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Oldest Schools in Jharkhand (2026)

CBSE schools with the earliest recorded founding year. Ordered by the measure shown, with the CBSE school directory for context; 100 schools shown.

  1. 1
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    Astvs District Cm School of Excellence,ranchiRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1839
  2. 2
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    District Cm School of Excellence, Medininagar, PalamuPalamu · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1877
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    Jbc District Cm School of Excellence JamtaraJamtara · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1902
  4. 4
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    District Cm School of Excellence GoddaGodda · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1903
  5. 5
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    Ramakrishna Mission VidyapithDeoghar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1922
  6. 6
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    District Cm School of Excellence KhuntiKhunti · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1933
  7. 7
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    Cm School of Excellence Girls Bariatu RanchiRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1936
  8. 8
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    District Cm School of Excellence ChatraChatra · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1938
  9. 9
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    District Cm School of Excellence, Pachamba, GiridihGiridih · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1942
  10. 10
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    District Cm School of Excellence SimdegaSimdega · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1947
  11. 11
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    District Cm School of Excellence,lateharLatehar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1947
  12. 12
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    District Ramrudra Cm School of ExcellenceBokaro · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1948
  13. 13
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    Cm School of Excellence Girls Medininagar PalamuPalamu · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1950
  14. 14
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    Cm School of Excellence Girls, JamtaraJamtara · Private SecondaryFounded: 1956
  15. 15
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    District Cm School of Excellence DhanbadDhanbad · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1956
  16. 16
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    Cm School of Excellence Girls GoddaGodda · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1957
  17. 17
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    Chandrawati Memorial Cm School of ExcellenceKoderma · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1958
  18. 18
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    S.S.L.N.T. Cm School of Excellence Girls, DhanbadDhanbad · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1958
  19. 19
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    Cm School of Excellence Girls, Matri Mandir, DeogharDeoghar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1959
  20. 20
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    Cm School of Excellence Girls SimdegaSimdega · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1964
  21. 21
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    Project Central SchoolWest Singhbhum · Government Senior secondaryFounded: 1964
  22. 22
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    Jawahar Vidya MandirRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1966
  23. 23
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    Pitts Modern SchoolBokaro · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1967
  24. 24
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    Rotary SchoolPalamu · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1967
  25. 25
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    Shradhanand Bal MandirRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1968
  26. 26
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    Cm School of Excellence Scott Girls ChaibasaWest Singhbhum · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1969
  27. 27
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    Lohiya Public SchoolRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1973
  28. 28
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    Jitpur AcademyDhanbad · Private SecondaryFounded: 1974
  29. 29
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    Lions Public SchoolDhanbad · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1976
  30. 30
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    Shanti Niwas High School GarhwaGarhwa · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1976
  31. 31
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    Chinmaya VidyalayaBokaro · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1977
  32. 32
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    Kairali SchoolRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1978
  33. 33
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    Mahendra Muni SaraswatiDeoghar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1978
  34. 34
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    Tvs Cm School of Excellence Jagannathpur RanchiRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1978
  35. 35
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    Vidya Bharati Chinmaya VidyalayaEast Singhbhum · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1979
  36. 36
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    Adarsh Shramik Uchch VidyalayaDhanbad · Private SecondaryFounded: 1980
  37. 37
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    Loyola Convent SchoolRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1980
  38. 38
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    Blue Bells English High SchoolEast Singhbhum · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1981
  39. 39
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    Cm School of Excellence Girls, SakchiEast Singhbhum · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1981
  40. 40
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    Sri Aurobindo ConventDeoghar · Private SecondaryFounded: 1981
  41. 41
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    D A V Public SchoolDhanbad · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1982
  42. 42
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    The Rama Krishna Vivekananda Vidya MandirDeoghar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1983
  43. 43
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    Vivek VidyalayaEast Singhbhum · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1983
  44. 44
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    Cm School of Excellence Girls ,nawadih, BokaroBokaro · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1984
  45. 45
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    School of CompetitionDhanbad · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1984
  46. 46
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    G & H High SchoolRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1985
  47. 47
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    Kids Garden Secondary SchoolDhanbad · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1985
  48. 48
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    The Aditya Birla Public SchoolPalamu · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1987
  49. 49
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    Jamshedpur Public SchoolEast Singhbhum · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1988
  50. 50
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    Sree Ayyappa Public SchoolBokaro · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1988
  51. 51
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    Surendranath Centenary SchoolRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1988
