845–1914), who funded the construction for its new buildings. In 1966, the school was named after the then Chancellor Syedna Tahir Saifuddin, and henceforth known as '''STS School'''.<ref>[http://amu.ren.nic.in/schoolsncollage.htm AMU Schools & Colleges] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20020607185334/http://amu.ren.nic.in/schoolsncollage.htm |date=7 June 2002 }}</ref><br />
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[[File:Secondary Section Building, Minto Circle .jpg|thumb|Secondary Section Building, Minto Circle]]<br />
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== Schooling ==<br />
In the beginning the school was in two sections with the primary section at Zahoor Ward (presently the Arabic Department) and the building of Old Guest House. After passing class IV, the students were promoted to its senior section in Minto Circle.<br />
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The school has a library, playing ground for outdoor games, facilities for playing volleyball, basketball, a common room, and Computer Laboratory. <br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
*[[Ayub Khan (Field Marshal)|Ayub Khan]] - President of Pakistan<br />
*[[Ahmad Ali]] - poet, critic, novelist<br />
* [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi]] - Nawab of Pataudi<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaonline.in/about/Personalities/Cricketers/Mansoor-Ali-Khan-Pataudi.html|title = Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi: Biography, Facts, Life Story}}</ref><br />
*[[Javed Akhtar]] - Bollywood script writer and lyricist<ref>Anubha Sawhney (9 March 2003)."[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/javed-akhtar-the-lyrics-of-life/articleshow/39718684.cms Javed Akhtar: The lyrics of life]", ''[[The Times of India]]''</ref><br />
*[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] - Bollywood actor<br />
*[[Lala Amarnath]] - Independent India's first Test captain<ref>S. Thyagarajan, "[http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1717/17171010.htm Colourful Cricketer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327192024/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1717/17171010.htm |date=27 March 2008 }}" - Frontline Volume 17 - Issue 17, 19 August – 1 September 2000</ref><br />
*[[Nawab Liaquat Ali Khan]] - former Prime Minister of Pakistan<br />
*[[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]] - former vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University and former vice-president of India<br />
*[[Naseeruddin Shah]] - Bollywood actor<br />
* [[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]] - Padma Vibhushan Awardee, MP Rajya Sabha, Former governor of the states of Bihar, West Bengal, and Haryana.<br />
* [[Irfan Habib]] - Indian Historian<br />
*[[Raja Rao]] - Indian English novelist<br />
*[[Talat Mahmood]] - Bollywood playback singer and actor<br />
*[[Saeed Jaffrey]] - Bollywood actor<br />
*[[Syed Ziaur Rahman]] - medical pharmacologist<br />
*[[Zafar Iqbal (field hockey)|Zafar Iqbal]] - former Indian hockey captain<ref>Ziya Us Salam, [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/10/stories/2003071000190400.htm "Heart-warming moments on a Pakeezah night"], ''The Hindu'' - Metro Plus Dehi, Thursday, 10 July 2003</ref><br />
*[[Murad (actor)]] - Bollywood actor<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Primary schools in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1875]]<br />
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