Mayo College
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| Mayo College | |
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 Coat of armsof Mayo College | |
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| Type | Privateboarding school |
| Motto | Let there be Light |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Founder | The 6th Earl of Mayo |
| School board | CBSE |
| Authority | Board of Governors Mayo College General Council |
| President of General Council | Brijraj Singh |
| Founder Headmaster | Col. Sir Oliver St. John |
| Gender | Boys |
| Number of pupils | 750 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | 183 Acres |
| Houses | 12 |
| Colour(s) | |
| Mascot | Peacock |
| Nickname | Mayo |
| Publication | Mayoor, Cyber Quest |
| Annual tuition | ₹12,50,000 (residential)[1] ₹18,00,000 (international)[1] |
| Affiliation | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Former pupils | Mayoites |
| Website | www.mayocollege.com |
Mayo College(informallyMayo) is a boys-onlyprivateboarding schoolinAjmer,Rajasthan,India. It was founded in 1875 bythe 6th Earl of Mayo,who was theViceroy of Indiafrom 1869 to 1872, making it one of the oldestpublicboarding schools inIndia.
The idea for the college was proposed in 1869 by Colonel Walter. It was founded in 1875 andColonel Sir Oliver St Johnbecame its first principal.[2]The founder intended to create an "Etonof India ".The 2nd Baron Lytton,Viceroy of India, said in a speech on campus in 1879:
- "The idea was well expressed long ago by Colonel Walter in an excellent and most suggestive report which may have influenced Lord Mayo when he founded the present college. In that very sensible report, Colonel Walter pointed out that what was then most needed for the education of India's young rulers and nobles was an IndianEton.Mayo is India's Eton and you are India's Eton boys ".[3]
Postage stamp[edit]
On 12 April 1986, theIndian Postal Servicereleased a stamp showing the main building of Mayo College. The multicoloured stamp was designed by India Security Press. The first-day cover shows the emblem of the college. The cancellation was designed by Nenu Bagga.[4]
School museum[edit]
The Danmal Mathur Museum is housed in Jhalawar House, which it shares with the Art School. The museum showcases antiques and an armoury section. It is considered one of the best collections found in any in-school museum of the world.[5]
Sports[edit]
Notable alumni[edit]
Lt. Gen.Nathu Singh Rathore,the second Indian officer to graduate from theRoyal Military College, Sandhurst,was a strategist who served as a Division Commander in Burma during the Second World War. He was offered the position of Commander in Chief of the Indian Army in 1949 but declined the position in favour of his senior,K M Cariappa.[6]
J. T. M. Gibson Award for Excellence[edit]
- Manish Sabharwal[7]
See also[edit]
- Mayo College Girls School
- Daly College
- Scindia School
- Rajkumar College, Raipur
- Rajkumar College, Rajkot
- Baldwin Boys High School
Notes[edit]
- ^ab"Fees Structure".
- ^List of Principals of Mayo CollegeArchived28 September 2007 at theWayback Machine.Retrieved 11 November 2007
- ^Mayo College as India's EtonArchived28 July 2007 at theWayback MachineA speech by the Earl of Lytton in 1879
- ^Detailed stamp release information
- ^Opportunities: The Mayo College, Ajmer[usurped],The Hindu,9 June 2004
- ^"Bring back leaders like Lt.General Nathu Singh Rathore, Field Marshall Cariappa".Poonacha Machaiah.Archived fromthe originalon 20 April 2016.Retrieved10 April2016.
- ^"JTM Gibson Award for Excellence".Remembering Jack Gibson.Retrieved30 November2019.
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