M.P. Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School is a private school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is coeducational and teaches in English. The school started in 1988. It is run by the M.P. Birla Group, the philanthropic wing of the Birla family. The principal of the school was Mr. Herbert George whose tenure lasted from 1989-2020. It is located in James Long Sarani, Behala, Kolkata. It follows the CISCE board of education. The school followed CBSE before switching to CISCE. Founders Sri Madhav Prasadji Birla (1918 - 1990) and Smt. Priyamvada Devi Birla (1928 - 2004) are the school's founders. Facilities Football field, basketball court, and back field which houses the volley court and facilities for badminton Air conditioned assembly hall cum Auditorium. Physics, chemistry, biology and computer laboratories, and audio visual rooms. Music and dance room. Language room. Educomp Smart Class Program. A well equipped Library to offer a plethora of books. Canteen to offer food at a subsidized rate. Houses The school has four houses named after sites of learning in ancient India. They are Nalanda (green), Ujjaini (red), Taxila (yellow) and Vikramshila (blue). Activities The school organises a 2-day exhibition-cum-fete every January which is attended by students, alumni, parents, teachers and staff members. The event alternates with the school cultural program. The school has a cricket club named SPECTRUUM which organises inter-school cricket tournament annually. The school even has its own Drama Club known as DRAMACRACY which organises inter-house and even inter-school drama competitions. The school has a registered charitable organisation Sparsh,. The organisation promotes social welfare. It organizes an annual inter-school Basketball Tournament Hoops. The school has its own Counter Strike Team, which is the only official clan in Kolkata. Along with the students of South Point, the students of M. P. Birla judge city pandals during Durga Puja. The event is called M. P. Birla Puja Utkarsh Samman. An annual Sports Day is held during the winter season. MPBLITZ and VIBGYOR are the two inter-school fests organized by the school for the senior and junior sections respectively. Every year the alumni meet Milaap is held in school. The school celebrated its Silver Jubilee year in session 2012-13. Trips and Excursions The summer vacation is of approximately four weeks duration covering May and June. The Puja vacation is roughly for two weeks, corresponding to the festival in West Bengal, while the winter vacation is of two