page_title: Hooghly district
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Hooghly district / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: Chandannagar
context_page_description: Hooghly district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River.
  The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura. There are four subdivisions: Chinsura Sadar, Serampore, Chandannagar, and Arambag.
context_section_description: There are 2992 primary schools, 408 high schools, 127 higher secondary schools, 22 colleges, and 6 technical institutes in Hooghly district.
  The most notable institutions among them are:
  Hooghly Collegiate School, Estd. 1812
  Hooghly Mohsin College, Estd. 1836
  Sitapur Endowment Senior Madrasah - is established in 1751 as a part of Sitapur endowmant.
  Hooghly Madrasah - Haji Muhammad Mohsin established in 1817.
  Furfura Fatehia Senior Madrasah Estd. 1902
  Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology Serampore
  Mahesh Sri Ramkrishna Ashram Vidyalaya (Higher Secondary)
  Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology, Guptipara
  Serampore College
  Serampore Girls' College
  Serampore Union Institution
  Akna Girl's High School
  Chatra Nandalal Institution
  Mahesh High School, Serampore
  Hooghly Branch (Govt) School
  St Joseph's Convent, Chandannagar
  Balagarh Bijoy Krishna Mahavidyalaya (Jirat College), Jirat
caption: Chandernagore Govt. College
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