  52. 52
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    Dhanbad Public SchoolDhanbad · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1989
  53. 53
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    M K DAV Public SchoolPalamu · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1989
  54. 54
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    The Pentecostal Assembly SchoolBokaro · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1989
  55. 55
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    Valley View SchoolEast Singhbhum · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1989
  56. 56
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    Baridih High SchoolEast Singhbhum · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1990
  57. 57
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    Red Rose SchoolDeoghar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1990
  58. 58
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    Bharat Singh Public SchoolBokaro · Private SecondaryFounded: 1991
  59. 59
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    Kasturba Shree Vidya NiketanBokaro · Private SecondaryFounded: 1991
  60. 60
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    Mithila Academy Public SchoolBokaro · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1991
  61. 61
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    Subhash Public SchoolGiridih · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1991
  62. 62
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    Madhusudan Mahto High SchoolWest Singhbhum · Private SecondaryFounded: 1992
  63. 63
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    Mount Egmont SchoolHazaribagh · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1992
  64. 64
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    Army Public SchoolRanchi · Government Senior secondaryFounded: 1993
  65. 65
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    Bright Land SchoolPalamu · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1993
  66. 66
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    Fahima AcademyHazaribagh · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1993
  67. 67
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    Greenland Public SchoolRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1993
  68. 68
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    Smt Ginia Devi Modern SchoolDhanbad · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1993
  69. 69
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    Sunrise Dwarika AcademyDeoghar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1993
  70. 70
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    Dhanbad City SchoolDhanbad · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1994
  71. 71
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    Honey Holy Trinity SchoolGiridih · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1994
  72. 72
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    Anandalaya Public SchoolDeoghar · Private SecondaryFounded: 1995
  73. 73
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    Brl DAV Public SchoolBokaro · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1995
  74. 74
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    Munam Public SchoolHazaribagh · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1995
  75. 75
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    The Blue Bells SchoolDeoghar · Private SecondaryFounded: 1995
  76. 76
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    Western English SchoolDumka · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1995
  77. 77
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    Crown Public SchoolRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1996
  78. 78
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    Devsangha National SchoolDeoghar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1996
  79. 79
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    Geeta Devi DAV Public SchoolDeoghar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1996
  80. 80
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    Dayawati Modi Public SchoolSaraikela Kharsawan · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1997
  81. 81
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    Mishras Residential Public SchoolDeoghar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1997
  82. 82
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    Montfort SchoolRanchi · Private SecondaryFounded: 1997
  83. 83
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    Sarswati Shishu Vidya MandirHazaribagh · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1997
  84. 84
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    Shalom SchoolDeoghar · Private SecondaryFounded: 1997
  85. 85
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    Firayalal Public SchoolRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1998
  86. 86
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    Notre Dame SchoolGumla · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1998
  87. 87
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    Vimla Pandey Memorial Gyan NiketanPalamu · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1998
  88. 88
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    Gyanodaya AcademyRanchi · Private SecondaryFounded: 1999
  89. 89
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    Mothers International AcademyDeoghar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1999
  90. 90
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    Rukmini Devi Public SchoolBokaro · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1999
  91. 91
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    Sachidanand Gyan Bharti Model SchoolRanchi · Private SecondaryFounded: 1999
  92. 92
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    Xavier Public SchoolEast Singhbhum · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1999
  93. 93
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    Agrasen Saraswati Vidya MandirDhanbad · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
  94. 94
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    DAV Alok Public SchoolRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
  95. 95
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    DAV Nandraj Public SchoolRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
  96. 96
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    Dayanand Arya Vidya Public SchoolRanchi · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
  97. 97
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    Leela Janki Public SchoolBokaro · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
  98. 98
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    Nml Kerala Public SchoolEast Singhbhum · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
  99. 99
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    Skp Vidya ViharDeoghar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
  100. 100
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    Jasidih Public SchoolDeoghar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2001

100 oldest schools in Jharkhand, listed alphabetically: 98 private, 2 government. No academic ranking is published for India.

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What is the best oldest school in Jharkhand?

Astvs District Cm School of Excellence,ranchi in Ranchi ranks first among oldest schools in Jharkhand with Founded 1839 (Students: 883).

How are oldest schools in Jharkhand ranked?

CBSE schools with the earliest recorded founding year. Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.

Are these 2026 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official Indian data (CBSE SARAS – list of affiliated schools; UDISE+ Know Your School – school report cards and state statistics). Nothing on this site ranks Indian schools by results, because no board or ministry publishes school-level results. Lists are ordered by size, pupil–teacher ratio, growth, founding year or name, each of which describes the school rather than its outcomes.